Artworks are first available for purchase by sponsors and dignitaries before being available in person at the Exhibition in Brisbane. Unsold artworks can also be purchased online following the event.
"Most of us have experienced some form of pain or trauma. Through darkness, the light only shines more brightly - bringing us hope, inner strength and resilience. Be the light that shines brightly to illuminate a path so that others may find their way out of their darkness!"
Febe Zylstra has lived with bipolar disorder for most of her adult life. Her art provides her with a place to escape, quieten her often-racing mind and express her inner emotions.
She believes beautiful things in life can make us both happy and sad, but sometimes it's obvious they are not going to last - they will be forgotten; they are delicate and vulnerable; they are fragile.
Her art is a direct reflection of her immediate and wider surroundings; an imaginary place to escape and be lost within. Febe’s art is paramount in managing her mental health and maintaining balance within her daily life.
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