SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Eagle and Landscape The Sea Eagle and Wedgetail Eagle often symbolize freedom for us. They seem so confident high in the trees, or soaring on currents of air, they embody freedom and strength. As so many have suffered following the flooding of 2022, the mental health impacts in our region

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – The Waste Snapper I created this piece out of my love for marine life . The ocean is filled with such amazing looking creatures so I had plenty of inspiration for this sculpture. Sadly the ocean is full of our waste killing a lot of aquatic species and I thought

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Dwarf Dune Daisy This dwarf species of it’s parent form, ‘Dune Daisy’, is a reimagined bloom. With a strong geometric structure that merges the built and the natural it is both robust yet delicately balanced. ‘Dwarf Dune Daisy’ unfurls upwards it’s translucent veils striving for light. Colours of happiness and

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – New Day, New Dawn There they flit and dance, proud sprites in the morning light. Singing exuberantly for all the world to hear, those who choose to listen will heed our superb feathered friends’ message; to embrace each new day with bold and radiant joy. Click here to find out

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – The Words We Never Spoke Pigeons as spiritual messengers – bestowed upon them the messages we desire to send across time and space. Symbols of love, loyalty and self-belief. Our pigeons have been adorned with exquisite beauty only brought about through deep stitching, mending.  Click here to find out more

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Serenity II The sculpture ‘Serenity’ aims to capture my connection and aesthetic response to the power of the Australian coastal landscape. The portrait’s closed eyes, textured surface and resultant play of light conveys the essence of looking inward, an elevated or meditative state. In direct contrast the reclining figure embodies

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Swimming Alone This piece is a continuing look at using the motion created by the wind to closely replicate the movements in the ocean. This can either be an outdoor piece moved by the wind or an indoor piece that will gently rotate and sway while projecting a soft up-light.

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Watch your step Jo Norton lives and works with respect on Bundjalung Country , Northern Rivers, New South Wales. “Clay is a medium that allows me to create an idea through the use of colour,  texture and form. Work informed by the details and repetition found in the monumental

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Canary II In an era of uncertain possibilities, we embrace the fusion of unexplored realms and turn to technology to steer us and reshape the precarious course we have forged.  In the past, we sought guidance from nature to anticipate what lies ahead. Canary II playfully explores human fallibility and

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Rock’ the Rabbit Rock’ the Rabbit is a sophisticated and eccentric little being. Wild at heart and full of character. Perched on his custom-made high chair observing the world around him. Rock’ the Rabbit was sculpted and then hand painted, his outfit tailored to fit him perfectly. Click here to