This weaving of natural and hand dyed raffia and ornaments of quandong seeds and emu feathers reminds me of graceful dancers moving around a campfire, providing enteratinment at your ‘fingertips’, how nature provides.
Name: Suzanne Atkinson
Language: Yorta Yorta
Biography:
Suzanne Atkinson is a proud Yorta-Yorta woman, mother and grandmother. She is an established artist who practices in a range of different media that includes traditional weaving, ceramics, painting, poetry and wood burning.
Taking inspiration from her mother’s creative talent and her own ability to make artwork from what nature could provide, Suzanne studied Visual Art in a Bachelor Degree of Contemporary Arts/Visual Arts in 2015 at Deakin University and Certificate 3, Visual Arts Centre for Koorie Education, GOTAFE, Shepparton. In 2018, Suzanne presented her first solo exhibition titled Perfectly Imperfect at Kaiela Arts Shepparton.
