The Art of Nature

To begin the significant major work, Catherine travelled to Tropical North Queensland in November last year and spent a week taking more than a thousand photographs of the cool green tropical surrounds. Then, Catherine begins the painstaking process of creating her mandalas by placing layers of digital photographs together to form a magical landscape.

Catherine was lucky to capture some beautiful photographs of the local Indigenous Kuku Yalanji children as they played in the river and along its stony banks. These evocative photographs will be seen around the Silky Oaks Lodge guest areas in the new-look lodge.

Baillie Lodges has commissioned 50 works from the project across five main designs, the Tropical Orb, a Daintree Orb, the Fig Tree Orb, Mountains to Sea and River Story. The large-scale images will be seen around the lodge and will also be available for sale in the boutique in the form of cards, scarves and prints.  

Each image comprises hundreds of individual photos that are combined into one digital collage. ‘When I embraced the medium of photography, I felt that taking a picture that represented only what was within the frame of the lens wasn’t expressing my personal and inner experience of the world around me’, says Catherine. ‘With the eye and training of a painter and with years of experience in film visual effects behind me, I began to take my photos to another level.’

Catherine has exhibited in numerous galleries and museums and her work is held in corporate and private collections around the world. To learn more visit Catherine’s website.