Grow!

Well it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything on this platform, but now I’m back!

Over the past year I’ve been producing a quarterly zine focused on gardens and art in Southwest Victoria in place of posting here but this time the printing gods are conspiring against me. I can’t for the life of me get this edition to print in the usual format!

Not to worry, over the next couple of weeks I will be putting the zine on here while I get the printing issues sorted. Each section will constitute a blog post.

First cab off the rank an interview with a fabulous artist who is on the verge of opening a shop to sell her cute, colourful artwork. Meet Jess Fowler:

Jess is well known in the district as she has been involved with beautifying the streetscape of local towns with murals and even some extremely cute Christmas decorations.

Jess has loved creating art from a young age and she feels blessed to have reached a point where people enjoy her work enough to have it in their homes and their daily lives. she enjoys working with acrylic paints on canvas, but she has lately extended her accomplishments to be involved with designing book covers and illustrations, along with the aforementioned murals and other street art.

When asked what her inspiration is she replied simply “colour”. She expanded on this by saying “I tend to be lead not by the subject…but what I am drawn to, colour wise, at that moment”. Her bright, quirky subjects and colourful, often floral, backgrounds are created simply, with an aim to “make people smile”. “Life is full of things that are worrying, stressful…if I have an opportunity to create something that makes folks happier, then that is exactly what I will do”.

What higher ideal is necessary for an artist, but to bring joy to the world, and that is exactly what Jess does.

Jess is on the cusp of establishing herself as the next person to bring creativity to the famous Johnstone Court, Terang, ‘art precinct’ when she opens ‘Jess Fowler Art’ in September.

The opening of this new part of her art adventure is on Saturday 21 September from 9.30am to 2.30pm.

After this date she will have her shop open Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 9.30am to 2.30pm.

Johnstone Court, High St, Terang, VIC 3264

Please make the time to stop in to meet Jess, and hopefully find your own piece of joy.

Til next time!