Studio Forrest

Mother earth 2025

various found natural and synthetic materials

Based in the Otways, Studio Forrest is a collective of ten women artists including Gillian Brew, Trina Ebeling, Sally Fullagar, Deb Gartland, Roslyn Jamieson, Kylie Pollock, Lynne Richardson, Sharryn Trease, Jan Verouden, and Lyndi Whalen. Coming from as far as Colac and Apollo Bay, the group meets weekly in Forrest to create both collaboratively and individually on selected themes. Initially part of a pilot program to deliver certified art courses in regional settings, the group is auspiced by the Forrest Neighbourhood House and has been practising and exhibiting for over ten years.

Mother earth is an installation of ten ephemeral works constructed from found natural and synthetic materials, which represent concepts of mother earth objects in the treed area. Drawing on the elements around them to establish a visceral connection to place, each artist evokes their conception of the ‘earth mother’—an eternally fruitful and powerful feminine source that generates and nurtures life—imploring us to connect and care for this place.