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Shona Wilson is a contemporary Australian sculptor, who has engaged with natural found material to create both abstract and representational 
2-D assemblages and 3-D sculptures for over 20 yrs. Shona is the creator of the One A Day Ephemeral Art Project which has inspired people worldwide.
Shona currently lives and works on the NSW mid north coast and is represented by Arthouse Gallery, Sydney Australia.

artist's statement

Bridging Art and Nature.

The repetitive use of Nature's overlooked fragments, brings me closer to understanding the world we share. The materials themselves are storehouses of knowledge and information. They act as 'keys', unlocking doors to memory, science, history and imagination. The intersects between nature, science, spirit, and art are potent environments to research and play within creatively. Art making can become Ceremony.

Exploring our world through the myriad of natural found materials collected in my day-to-day life is a continuing theme and motivation for my art practice. My work is an invitation to marvel and wonder at the details within nature which I have presented predominantly through sculptural assemblages. The mirroring of the micro/macro world and its phenomenology captivates my whole being.

In 2014 I created the One A Day Ephemeral Art Project which was delivered online and resulted in a book. I employed my intimate scale, short time frame, nature based Ephemeral Art process as a tool and method to explore, share and be in the world with mindful curiosity and wonder. This practice directly informs my facilitation work with Ephemeral Art Workshops. Inviting and encouraging direct engagement with the natural environment, and it's materials, as a space for playful creativity and mindfulness to occur, offers a potent and tangible experience which enables meaningful and useful changes in perceptions and interactions within and between oneself and our environment. I have recently enjoyed working with adults, high schools and pre-schools. 

Feature  in  COLOSSAL  2018.

upcoming events 2019

I am so lucky to be travelling in the Himalayas Dec - April 2019 - engaging in another ONE A DAY Ephemeral Art Project and creating imagery for Snowie - The Restless Snow Leopard - a factual and fabled children's story for use as a conservation and conversation tool for Snow Leopards and their environments.  

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS - all details to come.

ARPIL 12 and 13      Pamboola Ephemeral Art Event  - Pambula Wetlands South Coast NSW.

MAY 17                     Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability - Balls Head Waverton - Sydney 

MAY 27-29                Quirindi Preschool Kindergarten - ongoing collaborative project with children and staff.

DATE TBC                Saltbush Collective - North Head - Sydney.

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