When Things Fall apart

When things fall Apart.

The roses are just past their prime and the flower heads are just starting to droop, they will soon fall apart onto the table. We like to celebrate life when is in full flush and our western concept of beauty is tied to this notion. I found beauty in this vase of flowers as they had just transitioned from full bloom towards their inevitable death. ‘When things fall apart’ is named after a book written by my favourite Buddhist Nun, Pema Chondron. Pema teaches us that Suffering is inevitable for human beings so long as we believe that things last and that they don’t disintegrate. By accepting the reality of impermanence, we can cultivate resilience, gratitude and a more profound understanding of the nature of our existence.

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Hi I'm Nicola and I'm new to Bluethumb. I am a practicing artist, Iyengar yoga teacher and cook.
I am based in Adelaide and currently I am working out of an artist run studio called Collective Haunt, located in Norwood.
I graduated from the South Australian School of Art in 1991 where I studied sculpture, painting and drawing.
I completed an Honours degree in 1996 in Screen Studies at Flinders University and after winning a ‘Young Film Makers Award’ in 1997 went on to work in the Film industry as a Production Designer in short and feature films.

I have exhibited my paintings and drawings at Tin Cat Cafe, Art Images Gallery, The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, One Rundle Trading , The Intercontinental Hotel in Adelaide and at the Hahndorf Academy. .
I have been a finalist in the 2017 Emma Hack Art prize, 2017 prize winner at the Friends of SASA ‘Journeys’ Exhibition at Gallery M and more recently, a finalist in the 2019 Adelaide Hills Art Prize held at the Hahndorf Academy.

As a realist painter my works offer a contemporary take on traditional painting themes, adding twists and turns in order to create subtle surrealist distortions.
The ancient Greek traditions of trompe-l’oeil also inspire and puzzle the imagination. And with these themes I hope to inspire the viewer to take a visual and imagined adventure to see the world ‘through the looking glass’ of wonderment.