it’s tricky paving out mindful, creative time during chaotic weeks that just fly by... I choose to invest time in these quiet moments that seem to slow it all down a touch xo 💙

So pleased with this collab!! These sun safe, eco kids swimmers by @consciousswim are so beautiful. The touch and feel of the @econylbrand regenerated nylon is 🙌🏻 the colours 😍 printing by @the_textile_hub is done mindfully and locally! The prints tell stories of our fragile ocean ecosystems and a pleasure working with @nicole_monks as always 💙 support local, support mindful...check them out at @consciousswim @theiconicau @theiconickids

🐾🐾🐾 #printdesign #animal #textiledesign

orchids and monsteras

... #surfacedesign #illustration #markmaking #dowhatyoulove #textileart

Tropical Sunday (from cold wintery Sydney) . . . #printandpattern #art #design #surfacedesign #textiledesign #dowhatyoulove

the #orchidtree . . . #art #surfacedesign #illustrator #print #pattern

AUSTRALIANA #banksia #illustrator #art #surfacedesign #print #pattern

#camellias are out 🌸... #bondi #surfacedesign #print #pattern #textiledesign #art #wip

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Cara Mancini - Geros

My artwork is a reflection of my passions for travel, people and culture, the environment, the sea... oil painting, mixed media, illustration, textile and surface design. My design style is painterly and illustrative, incorporating textures, bold colour and hand drawn elements throughout. I grew up on the slopes of Haleakala, Maui Hawaii and hope to carry the spirit of aloha through my work.

Colour is the way i see the world. Helps me to see and appreciate the little things... It enriches and is about feeling. It is part of our interpretation of the world and expression of it.

I have been fortunate to have called Australia home since 2004. My experiences growing up in the Pacific along with my time living abroad, have enriched my love of culture and our environments, creative collaboration and story telling expressed through art and design.

Aloha

ABSPD Rachel Taylor 2013 - mod III surface pattern design

Billy Blue College of Design (CATC) 2009- 2010 - cert iv graphic design; desktop publishing

CoFA University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia 2004-2006 - Masters of Art

Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence Italy 2000 - art history, painting, photography

University of Colorado, Boulder 1998-2002 - ba arts and sciences

Group Shows

CULTURE COUTURE; PANDANAH, The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, University of Virginia USA

2016

FIJI FASHION WEEK; PANDANAH, Suva Fiji

2015

Fernabulus, Fern Events; PANDANAH, Sydney Australia

2015

AIFW, Town Hall; PANDANAH, Sydney Australia

2014

Art Tree, Queenscliff SLSC

2010

Art Tree, Queenscliff SLSC

2010

Art Tree, Mary Place Gallery; Sydney, Australia

2009

Centers and Borders: Artwork from the United States Gallery of the School of Fine Arts, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China Ningxia Exhibition Center, Yinchuan, China; Crossing Borders: Artnauts

2007

The Discourse of Others, Salon de Artes Plasticas, Mexico City, Mexico : Artnauts

2006

CoFA, UNSW Graduate Show, Sydney Australia

2005

Fowlers Gap Group Show, CoFA, UNSW; Sydney, Austrlia

2004

After the Fall, Casa de la Cultura, Oaxaca, Mexico Death & Other Exits, Governor’s Palace, Tlaxcala, Mexico : Artnauts

2003

Muerte y Memoria: Imagenes de Colorado, Galeria Rufino Tamayo, Oaxaca, Mexico : Artnauts

2002