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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I’m an artist and multidisciplinary designer with a practice shaped by place, colour and a lifelong curiosity about the world around me.

Growing up on the slopes of Haleakalā on Maui, Hawai‘i, gave me a deep connection to the natural environment, the ocean and the spirit of aloha — influences that continue to run through my work today. Australia has been home since 2004, and my experiences between Hawai‘i, Australia and New Zealand have continued to shape the way I see, create and connect with the world around me.

My background spans Fine Arts, Textile & Surface Design and Visual Communications, with a multidisciplinary practice across painting, illustration, textiles, print and product development. I’m drawn to the process of translating original artwork into new forms — exploring colour, composition, scale and material to create work that can move from the canvas into print, textiles, products and collections.

Collaboration is an important part of my practice, working alongside designers, makers and creative brands to develop ideas from initial concept through to final outcome. I enjoy the balance between artistic expression and considered design, while maintaining the hand-drawn, painterly qualities that are central to my work.

Aloha,

Cara

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