Loam / Mary Street Bakery / Bed Threads / Camilla & Marc / Pep’s / Jack Davies / Emma Flaherty / III Rooms / Gourmet Traveller / Parker Group /
Heyday Studio / Powell’s / Republic of Fremantle
Heyday Studio
LOAM
Ongoing collaboration/featured artist
There is an intimacy generated when an artwork is presented and styled in a curated space. It defines a more personal context and you experience the work differently than you would with it hanging on the white wall of a gallery. It is a pleasure to share my work in this way at Loam.
I first exhibited my work in the Loam showroom back in 2023. The vibrancy of my work brings a spark, adds contrast, a dash of chaos even, to the showroom. Great design and craftsmanship revels in specificity, my art just wants to dance with that.
I am inspired by the brands and artistry of the items they carry.
* In addition to the existing showroom (280 Stirling Hwy, Claremont), Loam has recently opened a new warehouse up the road (211 Stirling Highway) with exciting plans for 2026.
Loam Staging
Loam Staging started in late 2024 and continues to offer quality styling and staging using products and lines from the Loam catalogue. My artwork is available for short term loan through their staging service.
LOAM Q+A (May, 2025)
What/Who initially inspired you to become an artist?
In my mid-twenties, I did the math and realised I’d accidentally wracked up ten thousand hours of incidental drawing time. Becoming a full-time artist was the most obvious thing that had never occurred to me. Looking back it seems it was destined.
What’s something in your home that you’ll never part with and why?
I recently inherited the very 1950s, very Italian, crystal chandelier that crowned my grandparents’ formal lounge room. When we were still small enough for my nonno to hold us above his head, he would let us run our fingers through the glass crystals. It now hangs above me as I eat breakfast, respond to emails and paint. There is a comfort that comes with its presence. It will be travelling with me to wherever I call home.
Is there a moment in your creative process that feels unique to you?
I know they are out there but I am yet to meet my artistic counterpart who is as obsessed with drawing faces.
What’s something you associate with home? (do you have a signature scent, dish you make, floral choice etc.?)
Bird of paradise stems - the Strelitzia on the front lawn is prolific.
Is there a place (city/country/region) that influences your design style?
Spain. Less so in terms of style, more so in attitude. In Spain it feels like artists are allowed to be artists. The culture values expression, and that allows freedom. I refer to Spain as Art’s Mecca.
Advice to aspiring artists?
Art doesn’t need to last forever. Be less precious, more courageous. The process, the act and the evolution of your expression is the real gift.
What element of your work do you most attribute to your success?
Even after a long day at the studio, if there is a pen on the dinner table, I will reach for it.
What is your favourite brand or piece at Loam?
I have my heart set on the Tom Dixon spin candelabra. The mini is cute, but there is something industrial and limb-like that makes the table size version so lanky and glorious.
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MARY STREET BAKERY
Creative Direction for Mary Street Bakery 2025
MSB Rebrand - Strategy - Creative
BED THREADS
The Makers Series
Hi Rina! This series is called The Makers.
What is it that you make?
I paint! I draw!
How does the act of “making” relate to your personality and who you are?
My work is my algorithm. It’s my way of making sense of the world and the people I interact with. As in life, I want the art to feel alive. It needs to begin a conversation and continue to reveal itself long after your eyes have studied it. I get the most satisfaction from dancing the fine line between ‘so wrong but so right’. And when an abstract clicks into place – it is electric. A wobbly brushstroke has the power to make or destroy an artwork – and that is the thrill I’m after.
Tell us about your career journey to date. Did you always know you wanted to pursue this line of work?
I’ve always been connected to the arts. I’ve worked across theatre, film and I write. A few years ago I helped set up a wine bar and ran the kitchen for a year. However, art was the constant, and for the last four years it has been my focus. At school I struggled to find any joy in painting (I opted to do textiles in my final year so I could avoid it). It was that very common thing of being overtaken by the frustration of trying to make the paint behave. The moment I let go of trying to paint how I thought I should, and just let my hands and head work it out, that was the beginning. And here we are!
Talk us through your creative process. Where do you start?
It always starts with a mark. There is no planning. Sometimes I’ll have a general idea or parameters but all the marks, colours, textures and gestures are in direct response to what has come before. I work at pace, trying to find a flow. I stop when it feels resolved or interesting.
What’s been the single most crucial tool or strategy you’ve used to further your career?
Being open to opportunity and being open to connect with people. Then trust that you will end up right where you need to be.
What’s been the most challenging lesson learnt so far in your career?
How to manage the business side of things when the muse just wants to play with paint.
What’s been the best thing that’s happened to you since you started your career?
Without hesitation, it’s definitely the people I have met along the way. The art has introduced me to so many inspiring and talented people. Last year I created an artwork for the launch of Camilla and Marc’s “Ovaries. Talk about them” campaign. It was incredible to be a part of a campaign that will change lives through its support of Dr Caroline Ford and the UNSW Ovarian cancer research team.
Do you have a single piece of advice you’d give to your younger self or someone looking to pursue a similar line of work?
Your best work is created when you have an open heart and a great playlist
Now, the home stuff. How long have you lived in your home?
Almost three wonderful years.
How did you initially know this was the space for you?
The location. The only thing that made me hesitate was the white carpet… no disasters yet.
Did you do any renovations or make any big changes after moving in?
So many wall hooks for art!
What are your favourite pieces in the home?
My pink, ballet-slipper-esque Murano glass wall sconces – they are ridiculously unnecessary and I treasure them for being just that. And I have a nude portrait by Australian artist Clif Peir which I adore.
Do you have any special décor pieces you’re looking to add?
I’m on the hunt for a big, beautiful mirror.
What are your top tips for a well-styled bedroom, and home generally?
I love a simple bedroom – bed, art and clutter sorted away. The bed must be dreamy. At the end of a day, all I wish is to climb into a cloud and be instantly transported to sleep.
Do you have any projects coming up you want to talk about?
I have just started creating for a solo show in Perth happening later this year. Excited to be working large and bold. I will also be sending some new work to Sydney. I am the current artist in residence in the Cult Design apartment in the gorgeous boutique hotel, Three Rooms Sydney, in Potts Point. Nothing feels as good as seeing your art in conversation with stunning furniture.
CAMILLA & MARC
Campaign Artwork
On the 2nd of March, Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman shared their story and launched a campaign to bring awareness to ovarian cancer.
There was a call to action; They were starting a conversation. All proceeds from the sales of two limited-edition T-shirts (one featuring my artwork) went directly to Associate Professor Caroline Ford and her UNSW Ovarian Cancer Research team to fund their research and development of an early detection test.
Before I joined this project I was not aware of the statistics.
In Australia, three women die from the disease every day, and close to 300,000 women are diagnosed every year, worldwide. With minimal warning signs, no early detection test, limited funding and no cure, once ovarian cancer is diagnosed, it is often too late. By introducing an early detection test women will be provided with the knowledge, resources and power to know their ovaries.
I worked with the Camilla and Marc team to create this artwork that was featured in the campaign. Rawness, honesty and effortless femininity was what I was looking to find with the paint.
Exhibition/Paint workshops/Events
EP Vinyl Art 'Shadows and Sounds of the Night', 2021
Artist Collaboration
Noses hover before lips touch. These pots feel intimate.
Ceramicist Emma Flaherty and I crossed paths early 2023. The new friendship felt decades old, with a pending many-decades ahead. Creativity has that beautiful way of connecting like-minded-minds.
Our process was simple. Emma handed me her lovingly crafted vessels, fully trusting my lines will make sense. There is a thrill to only having one chance to get it right; stakes are high.
My process is a fast fraction of the time it takes to throw, craft, air and fire the pots to get them to the point which I then can add the paint.
I am in awe and grateful for Emma’s trust.
Fortunately for the pots, l've had practice painting a face or two.
Thank you to Loam for the connect and the opportunity exhibit our works.
Art Residency - Cult Design Apartment (2021) - Potts Point
GOURMET TRAVELLER
Gourmet Traveller Magazine (June 2020)
Art and food culture will always be intrinsically intertwined.
Cooking is the most irresistible and necessary of all creative expressions. So many of my closest friends and the people I love are involved in the hospitality industry and their creativity on a daily basis, and especially in the face of current challenges, is always inspiring. The taste profile of plate of food, the seamless (or chaotic) dance of service or a wine stain on a menu - it is all the most delicious form of art.
Thank you to the gorgeous Karlie Verkerk who I had a ball chatting to about #howitravel and my work.
PARKER GROUP
Artist / Curation / Interiors
Dandelion (2022) - commissioned artworks
Silent Disco wine labels (2022)
Busselton Pavillion (2023/24) - commissioned art, art curation, interior styling, mural
Fleur (2024) - interior redesign, art curation, commissioned artwork
Ciao Dandy (2024) - concept consult, interior design, commissioned artwork
HEYDAY STUDIO
Studio mural
Powell’s artist
I met my girl Jas Powell in 2021. I was sat next to her at the counter of Ragazzi in Sydney. She was catching up with a friend and I had decided to take myself on a solo pasta date. At some point I join their conversation and Jas shared that even though she lives in Melbourne, she was opening a bar at the end of the year in Perth. The rest is history.
In awe of Jas, her drive and vision. Thank you for championing my work.
It’s a joy to be on the ride with you x
REPUBLIC OF FREMANTLE
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