OUR ARTISTS

PopcornBlue was created by  illustrator and artist, Sarah Hardy in 2010.  A successful children’s storybook illustrator with a background in graphic design, Sarah works from her home studio in Melbourne surrounded by her family, a Labrador called Zeus and Winston Churchill the cat, who provide an endless source inspiration. Sarah’s enchanting hand drawn illustrations can be found all over Australia in children's books, greeting cards, fine art prints, children’s boardgames and homewares.

Unconditional lover of nature, passionate about colour, fascinated by texture, details, shapes and beauty.

Such is Catalina Estrada, a Colombian illustrator based in Barcelona since 1999 who has managed to reinterpret the Latin American folklore with its original strength to make it bloom in deep harmony and simplicity.

Her impressive and cheerful visual language, infectiously optimistic, with thousands of colours, and with all the power of nature, goes beyond borders. To see more of Catalina's work, visit www.catalinaestrada.com

Jacqueline Coates is an internationally renowned Australian floral artist. She loves to share how to paint Blooms in her Blooms Painting Workshops & online Blooms teaching programs so others can experience the joy of creating too. Jacqueline divides her time between home in  Australia and France where she has painting studios & teaches.  To enjoy more of Jacqueline's work visit https://jacquelinecoates.com/blooms-ashdene

Jenny's ability to capture the 'essence', beauty and life of a plant, without compromising on botanical details, makes her work extremely collectable. View the collections Jenny has collaborated on below.

A versatile artist working in traditional and digital media, Lamai Anne has been practising and challenging her artistic curiosity for much of her life. View the collections Lamai has collaborated on with Ashdene including Native Grace.

Natalie Jane Parker was born in Sydney in 1971. View the collections Natalie has collaborated on with Ashdene, including Letters of Australia, Australia Bird & Flora and Fauna of Australia.

Tamsin Ainslie was born and educated in the UK and moved to Australia in 1994. View the collections Tamsin has collaborated on with Ashdene, including Barney Gumnut.

Garry is a proud Aboriginal man of Dharawal descent. He grew up in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs in Botany and was raised amongst the Aboriginal community of La Perouse. Gary is a member of the Timbery family of which there are many respected members.

Danguole Serstinskaja is an award winning artist from Lithuania who focuses on hyper realistic style. View the collections Danguole has collaborated on below including animal collections Delightful Dogs and Feline Friends.

Deb Hudson’s Illustration style celebrates colour, detail and texture. She enjoys drawing bright, happy, joyful everyday things. She works with her fine selection of coloured pencils on paper and refines digitally.

Artist Julie Grieg was encouraged by her father to begin drawing at a young age and is now best known for the details, texture and atmosphere in her pastel paintings. View the collections Julie has collaborated on.

Ikuntji Artists was first established in 1992 as a Women’s centre. From humble beginnings producing acrylic paintings on linen and handmade paper, the artists quickly gained the attention of the Australian and international art world. View the collections Ikuntji Artists have collaborated on.