OUR ARTISTS

Karen Kluglein was born into an artistic family. Her mother was a watercolourist and her father a woodworker, so there was always creativity and an appreciation for creating beauty. She began her career as a food packaging illustrator and later concentrated on botanical painting. Karen lives in a pine forest on the eastern end of Long Island, NY, where she enjoys walking the beach and playing in her garden.

Mel Spillman is a Noongar artist who was born in Queensland and is currently based in Western Australia. Through a variety of applications, Mel uses paint as a tool to tell stories and share knowledge. Raised away from her Aboriginal heritage, she wasn't connected to her culture. Through the practice of artmaking, she seeks to rebuild that connection, with a self-taught practice that extends from acrylics on canvas to leather and enamel paints as well as large-scale mural-based works.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Australian born, Heidi Willis is an entirely self-taught natural history watercolour artist. View the collections Heidi has collaborated on below.

Chris Chun is a celebrated textile designer & renowned artist whose art celebrates the joy of life. View the collections Chris has collaborated on with Ashdene, including teaware range Jardin Peony.