art, nature & community projects
Creative projects focussed on art, nature & community. Please contact Jodie if you'd like to discuss past or future projects.
Merri River School student mural
Creating a mural with Indigenous students from Merri River School (Warrnambool) and Aboriginal artist Sherry Johnstone (Peek Wurrong) to show connection and belonging. Role: Art therapist.
Gunditjmara Native bush foods & botanicals scoping plan
Researching traditional Gunditjmara foods and botanicals for Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, including field workshop. Role: Ecologist
Gunditjmara Forest Cultural Intellectual Property
Field trips and workshops with Gunditjmara exploring how to protect cultural intellectual property relating to forests. Role: Ecologist
Kangomeerteek Small Town Transformations
Making Gunditjmara stories visible in the landscape through creative projects, community arts and construction of two large sculptures.
Funded by Regional Arts Victoria. Project video.
Role: Project Manager.
Latham's Snipe Project
Sharing stories of the migratory waterbird, Latham's Snipe. Working with Aboriginal artists Fiona Clarke (Kirrae Wurrung) and Corey Theatre (Gunditjmara) on song, artwork, and science-stories with Port Fairy Consolidated School. Working with Japanese Wild Bird Society and Utonai school students in Hokkaido, Japan.
Website: Latham's snipe project.
Role: Project management and visiting artist.
A Natural History of Port Fairy
Telling a story of what is now Port Fairy from the perspective of the other-than-human inhabitants.
Role: Research, writing, layout and illustration.
Yambuk Lake, Yambuk People
Oral history and archival research combine to tell the community story of Yambuk Lake and its tributaries.
Role: Research, writing, layout and illustration.
Plants of the Great South West
Comprehensive identification guide to native plants in south-west Victoria. Including background on history, weeds and propagation.
Role: Contributing author, photographs and editor.
Native or Weed?
Getting to know the look-alike native and weedy plants around Portland.
Written and compiled for South West Environmental Alliance: Native or weed? - South West Environment Alliance (sealliance.org.au).
Role: Author, layout, photographs.