MONNIQUE LAMB

Torres Strait design. Each element of the dress was hand printed and painted. My dress shows two cultures that conflicted, however now the Torres Strait design and flora and fauna is taking over. This represents us taking our culture back.

My piece represents fashion from the 1800's and incorporates

Lino printed fabric, crinoline hoop, shell headpiece

Cross Cultures 2018

Year 12, St Patrick's College Townsville

Without a vine, there can be no cocoon. Without a cocoon, there can be no butterfly. The metaphor of life here is a narrative about personal growth. Through this artwork, I am crystallising an exploration of my time from a young baby to an ‘almost’ school leaver in the form of a three-stage creation. The areas all flow together from the canvas to the butterfly to reveal, insightfully, that all expectations are good and that despite any struggle that I may believe I have had this year, the future is looking wonderful.

Insightful Reflections 2018

Year 12, Kirwan State High School

Stella Hering

Roses as people do every day, trying to conceal the true picture that lies beneath.

Viewers see the perfectly groomed side of Stop And Smell The crystallisation of your own and others’ thoughts may seem unintentionally harmless on the surface, but is a torturous, suffocating tension within, just like a rose bed. This piece is a focus on my personal experiences, however the concept can be subjective according to your experiences. The thoughts of others influences us greatly and slowly builds tension, awaiting eruption.

As an aspiring artist, my artwork is my depiction of how the

Oil, ink and watercolour

Stop And Smell The Roses 2018

Year 12, Kirwan State High School

Libby Hawken

It's a representation of repression, whether it be creative or emotional or any other kind, it's been made intentionally ambiguous so the observer can have their own ideas about how it relates to them. Simply, everyone represses something and it's always trying to re-emerge. The woman in the painting is represented in three parts - Mind, Body and Soul, indictated by her disfigured 'ocean swell' head, her figure; body and skeleton, and the florals symbolizing her 'repressions', as well as three brush strokes for each part, painted across from her. The closer you look, the more you see.

Acrylic and metallic paints, fake florals on canvas

Inside Outside 2018

Year 12, The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James