LOIS HAYES | ‘Shifting Contours - Earrings 7’ | 2025 | Enamel / recycled copper/ sterling silver Crab Today the belief in black

Today the belief in black magic is still very strong

and beautifully finished pieces

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LORRAINE THOMAS | 'Kajawur (Dancing Hats)' | 2014 | Painting | Synthetic Polymer on Canvas | 60

I learnt to hunt from an early age

LOIS HAYES | ‘Shifting Contours - Earrings 7’ | 2025 | Enamel / recycled copper/ sterling silver Crab Today the belief in blackSHIFTING CONTOURS "In the past I have spent many hours gazing and being mesmerised by the various patterns of contours in the Earth from above. I now have the privilege of spending a lot of meditative time staring at the shapes, forms and folds in the mountains from my home. Driving over the the Atherton Tablelands is another source of captivating inspiration, observing the softly curving formations of the rolling hillsides. Even the flattest looking