Lisa G Hunter Creative brings all the colours and textures of nature into your home.
I’m Lisa, and I want to share my love of the Australian landscape with you. Experience the joy of wildflowers, the texture of the forest, the moods of the seasons, and be inspired.
Whether it be soft furnishings, wall art, accessories or fabric for your projects, bring nature home with you. There’s a colour just waiting for you.
Bio
I was born in Warrnambool, Victoria, a beautiful regional city on the coast. I lived there for 25 years before moving to Melbourne, and then inland to Ballarat. Currently I live in Dereel, a small town without any structured commercial district, where the population is dispersed. Our property is Trust for Nature land, preserving the bushland into perpetuity. My studio is home to many photographs and paintings inspired by the bushland and the wildflowers which grown here.
Background
My qualifications include a Master of Creative Media (Creative Writing) and an Associate Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing from RMIT University. I also hold a Bachelor of Arts (Social Science) from Deakin University. I hold qualifications in assessment and workplace training and microcomputer technology as well. Recently I have been enjoying many short courses in art therapy, journaling, memoir, personal essay and other creative techniques.
As an Instructional Designer I wrote training programs for corporate companies across a range of topics.
Creative Work
For most of my life I have been a writer. By profession, an Instructional Designer, and through passion, a creative writer. Creatively, I wrote poetry, short story and personal essay. When I moved to Dereel I met many visual artists. At the same time, I became ill. Suddenly I had time to explore and an inspirational healing environment. My creative expression quickly expanded to include visual art.
I started by photographing the landscape around me. Finding and capturing the intricate details of wildflowers became a passion. Seeking a way to show these details I moved into digital art, then fabric design. Now I am exploring painting and monoprinting. You can see my work here.
Working with other local people, I have participated in community events. These include art exhibitions, markets, and organising workshops. A founding member, I worked as a volunteer in the Art In Dereel group. My art-related volunteering also included roles in GP Arts Inc. In 2019 Art In Dereel was successful in gaining a community grant to run art workshops in Dereel. Nothing gives me greater enjoyment than sitting down with like-minded people to create.
On this website, I have tried to pull together the threads of my creativity: writing, photography, art, inspiration and community. For me, each is intricately linked to the other.