Russell Ord is an Australian photographer best known for his striking surf and ocean photography. Ord grew up playing Rugby League, Surfing and working as a firefighter. He began pursuing photography seriously in the early 2000s and quickly made a name for himself with his intense, dramatic images of big-wave surfing and ocean landscapes.

Ord's work is regularly featured in numerous publications, including The Surfer's Journal, Tracks, and Australian Surfing Life, and he has won multiple awards for his photography. He is particularly well known for his willingness to take risks in pursuit of the perfect shot, often putting himself in dangerous situations to capture the power and beauty of the ocean. Russ's unique talents culminated in his documentation of a violent twist of the Indian Ocean known simply as 'The Right'. In pursuit of a unique, career-defining angle. The hard-won image was the focal point for his celebrated documentary, 'One Shot'.

I love the rawness of the rough stones I carve and how there is such an unknown beauty within. Cutting, carving and shaping my pendants I let the stone speak for itself and even though I have an idea what shape I am making there is often inclusions or soft parts of the rock, so I adapt to work with that. The stones and gems I use are all roughs and all sit differently on the Mohs scale of hardness so there is a lot of variation in my works.

I start by cutting a rough to approx. 15mm. I then grind the stone on 3 different grits, finishing on 3 polishing belts up to 3000grit that reveals a beautiful lustre on each piece. I have fossicked a lot of stones and gems myself from around Australia, gifted from friends or sourced ethically as roughs from the gem and mineral shows.

I love the whole process of fossicking, discovering, cutting, grinding and shaping into beautiful pieces of jewellery and feel each stone has significant meaning for each person and so much connection to the Earth for me. Western Australia has so much beauty within, and I am enjoying focussing on theses riches uncovered here. I cannot wait for our next fossick.

Stuart McKay is a Ceramicist from Margaret River, Western Australia, for more than 30 years, living a blend of Ceramics and Horticulture.

At age 15, he began his journey in clay with Ian Dowling and The Margaret River Pottery, located at “The Old Settlement” on the banks of the Margaret River.

He branched out into Viticulture and Horticulture, a trait passed down from family. It was at the historical building, Basildene Manor, working as a gardener that he met his wife, Lisa McKay. Together for 15 years they then worked life into a stunning property on the banks of the Wilyabrup Brook, West of Caves Road. A private residence seasonally open only for guests as a wedding Venue - Margaret River’s Secret Garden.

Laura Griffith is a visual artist working with the 2D mediums of painting and drawing. Laura lives and works out of her home studio in Cowaramup, Western Australia, where she spends her days happily painting, gardening, and spending time with her young daughter, her husband and her dog. She has a BA in Fine Art from Curtin University, where she majored in painting and life drawing. After working in Perth as a picture framer and moving into finance administration, she settled into the Margaret River Region after meeting her husband in 2008. She then worked in local government before having her first child in 2015. Laura returned to her art practice in 2019 when her daughter started school and has been painting and exhibiting regularly for the last four years.

Her current art practice moves between Australian landscapes and portraiture. Laura explores themes of connection to place and the healing aspects of spending time immersed in the natural world. Her style includes realism, hyperrealism and abstraction. Laura has been a finalist in several art prizes and recently won first place in the Ludlow Art Prize for Australian Landscape Painting.

My practice uses the foundations of traditional printmaking processes, enveloped in contemporary approaches including different methods, surfaces and textures to expand the perimeters and perception of printmaking.

I create experimental and immersive art using intaglio, monoprinting, and painting techniques.

My work tells stories about the land, the natural environment, and the impacts of modern society.

Around 1965 | bought a Pentax camera and a 600-millimetre lens from a second-hand store for E25 in Wellington, New Zealand, which I thought was pretty cheap. The aim was to shoot surf. I still have the lens.

From 19671 took off to Brisbane and roamed the east coast, looking for surf and shooting the hotties of the time.

I made money by sending stories to surfing mags in the

US, sometimes earning as much as $5,000 for an article.

Eventually, I ended up in Adelaide, after getting an invite to stay with Lane Habib, where I met John Arnold, who commissioned me to fly to WA to cover the 1969 Australian titles for a ticket to Witzig's movie Evolution.

I thought why not drive to Perth and stay there awhile (wanderlust was in the blood). So I drove across the very dusty Nullarbor to WA. While living there, I scored a job as a photojournalist for the independent newspaper and later went on to DJ at the Sheraton Hotel and Gobbles nightclub. I also worked for Hanimex and a couple of video stores.

Steve Pease is a jeweller, metalsmith and glass artist.

Working in precious metals, pearls and found objects, Steve's works are one of designs all handmade using traditional skills.

Steve is the consummate contemporary crafts person /artist, designing and creating works of art in metal and glass. As a jeweller, Steve produces unique handmade jewellery and using the traditional skills of the silver smith, he creates one- of contemporary hollow ware.

Discovering his love for jewellery making by accident when accompanying a friend to a Perth TAFE class, Steve when on to study at Art and Design at Curtin University. Completing his BA with distinction in 1986, Steve was later awarded an Australian Postgraduate Sponsorship to complete his MA in 1993. Steve was then awarded a trainee ship to work alongside master silversmith George Lucas.

Steve’s expertise let him to teach at several TAFE Colleges in Perth during the 1990’s , to setting up courses at the Margaret River TAFE until 2013 and to running his private classes in the South West which continue today.

Steve’s works are held in many private and public collections, The most notable being the Parliament House Collection, Canberra.

I was born in Poole, England and spent my childhood roaming the wilds of Dorset. I started making jewellery in my twenties while in London studying Engineering. I needed a creative outlet – just too many (other) engineers in my profession! I started attending night classes in jewellery at the Camden Arts Institute. Over the next ten years, I mastered many techniques, and I even registered my Hall Mark with the Goldsmith’s Company in the City of London.

In 1991, I immigrated to Perth with my soon–to–be–Australian wife and focused on building our life together: family, home, and work. I did not have much time for jewellery, although I did make the occasional piece - when time allowed.

After being retired in 2015, I attended regular classes at the Fremantle Arts Centre under the inspirational Max Butcher. He developed my technical skills to a new level and encouraged me to experiment and find my style. I continue to do so.

My influences are modernist, Scandinavian, Art Deco, old Celtic, and Viking. I am not one for ‘busy’ over detailed design. Simple design, beautiful metal, and quality stones/pearls are all needed.

My inspiration comes from everywhere in beautiful Western Australia - plants, coast, deserts, sky, and, of course, its people. We are living in paradise, and no more so than in Margaret River.

Illustrator, Mural Artist.

“I will forever be searching for a new way to express my feelings, memories and the way I see the world through art”

I have enjoyed art ever since I can remember, giving drawings away as a gift to family and friends was something I have done from a young age. I have studied on and off throughout my life, but I am mainly self-taught. Since moving to Margaret River in 2010 I have taken the time to harness my skills.

My art style has evolved over the years. Starting with charcoal I mark the canvas with shapes of the rocks and coastline until the drawing appears complete. I then add the colour with highly pigmented ink acrylics. Using the wet surface of the canvas I can manipulate the colours to blend and create its own movement and shape.

My inspiration is drawn from my surrounding environment, the Margaret River region. The natural beauty in the Southwest is endless, the trees, the ocean, the rocks and the animals.