I have nature and art and poetry and if that is not enough what is enough?”

― Vincent van Gogh

 
View fullsize Found a nice little patch of birch boletes (leccinum scabrum)! Sliced and fried, they then ended up on a margarita pizza with fresh basil 🌿
View fullsize The magical lands we inhabit. The secrets they hold.
View fullsize Mushroom season! 🍄 Who likes to forage? What’s your favourite fungi? I’ve got my hands on a few of these awesome mushroom knives (swipe to see) so I’ve put a few up in my shop with free shipping. Happy hunting! 🌿
View fullsize “May your time in Nature lead you to yourself” -Shikoba
View fullsize The redwoods. Giants who will hopefully outlive us all 🌲
View fullsize When I was six years old I asked my dad to help me build a wooden boat for a girl and I carved a big heart into it. A few decades on and I’m still carving for love @sunshine_mehorada ❤️ Carved by hand from seasoned blackwood. Finished with mine
View fullsize What’s summer? ☁️ Our cold and misty mountain has been putting on a show for us
View fullsize My boy ❤️
View fullsize Spring florals with a winter mood. That’s pretty much how it is on the mountain 🌿
View fullsize The sycamore. An interesting wood to work with: springy and soft with staves that bounce away musically. But it’s a big pest up here in the Dandenong Ranges. From the maple family, its leaves are a beautiful sight in autumn and it has a spring
View fullsize Another from my current series hanging at @vesselstudio.com.au available in A1 and A2. Thank you to everyone who came in for our opening weekend! It’s such a shame we can’t throw a big party but be assured that as soon as restrictions eas
View fullsize We’re opening our shop next Saturday! 🌿 For those who don’t know, my partner @sunshine_mehorada and I run a design studio and creative agency called @vesselstudio.com.au (please ignore our terrible Instagram, we’ve been busy). We&
View fullsize Looking forward to getting out and exploring, especially near the coast. What’s your #1 destination when travel restrictions ease?
View fullsize Layer by layer art strips life bare -Robert Musil
View fullsize Another foggy morning, sunny midday and maybe a storm tonight. Never boring here 🌿
View fullsize And at last the flower blooms. We can’t wait to bring @vesselstudio.com.au and @jaccobm to a new studio / gallery in Olinda. We’ll make more announcements soon but hoping to open in the next few weeks!
View fullsize What a beautiful little shed. My workshop at the moment is a half enclosed carport which gets all of the runoff from our driveway flooding through it with every downpour. While it’s nice to condense my space, some protection from the elements w
View fullsize I wish I’d known this at the time but apparently this is a type of wild enoki. Found in the Otways on a past adventure.