Kintsugi Mistress (Unshackled Muses Series - Self Portrait)

Kintsugi Mistress (Unshackled Muses Series - Self Portrait)Simone Sequeira of STUDIO SIMMI makes art from the places where cracks meet colour. Neuroqueer and Aussie born to immigrant parents, she once lived in the black and white world of a mech eng grad before psych care cracked her open. Group and one on one art therapy became her lifeline, handing her a sense of purpose and a reason to soldier on through making messy, grounding, and gloriously imperfect. Her practice lino carving, palette knife painting,

with a focus on self-care

but was struggling to paint

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before finding its most authentic expression in abstract expressionism- a unique style he describes as almost tribal

and caring for her two guinea pigs

and find beauty in the imperfect and the unseen

offering connection to family

I often see galahs

and necessities that fulfill her practical needs

His father passed away at a young age due to complications from poor mental health

Since her mother’s passing

Helen Evans is a contemporary artist based just outside Brisbane