JANE HENRY
Since 2020, Jane Henry spends most of her time living and working on a cattle property in the Dumaresq Valley, Texas, Qld – the district she grew up in as a child.
Originally trained and working as a graphic designer in Brisbane, then later venturing into small business and retail, a recent life change has enabled Jane to once again focus on her creative skills. She is a mostly self taught artist who enjoys stitching, watercolour, printmaking, bookbinding, weaving and paper art - the variety of mediums blending together to become one joyous exploration of her creativity.
An avid collector of gifts from nature such as flowers, seed pods, leaves, feathers and eggs, she is also inspired by the remnants and fragments of farm flotsam with these objects frequently being incorporated into her artworks.
“I am a forager, a collector, and a lover of things dusty & rusted.”
Jane has successfully exhibited and sold artworks through numerous art shows, small galleries and solo exhibits and has an impressive list of achievements for her early artistic ventures.
STITCHED BOTANICALS
Described as a contemporary textile & botanical artist Jane Henry’s work is a delicate fusion of traditional embroidery techniques and organic materials, bringing a unique perspective to Australian native flora. Her recent collections explore the intricate beauty of nature through hand-stitched compositions on archival paper, seamlessly blending fine needlework with foraged botanical elements.
Rooted in childhood memories of learning fine needlework alongside her mother and grandmothers, Jane’s practice is both meditative and meticulous. Each piece is crafted with hundreds of individually hand-stitched banksia stamens, carefully dried, dissected, and arranged to highlight their natural elegance. This slow, intentional process captures the soothing and restorative qualities of working with thread and organic forms.
Although these materials are inherently ephemeral, Jane ensures their longevity by using archival-quality cotton paper and natural cotton and linen threads, preserving each intricate design within a sealed frame.
“I take great enjoyment from the process of re-arranging collected gifts from nature into beautiful creations, preserving them to celebrate a new perspective on their natural beauty.”
