Hi, I’m Ebony,
Born in Tasmania and raised in Western Australian. I’m more than an artist, I’m a mother, wife, friend and recently; a follower of God. I think a lot about the things we can so easily overlook — the beauty of life, the vulnerability of childhood, the weight of motherhood, the stories people carry and the value in every human life.
Through portraits, florals and scripture-inspired works, I hope to create paintings that make you slow down for a moment. Maybe they remind you of someone you love. Maybe they make you see a familiar subject differently. Or maybe they simply make you feel something.
Some of the things I paint are difficult: family breakdown, grief, violence, childhood innocence, motherhood, pregnancy and the realities of growing up. But I never want my work to feel dark, cold or resentful. I want to approach difficult things with honesty and tenderness, while always leaving room for hope.
I believe children deserve to be protected, motherhood deserves to be valued, and every person carries an inherent dignity that is worth recognising.
I also believe we need spaces where we can talk about complicated things without immediately becoming divided by them. I’m not here to tell you what to think. I’d much rather make something that leaves you thinking, “I’ve never thought about it that way before.”
Motherhood has shaped so much of how I see the world. Becoming a mum at 21, along with my own experiences of family breakdown and violence growing up, gave me a deep desire to create a home built on love, safety and strong values.
It was also through motherhood that I found God. My faith now sits quietly but deeply within my work, and I hope what I create can reflect something of His goodness.
But my art isn’t only for people who share my beliefs.
Art can meet us wherever we are. You might find your own story in a painting, see someone you love, or simply discover a new way of looking at something.
Ultimately, I hope my paintings do more than fill a space.
I hope they restore honour to what has been forgotten, tenderness to what has been hardened, and hope to places that need it.
Values
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Family is at the heart of what I do. Becoming a mother changed the way I see the world and deeply influences the subjects I choose to paint.
My works are frequently inspired by scripture and our own family values. This method of inspiration and curation is a sure way to find art that you would be proud to display and talk about with the people you love.
I value the home as a place of safety, love, belonging and strong values. I want my work to bring something beautiful into the homes it becomes a part of. Something that feels warm, hopeful and meaningful.
Family is also a reminder of why I care so deeply about children, motherhood and the relationships that shape us.
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I believe beautiful things can be created thoughtfully.
Where I can, I choose materials and packaging with the environment in mind. My packaging is designed to be biodegradable, and I continually look for ways to reduce unnecessary waste throughout my practice.
I don’t believe sustainability needs to come at the expense of beauty.
My hope is to create art that is beautiful to receive, while being thoughtful about what is left behind.
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I want the good to extend beyond the canvas.
I have a donation schedule built into my practice. allowing you to choose between three different organisations to receive aa portion of your purchase, at no additional cost to you.
My hope is that purchasing an artwork can become more than simply bringing something beautiful into your home. It can also be a small way of contributing to something meaningful beyond it.
The three organisations I support reflect the things I care deeply about; family, children, motherhood, vulnerability, dignity and the value of human life.
I’ll regularly share which organisations are part of the current donation schedule, so you can choose where you’d like your purchase to make a different.
For me, this is part of what it means to create with intention.
Beautiful things can do good beyond themselves.
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I want to support the place I call home.
As a western Australian artist, it matters to me that my creative practice contributes to Australian makers makers and businesses wherever possible.
I choose Australian-sourced products and materials for my work and products wherever I can, because I believe there is there is value in knowing where the things we use come from and in supporting the people who make them.
For me, creating locally is another way of creating intention.