Sonic Earth was a commissioned performance for Sanctuary, Fremantle Biennale' 2025, in association with NorthSite Gallery.

Over the gentle course of a year a small group of women artists engaged with the resonance of the ocean, learning the songs and stories of its creatures, plants and shorelines.

Whadjuk Noongar, the people of Western Australia, hold a sacred whale story, and it was a blessing to experience this cultural songlines research project in such a special part of the world.

Thank you to Fremantle Biennale and Ilona McGuire & family.

Enjoy a musical storytime at Cairns Libraries, Earlville, on the first Monday of every month at 10am.

Bring bub & family along to enjoy songs in Kuku Yalanji language about Kurrandji (Cassowary) and Wakuka (Kookaburra) and more. A delightful infusion of language and fun, and a great way to start the week!

This event is free, in association with First Fives Forever.

Victor Steffensen released his new song and book 'The Animals' for which I play a little harp, lend an ear in production, and round up the neighbourhood kids for the cute videos!

Congratulations to Victor and Sandra, who received the DANZ Children’s Book Awards this year. They won the kids' vote in Australian libraries for their earlier books in the same series - 'The Trees' and 'Looking After Country With Fire' - that can be found online and in bookstores.

A highlight of 2025 was participating in SA/MOA by Lila Meleisea, an exhibition based on the traditional Samoan art of Siapo or Tapa, Samoan bark cloth. The event unfolded over a week as part of Ten Days On The Island, at Moonah Arts Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania.

Among the delegation for the project were master crafts makers from Samoa: Steven Percival & Regina Meredith, Tausolo Aumale (& family) and Folole Tupuola. We were given a beautiful welcome by Palawa Pakana Elders and youngers, and the Tasmanian Samoan community.

An exciting and profound aspect for me was conducting resonance explorations with Suga, of old siapo (Samoan bark cloth) held in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery collection.

A big thank you to Arts Queensland for an arts grant that allowed me to spend time in Samoa, deepening my practice of resonance in preparation for my work with Sonic Earth and SA/MOA. I made three trips to Samoa in 2024-25, one of which was partially funded by Arts Queensland.

Connecting with family, culture and landscape was strengthening and affirming, as was presenting resonance music for my elders and community on country.

Special thanks to Tiapapata Arts Centre and Namulauulu Filipo Reupena and family for so generously hosting me.

Bulana! (meaning to look or see in Wulgkurukaba language) was a sound and light installation at the Ephemera public art festival along the Townsville Strand foreshore.

Bulana! animated the artworks of five North Queensland First Nations artists, and projected them onto the beach sands.

The Sonic Earth created a resonance soundtrack for Bulana! by translating the artworks, featuring compositions by Merindi Schrieber, William Mabo and myself.

The installation was loud and gorgeous, and a big hit with the kids, who claimed the musical colour wonderland as their own.

Thank you to Ephemera, Townsville City Council, and NorthSite Gallery.