Abstract artist Kathryn Dolby crafts colourful scenes inspired by nature, the beautiful landscape of the Northern Rivers, NSW on Bundjalung Country feeding into her practice, where she lives with her partner Steve, and daughters Freda, five, and Leni-Jean, one.

Adelaide-based artist and mum of one (Marvin, 7), Billie Justice Thomson is inspired by the day-to-day pleasures of life. This love is evident through her paintings which feature everyday objects depicted in a graphic, kitschy style.

First up in our Creative Parents series is contemporary artist Emma Coulter, who lives with her partner, two children, and dog Brutus while running a successful art practice that transforms the built environment into multichromatic sculptural expressions, of colour and shape.

Next up in our Creative Parents series, we speak to Wiradjuri artist and mother of two Hannah Lange, who first began painting during 2020’s covid lockdowns.

Melbourne-based interior designer Kim Kneipp muses on her career while being a mother and how the two are intrinsically linked for our latest Creative Parents profile.

In their house by the creek, ceramist Ella Reweti lives with her partner and two-and-a-half-year-old son, where she launched her design practice in the garden between nap time and daycare.

A creative couple in business and life, Nathan and Sasha White’s journey in handcrafted timber furniture goes hand-in-hand with the home they built, raising their three children.

In our latest piece on Creative Parents, Melbourne-based artist Tom Adair shares how he balances a successful (and very busy!) art practice and a newborn baby.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura is a name well-loved in kitchens across the world for her delicious recipes. For our Creative Parents series, we step into her home to find out more about balancing family life and an inspiring career.

Constructing futurist designs out of algae, Melbourne-based designer Jessie French plays with science and art for installations, tableware, and alternatives to plastic. With experimentation at the forefront of her practice, Jessie recently added motherhood to her list of ‘jobs’ — blending with designer, artist, and scientist.