“Mamie” is a traditional illustrated piece I drew as a gift to my mother. It is a very personal piece, honouring my recently passed grandmother.

She was a strong and resilient French woman, who took her own life in 2014 and no one knew why. I have fond memories of her growing up - having brunch in a French bistro, playing Scattergories together with my mum, and all her little Russian facts (she was an avid lover of the Russian language and culture.) Every year, my mother and I would send her flowers from Perth all the way to Nice (in France) using Interflora, and each time we made sure to include Gerbera daisies and other flowers of a warm colour palette. Pictured here surrounded in those same Gerbera daisies, I miss my ‘Mamie’ each and every day, and hope to honour her legacy in my artwork.