Paul Michael Murray
2025 Craft + Design Canberra Daily Creative Challenge Finalist
Artist Statement | This year I went into the Craft + Design Canberra daily creative challenge by interpreting each prompt as disrupted portrait busts — just heads and shoulders mostly, all in handmade paper collage on 30x30cm birch panels. I tried to use surrealist approaches - humour, playfulness, improvisation and ambiguous narratives, and stepped away from my usual (sombre) practice. The process was pure joy—each piece left me positive and energised for the day. Big thanks to Craft + Design Canberra for sparking such a vibrant, supportive creative community. I loved seeing everyone’s work and reading the thoughts, processes, and poetic reflections!
Infinite |
Water |
Ripe |
Release |
Moon |
Abundance |
Rejuvenate |
Nest |
Synaptic |
Passage
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Twined
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Predator
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Returning
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Echo
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Untamed
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Flow
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Dismantle
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Propagate
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Rhythm
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Hairy
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Lush
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Messy
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Luminous
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Corroboree-Frog
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Naked
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Finite
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Understory
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Resilience
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Feral
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Garden
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Infinite
Water
Ripe
Release
Moon
Abundance
Rejuvenate
Nest
Synaptic
Passage
Twined
Predator
Returning
Echo
Untamed
Flow
Dismantle
Propagate
Rhythm
Hairy
Lush
Messy
Luminous
Corroboree-Frog
Naked
Finite
Understory
Resilience
Feral
Garden
