Willow

• Photographer
  Samantha Everton
• Agency / Studio
  n/a

From the series Indochine, Willow is named for the distinctive and elaborate Chinoiserie pattern used on ceramic kitchen/housewares. It became popular at the end of the 18th century in England when, in its standard form, it was developed by English ceramic artists combining and adapting motifs inspired by fashionable hand-painted blue-and-white wares imported from China. Set against a traditional Asian painting, the subject is dressed in a strictly English fashion, hiding her identity behind the oversized hat that covers her eyes

Born in Whyalla, South Australia, Samantha Everton credits her unusual childhood as instrumental in fostering a creative mind. Growing up with a biological brother and three adopted Asian siblings, Everton spent hours fossicking for gemstones under the wide blue skies of remote mining towns in Central Queensland. Hers was a colour-saturated world. Although not directly referencing her own family experience, multicultural themes and notions of identity continue to influence much of her imagery.