Katie Dridan

 

Katie Dridan  - Mixed Media Visual Artist 

 

Katie Dridan is an emerging South Australian visual artist.

 

Growing up in the beauty of the Adelaide Hills, she has creatively connected with nature since a young age.

Katie finds inspiration in the natural world's details and textures, with a specific interest in native flora and fauna.

 Recently, she has been focusing on her passion for entomology in art.

Whilst camping on the 16:6 Heritage Agreement, Katie experimented with making natural pigments from the surrounding elements and capturing the species encountered on the property. (as captured in these images

 

This beetle design was developed for use with the lazer printer and cutter

Here is an example of the product

Katies Logo Design for 16:6  - the Mallee Fowl

Examples of the logo's - product laser cut

A range of unique Coleoptera, Gouache and ink

 

Lepidoptera, and pencil sketch

Phalacrognathus  - Stag Beetle

A collection of local invertebrates. Only collected and pinned when found deceased

Starting to gather a wider collection of preserved species. learning as I do this about 

keying species out and identification. 

 

An Apostle Bird - Seen whilst camping at Wilpeena pound

The result of the logo design as lazer cut into a tile

THis is a Katie designed logo of the Southern Hairy Nosed wombat burnt into timber

 

Above, pinning and dry in preparation a range of phasmids for an opening display. 

Below is a sheet of paper covered with representative vegetation, painted using pigments made from the clay, mud and earth on section 249 on 16:6