karina@thepaintedsunflower.com

The Painted Sunflower – Creative Arts for Health, Atherton Tablelands, FNQ

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The Painted Sunflower

  • Welcome!

    The Painted Sunflower is based in the Atherton Tablelands, FNQ, and run by local arts facilitator, educator, and collage artist, Karina Talbott. We create and deliver personalised arts-based workshops that support wellbeing, self-expression, and social connection.

    Community groups, businesses, individuals, and families, can be catered for.

    Easy to use visual art materials and methods, as well as other arts modalities (e.g. creative writing) can be incorporated.

    All workshops can be themed to your needs.

    Workshops are currently being held in community spaces. In addition, tailor-made workshops can be delivered to your workplace etc., as appropriate. These can run for a single session or across multiple sessions. Prices are dependent on workshop structure.

    These workshops are intended to support, not replace, other health services, including psychologists and GPs.

    Contact: karina@thepaintedsunflower.com

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1789101651672761

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Upcoming Workshops – coming in 2027! I’m currently busy creating artworks for my 2027 exhibition, ‘Reassembled!’, supported by the Tablelands Regional Council...

Gallery – 2025/2026 Collage Collection by Karina Talbott

This collection reuses images from old magazines and books, destined for landfill, to create new stories and imaginings.

Swipe across to view!

About

The Painted Sunflower is run by FNQ local, Karina Talbott, an experienced educator and arts-facilitator.

‘I love setting up spaces for people to create. My experiences as a Visual Arts specialist and classroom teacher have taught me so much about the therapeutic nature of the Arts. I’ve seen first-hand, the way that people can gain confidence, be challenged, be surprised, and express ideas for which they’ve previously struggled to find words.

To learn more about evidence-based arts interventions for the health of individuals and communities, I’ve recently completed a Diploma of Creative Arts and Health (University of Tasmania). I’m currently studying a Master of Guidance and Counselling (James Cook University), with a goal to offer arts-based counselling services in the near future.

Establishing ‘The Painted Sunflower’ has already allowed me to connect with many supportive people across the Tablelands. I’ve been supported by the Tablelands Regional Council (TRC), Mabel’s The Hive, Curlew Arts, as well as many friends and community members.

I look forward to creating with you soon!’

Karina Talbott