Handcrafted in Mackay, Queensland, Australia

A whole new
world awaits.

You are welcome here.

Driftwood, tiny treasures and forgotten things.
Art with a second story.

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Nature is the common thread.
Unpredictability is the signature.

Weathered turquoise and red doorway with the words Nature is my inspiration, but not my limitation - Janelle A little curiosity opens the door.
Janelle, artist and maker behind Nature's Art Creations

Artist. Maker. Reimaginer.
And entirely myself.

Meet Janelle

And then
I Janelled it.

“I haven't been making my art all my life. But I've been becoming the person who makes it all my life.”

From a young age, I learnt to make something from what I had. At first, it was necessity. I became resourceful, imaginative and good at looking at something ordinary and asking: What else could this be?

For a long time, I wondered whether I was simply too different. I didn't always see things the way other people did, and I've never felt particularly bound by the way something is supposed to be done.

Eventually, I realised that being different wasn't something I needed to edit out of my work. It was the work.

When I began creating, that lifetime of seeing possibilities came with me. I collect, repurpose, carve, embellish and bring unexpected things together. Sometimes I begin with driftwood. Sometimes with something found in nature, an op-shop treasure, a forgotten object or something that was already perfectly lovely — but I can see another story hiding inside it.

Throughout my working life, I've had a knack for simplifying the complex. My art works in much the same way: I look beyond the clutter, find the story underneath and bring it to life.

I don't need things to match. I need them to connect.

Some pieces take time. Others seem to find their way together almost by themselves. I don't measure their worth by the hours they take. Time is not what makes them precious. Every creation carries the years behind my hands and the love I put into making it.

They are, quite simply, pieces of love.

What began as necessity became resourcefulness. Resourcefulness became creativity. And creativity became my art.

Nature is the common thread.
Unpredictability is the signature.
I like to keep people guessing.

And somewhere along the way, I discovered there was a name for what I had been doing all along.

I Janelle things.

I take something, see another possibility, add a little imagination, perhaps a touch of nature, usually something unexpected — and allow it to become whatever it was never supposed to be.

Or, as I now like to say: And then I Janelled it.

I take my art seriously. Myself? Not quite so much.

— Janelle 🦋

Every jewel, every sequin and every tiny detail has been lovingly placed by hand.

All materials are treated, securely joined with high-strength adhesive, and finished with resin or varnish—made to last.

Whimsy with purpose

My pieces tell stories.

Some begin with nature. Some begin with something broken or forgotten.
Some begin with a memory.

Nothing is simply decorated. Everything has a reason for being there.

Step into Janelle’s world

Where the creativity lives.

A little water, a little whimsy, a maypole bike and plenty of personality.

01 · The deck tour

Welcome Into My Creative World

02 · The deck tour

The Water Feature

Listen for the water and the chimes. Sound is part of the story.

03 · The deck tour

The Maypole Bike & Deck

04 · The deck tour

A Final Word from Janelle

Enquiries & commissions

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you love?

Tell me which artwork caught your eye, or describe the one-of-a-kind piece you have in mind. We can discuss collection and delivery options.

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Look again. There is always another story.