Irene Killalea

PhotographyPrints
Written By Angela Hoskins

Art Trail 2025, Coochiemudlo Island

 

She-oak Pickup Sticks, photograph on art paper, by Jen Conde

Passionfruit Corona, photograph on metallic paper, 62 × 120cm

Colours of the Ocean, paint, paper, wire, by Jen Conde

Not a Ripple, photograph on metallic paper, 41 × 51cm

Mangrove Seed Pods, photograph on art paper, 51 × 41cm

Walnut Studio, Wynnum

Under the name Walnut Studio, Irene Killalea creates work inspired by nature's quiet details-light, colour, line, and texture. Based near the coast in Wynnum, she draws from her surroundings and translates these observations through photography, printmaking, and mixed media. Irene prints her images on a range of papers, each chosen for the effect it brings to the final piece. 

Her latest project explores a playful layering of her own gel plate prints, photographed and digitally composed in Photoshop to create a subtle 3D visual experience. Alongside her printed work, she gathers natural elements like driftwood, seeds, and shells to hand-build delicate mobiles using wire, bringing movement and form into her practice. Grounded in a minimalist approach, Irene's art reflects a deep sensitivity to both natural beauty and the creative process.

See Irene’s work at:

Studio #3, 29 James Street (Migaloo Artist Collective)

 
Angela Hoskins

Built my first site in 2000 and steadily learned what it takes to make websites work. Dabbled in WordPress back then, still do. Since building my first Squarespace site in 2016, I’ve been impressed with the relatively streamlined approach to website design and development that Squarespace offers compared to WordPress. SEO was a major challenge from the start — I’ve spent a lot of time keeping up with what’s required to get sites working, ranking well on a SERP. I have confidence with what Squarespace offers for SEO.

Having worked for more than 10 years in the web team of an inland, regional university in Australia and dealing with frustrations that come with working for a large corporate enterprise, the idea of setting up my own web design business became my goal.

Set up my business in late 2017. Opted for a sea change, too: I now live on Coochiemudlo Island 45 minutes from Brisbane. Love working from home. Love working for small business clients. Still get casual work with the university.

Challenges? The main one is pricing my work for small businesses. Doing quality work, doing the research to be up to date in the industry, takes time; it’s hard to factor in this time to my pricing while being competitive in the market and affordable for many small businesses.

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