Dellarae Brakespeare, Mo Faas, Alma Moriah-Winik

Dellarae Brakespeare

Dellarae started painting landscapes on classrooms windows for ten years, during that time she enrolled in TAFE to enhance her skills. When Dellarae started painting seriously it was in oils, then acrylics. Once she was exposed to the wonder of soft pastels, she began painting birds. IN 2019, Dellarae won the People’s Choice Award in the Ellenbrook Art Awards for her painting Miss Scarlett. Dellarae also enjoyed painting the energy of waves, capturing the beauty of energy of the crest of the wave, the depth of tone, and the light caressing the wave.

Working as a Workshop Co-ordinator for the past four years, Dellarae has enjoyed observing the skills of the tutors, and is now trying her hand at watercolours. She is on a learning curve.

Dellarae has had her work exhibited at the Beverley Art Show, Darlington Arts Festival, Ellenbrook Arts Gallery, Tresillian Arts Centre, Ellis House Art Centre, and is very excited to be exhibiting for the very first time at the Inglewood Arts Hub.

Mo Faas

Mo is a self-taught mixed media artist who returned to art after years in the corporate world. Originally from the UK, Mo began painting again as a form of stress relief, not knowing it would soon become a central part of her life. Over the past 18 months, she’s focused on her art practice more intentionally.

Still in the exploratory phase, Mo doesn’t have a fixed style or message. “I just hope people enjoy the pieces and maybe think about the techniques used,” she says. Mo’s artistic journey isn’t about chasing perfection or accolades. It’s about curiosity, learning, and joy. A significant milestone came in 2020–21, during a six-month mentorship with Australian artist Malini Parker. The experience gave Mo the tools - and more importantly, the confidence - to explore freely.

Mo also adopted Malini’s memorable DUCK principle, which now guides her creative mindset:

D – Detachment: Don’t get too attached; the work can evolve.

U – Uncertainty: Embrace not knowing where it’s going.

C – Curiosity: Try things out, just to see what happens.

K – Kindness: Be gentle with yourself; artists are often their harshest critics.

Mo finds inspiration in the colours, patterns, textures of the natural world, which appear in her work as abstract elements, realistic depictions, or a blend of both. She enjoys experimenting with techniques and tools, often drawing from the many workshops she’s taken with different artists over the years.

At the moment, Mo doesn’t have a dedicated studio. She works at a table in the family room, where she shares space with Max, her curious cat, who occasionally strolls across her work. “So far, no paw prints in the paint,” she jokes. Her dream? A proper studio where materials are always within reach and unfinished pieces can rest in plain sight, ready for the next spark of inspiration.

Mo takes a gentle approach to creativity. When things aren’t flowing, she steps back and grabs a coffee with her husband Gary. “I don’t put pressure on myself. If I’m not enjoying it, I walk away. When things settle again, I come back.” Interestingly, she’s yet to experience a major creative block. When a piece isn’t working, she’ll photograph it to get a new perspective or tuck it away until the right idea comes along, sometimes completely out of the blue.

Now retired from her corporate role, Mo has more time to make art, though balancing it with everyday life is still a challenge. She finds working with other artists especially rewarding, not only for the focus it brings but for the shared learning and community. At her core, Mo is an artist driven by curiosity, guided by kindness, and deeply rooted in the belief that it’s never too late to begin again.

Alma Moriah-Winik

After adventurous years at sea, following the wind with a kindred soul, Alma began her artistic practice. She studied ceramic art in 2002 and opened a studio and began teaching in 2004.

A pivotal moment came when a student, an artist renowned in France, asked Alma to exhibit her work alongside the student's. This led to international recognition, with exhibitions in France, Russia, Israel, and Australia.

In 2022, after her partner passed away, Alma settled in Perth to be near her children and grandchildren. Alma now works from her home studio, which doubles as a gallery. She finds peace and satisfaction in helping her daughter around the house, and that sense of accomplishment gives her mental clarity and balance so she can fully immerse herself in her creative work, without the weight of unfinished tasks hanging over her.

Alma's sculptures are deeply human: focused on body language, facial expressions, and our connection to the earth, always infused with subtle humour and created through an intuitive dialogue with the material. Each sculpture is a moment captured, a story lived, a truth felt deep within. Her inspiration comes from a lifetime of observing people and cultures around the world.

Driven by creativity and guided by instinct, she believes in letting ideas flow freely and never hesitating to explore them. For her, the best work is always the one yet to be made. Her philosophy: "Everyone has an artist and a child inside them."

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