About the artist
“Melanie Caple is a local artist who is inspired by the botanical world around. Using native flora, colour and avian species to activate walls and canvases, she draws attention to the fragility and vibrancy of our landscape.“
Melanie Caple, was selected to paint the mural through a public voting process that
took place late November 2023. The brief required artists to respond to a theme created by the Korumburra Secondary College which encouraged artists to incorporate the local community, landscape, flora and fauna into the work through fantastical and immersive imagery.
This work draws attention to species of flora and fauna of the South Gippsland region.
Avian species in the mural:
- Double-barred finch
- Flame robin
- Silver-eye
- Golden whistler
- Red-browed finch
Flora species in the mural:
- Gladioli blooms
- Gingko leaves
- Native mountain ash leaves
- Grevillea
