After Glow

Summary

Overview

Afterglow is a vibrant and emotionally resonant group exhibition bringing together the work of artists Meli Axford, Trish Tait, Sue Axford and introducing Janette Lindores.

Set within the beautiful Studio 8 Currumbin space, the exhibition explores colour, memory, materiality and the emotional traces that remain after moments of connection, transformation and care. Spanning painting, ceramics, textiles, glass and sculpture, the exhibition brings together four distinct creative practices united by a shared sensitivity to atmosphere, surface and storytelling.

The exhibition showcases work by Meli Axford, whose large-scale figurative paintings explore themes of love, safety, visibility and freedom for women and girls through vivid poolside landscapes that balance realism with abstraction and cinematic colour. Trish Tait's hand-built ceramics and watercolours create quiet conversations between object and image. Sue Axford's sculptural stone pieces and enamelled glass vessels bring texture and tactility to the exhibition.

Janette Lindores' textile works add richly layered surfaces shaped through embroidery, stitching and hand process.

Afterglow is both visually immersive and deeply personal, exploring what lingers emotionally after experience, and the ways creative practice can hold memory, vulnerability and joy.