Inspiration: For our ever so small garden pals, I'd like to think they find common ground or rather air among their flower loving counterparts. There's a kind of harmony between animals of a gentle nature and I wanted to show this with these two. Both are often spotted among the garden beds but blink and they'll be off to a secret hideaway not for our eyes.

This piece forms part of a themed collection that is focused on protected, threatened, and endangered Australian species. Through the expansion of European settlement, many species have been displaced by human encroachment, changing fire patterns, victims of predation, or have been exposed to disease. Raising awareness remains as the most significant challenge in the effort to reduce these possible outcomes. These represent the absence of the existence of wildlife in their natural environments.

This series has specifically utilised heat, flame, and soot to achieve the varying golden browns and charcoal greys present in the finished artwork.