Trouble & Strife NZ

Lara, from Trouble and Strife is a multidisciplinary artist based in Christchurch. She loves to explore different materials in her work and whenever she can, uses unwanted, unloved items and repurposes them into art. Her current series of work focuses on fungi and the diverse range of colours, shapes and patterns they hold. This subject is explored through a variety of media from drawing and painting, to photography and spore prints. Amongst Lara's prints and ceramics that feature the fascinating world of fungi, you'll also find a wide variety of other subjects that include New Zealand landscapes, native bird studies and even abstract works. She is based in Christchurch and works from a small studio space in her back garden.