"Darker Subtexts"
"The Villain"
(pastel 75 x 55cm)
JME works with traditional pastels and oils to create her twisted
tales of seemingly normal little schoolgirls, their pets
and dollies. Drawing from her own experiences
growing up in an all girl’s school,
JME’s darker subtext touches the
viewer and compels them to feel
empathy for her characters.
"The Stojovic Sisters"
(Oil on Canvas 30 x 40cm)
“In my art I explore the line between good and evil and the innate
nature of the child. In doing so, I juxtapose simple “cute”
imagery with a dark subtext. Additionally I attempt
to use subtle humour in my work
to soften the moral commentary
and develop recourse.”
Having been compared to artists such as Mark Ryden,
Camilla Rose Garcia and Gris Grimly (Sally Brown,
Rave Magazine); JME’s art work typifies the
“spooky-cute” nature of these artists.
"Into the woods"
(oil on canvas 20cm x 25cm)
JME’s talent for art was recognized in high school where she was
elected as Arts Committee Leader and was involved in the
coordination of the school Art Prize. During the final
year of school she also exhibited in the
Excellence in Youth art exhibition.
“That was really strange” she says “One day I got a letter
from the minister thanking me for my participation.
I didn’t even know that I had been entered!” On
completing secondary school JME studied
art at the Berkenboom Technical Institute
in Belgium where she completed her
specialization year in “Art and
Graphic Design”.
A large part of this course involved the use
of pastels, with which JME has been working ever since.
"There was a time"
(pastel 75x55cm)
Since returning to Australia JME has been working
on refining her technique. This has involved
long hours in self study of media and
technique and much trial and error.
Additionally, JME received a lot of support
and assistance by friend and mentor,
VR Morrison.
“V is such a good person and is so helpful and giving
and has really helped me a lot with my oils.”
"Psalm 23"
(oil on canvas 30 x 40cm)
In December of last year JME released a range of limited edition T-Shirts.
These shirts are limited to 50 of each print and are currently
available via her website 
dolly did it shirt
featuring “lollypop”
“2005 was a busy year for me; having been involved in two successful
exhibitions ( “Issues” at Gallery Six Nundah and “Loading Zone”
at Art Stockroom