Jo McFadyen is an artist working with cardboard and shellac based in Kinglake, Victoria.

Jo studied a Bachelor of Arts in Ceramics at RMIT, but wanting to explore a different medium she began experimenting with shellac - a natural environmentally-friendly resin made from the secretions of the female lac beetle.

She works from a small studio on Taungurang Country and is an active member of her local Kinglake artistic community, teaching drawing to both adults and children. Last year she worked with six local primary schools to put on a large group exhibition of children’s artwork with over 300 works.

In response to climate change, she works primarily with upcycled materials, sourcing cardboard and shellac flakes second-hand.