About Hannah

After more than 17 years as a professional photographer — with work published in The Australian, QantasLink Spirit, Hello May, and Country Bride — I’ve long been drawn to the quiet, intimate details of the world around us. That way of seeing came from my mother, artist and educator Julie Millerick, who taught me from a young age how to truly look — at leaves, shadows, texture, colour — and to find wonder in the natural world.

I was born and raised in Alice Springs, where my Irish father and Victorian mother met in the 1970s and never left. Growing up, I often travelled with Mum as she facilitated women’s art programs across remote communities for a university. Those experiences shaped me. I feel a deep and lasting connection to Central Australia, to the Traditional Custodians of the lands — their art, their culture, and their enduring wisdom. It’s a connection I carry into every part of my creative practice.

Years later, during a mid-life reckoning, it was Mum who said gently, “You need to start eco-printing.” And so I did. There were no shortcuts — only learning through process, trial and error, and the gentle collaboration with nature — the real artist in this work. Even when I try to recreate a past success, nature reminds me: nothing is ever exactly the same. And that’s the beauty of it.

Now based in Ocean Grove, Victoria, I continue this creative lineage. My textile practice is rooted in foraging, slow craft, and seasonal responsiveness. I work with natural fibres — silk, cotton, wool — and dye them using leaves, bark, flowers, and plant matter collected from my garden and surrounding bushland.

Each piece is a quiet record of a moment in time — shaped by place, weather, and the subtle influence of the land. This work is about more than cloth. It is about listening, honouring, and remembering. It’s about connection: to nature, to culture, to each other.

Thank you for being part of this evolving journey. I’m deeply grateful to share it with you.

— Hannah x