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Crop Circle Art WA.
Australia’s first-ever crop circle art gallery.
A one-way journey through wonder - follow the spiral labyrinth and encounter 12 breathtaking site-specific artworks rising from the golden wheat of Goomalling. Ceramic, metal, sound, sculpture, and imagination - all crafted by visionary artists responding to place, spirit, and story.

Fleur Schell

International clay artist Fleur Schell returns to her childhood home - Goomalling, Western Australia - a place where her love for clay and imagination was first nurtured. As a child, she wandered barefoot through golden wheat fields to a small island surrounded by a sea of wheat. In her mind, she imagined a giant creature moving beneath the wheat, circling the island like a sentinel. From this childhood vision, the Wheatwhale installation was born. Growing up in the 1980s, Fleur vividly remembers the "Save the Whale" bumper stickers - symbols of a passionate movement to protect a species from extinction. Today, the Wheatwhale takes on a new meaning: a Trojan horse of sorts. In a world facing global environmental challenges, the whale now represents something far greater—a symbol of our interconnectedness, and of the impact our everyday choices have on the planet. The simple act of purchasing a product can ripple outward, affecting ecosystems and species across the globe, including the great whale. From a child’s perspective, the scale of these challenges can feel overwhelming - paralysing, even. That’s why surrounding the Wheatwhale is a mass gathering of smaller creatures, lovingly created by the children of Goomalling. These clay forms, full of wonder and imagination, invite us to reconnect with the natural world. Beyond politics, headlines, or science, art can shift our perspective in unexpected ways. By creating creatures that reflect our empathy for other species, we begin to build not only habitats, but imagine a more pleasurable future. The best art is that which needs to be made. This is the purpose of Wheatwhale.

whale and Fleur

Melissa Ellero :
Stories of Seeds - Karrak

A selection from One hundred hand-carved, raku-fired ceramic forms scattered in the wheat - a sculptural seed bank honouring the Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo.

Iconic and starving, Karrak searches for what’s left of its disappearing forest. This installation is a call to awareness, echoing the raw geometry of nature and the urgent need to preserve its balance.

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Digby & Chucky :
Metal Beings

Welded forms emerge from the wheat like relics of a future myth - industrial, intricate, and alive with story.

Danica Wichtermann :
What Remains

A porcelain vessel etched with endangered black cockatoos sits atop a charred Marri stump, surrounded by ghosted impressions of native seed pods. This sculptural installation reflects on habitat loss and the vanishing calls of these long-lived birds, asking what it will take for their voices to return.

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Sheryl Chant :
Sky Stones

Defying gravity, approximately 100 suspended ceramic forms aim to transform our perception. Sky Stones invite viewers to experience the landscape through an altered perspective, offering new ways to see the world.

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Jackie Masters :
Wild Ceramic Flowers

A blooming field of hand-thrown clay flowers—each a fragile offering to nature and a quiet warning of what we stand to lose.

Monia Allegre :
Birds

Circles of black clay birds—still, silent, spectral—surround you in ghostly repetition. A visceral reflection on extinction and our duty to protect.

Mahli Wilkes :
Wild & Free

The idea of a wild and free childhood like wild rabbits. Learning to balance freedom with responsibilities. 

Mahli is hoping to get around 12 air dry clay rabbits made and they will be playing within her crop circle.

Peta Riley :
Sea Dreaming

A whimsical escape beneath the waves. Peta's crop circle becomes an imaginary underwater home, blending fantasy and rural charm.

Miki Stirbinskis:
Enduring Hope

Quiet strength rising from a sea of flowers, reflecting the resilience of nature and our place within it.

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Katie Chester :
Wheatbelt Grounded

A pointillist painting embedded in the land, framed by wire-hung gum leaves - a grounded homage to the textures and colours of home.

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Lyn Nixon :
Double Gee

Inspired by the ‘Double Gee’ prickle, the work questions the facade of the idealized suburban lifestyle, revealing hidden struggles beneath. The sharp, fragile forms symbolize life’s unpredictability and realities of day-to-day life.

Crop Circle Art:
12 breathtaking site-specific artworks rising from the golden wheat of Goomalling.

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