Tricia Smout is a Brisbane teacher and multi-media artist. She loves working with all types of textiles, exploring their tactile qualities and playing with colour combinations, using a wide variety of techniques. Tricia is passionate about calligraphy, and often uses letters, words and symbols as the inspiration to create hangings, artist books, sculptures and wearable art. Her work has been exhibited, purchased and published in Australia and overseas. In 2012 she had the privilege of being Artist-in-Residence at Brisbane Botanic Gardens.