Mia Carppan
Liffey (2025)
Linoprint and collage on paper
35 x 50cm

This print is part of the Liffey linocut series, inspired by camping trips to Liffey Falls State Reserve. This place holds special meaning for me, weaving together childhood memories of Finland’s short, mild summers with my present experiences here in Tasmania.

I’m still searching for a sense of belonging in this landscape, and though I haven’t quite found it yet, the memories are beginning to blend. Images become imprints—layered, evolving—and through them, a quiet sense of home begins to form.

Mia is a multidisciplinary artist and maker whose work spans across ceramics, textiles, painting and printmaking. Originally from Finland, she now lives and works in Launceston. She is currently studying at UTAS, School of Creative Arts, Inveresk.

Her practice is grounded in experiences of travel and encounters with the natural world. Working with clay, ink and mixed media, Mia explores the dialogue between human hands and organic forms. Her works honor both materiality and the sense of place.

Informed by her own journey of migration, her work reflects a search for belonging, connection, and continuity across shifting environments. Each piece embodies an act of attentive making and celebrates the quiet poetry of everyday forms found in nature.

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