Welcome. I’m Emma, and this space holds both my story and the work that has grown from it.
Born in Sweden, Emma Fält spent much of her life moving between countries, immersed in different cultures and landscapes. With a background in art and media design, she worked as a graphic designer across Europe before making the move to Australia.
After stepping away from a creative career and navigating a period of personal challenge, Emma returned to painting as a way to reconnect with herself. What began as a necessity became a turning point.
Now based in Sellicks Beach, South Australia, her practice is intuitive and expressive—grounded in healing, resilience, and transformation. She works from her professional studio at the historic Myponga Co-operative Dairying Society’s Cheese Factory, where her process is guided by colour, movement, and a renewed sense of wholeness.
My Approach
Process
My work is intuitive and layered, built slowly through acrylic, charcoal, pen, and translucent tissue paper. Each mark responds to the last, allowing the painting to evolve organically rather than from a fixed plan.
Themes
My practice explores resilience, transformation, and the cycles of loss and renewal. Drawing on the metaphor of the wildflower, my work reflects the persistence of life—how something can endure, adapt, and bloom despite adversity.
Material & Meaning
I work with fragile, translucent materials that hold and reveal what lies beneath. Earlier layers remain visible like scars—traces of time, memory, and experience—revealing both fragility and strength in the surface.
Intention
Painting is how I work through what I carry. I build in layers, letting memory and experience sit in the surface. My work invites a pause—to reflect on how strength comes from moving through, not avoiding, vulnerability.
Studio Location
Old Myponga Cheese Factory
46 Main South Road
Myponga, South Australia