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🖼️ One-of-a-Kind Original
🌈 Handmade in Australia
🪵 Tasmanian Oak Floating Frame
🚚 Free Shipping Australia-wide
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Not Here To Play Small is all about taking up space with colour, confidence, and a bit of joyful drama. The bright vessel and bursting flowers make it feel lively, expressive, and impossible to ignore.
Story & inspiration
I keep coming back to this sugar-bowl-inspired shape because I love the contrast of its clean structure against these looser, more organic flowers. This version leans into deeper, earthier colour against the big hit of turquoise, so it feels playful and full of life, but still grown up.Where it lives best
Perfect for a sitting room, sunroom, hallway, or anywhere you want a hit of colour that feels bold and uplifting. It would look especially lovely in a space with natural light or a view to the garden. -
It brings a room to life with bold colour and movement that feels joyful, confident, and full of personality.
The bright vessel and bursting floral shapes give it a playful energy, balanced by earthy tones and a more grown-up feel.
It’s the kind of piece that helps a space feel warmer, braver, and much more like the person living there.
The layered collage, inky marks, and hand-painted details give you plenty to keep noticing over time.
As a one-of-a-kind original, it gives your home something distinctive that no one else will have.
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Title: Not Here To Play Small
Medium: Original mixed media acrylic paint and paper collage on cradled plywood board
Size: 40.6 × 50.8 × 3.8 cm
Frame: Unframed | ready to hang | 38 mm board edge is varnished for a clean look
Orientation: Portrait
Finish: Signed, professionally finished for longevity, and ready to hang
One of a kind, original artwork by Australian artist Sandra Gale
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Australia
Free shipping from South Australia. Every artwork is carefully packed with protective materials to ensure it arrives in perfect condition, ready to hang. All original art requires a signature on delivery for security.International
Shipping is calculated at checkout. Most orders arrive within 2–4 weeks of dispatch. Your artwork will be professionally packed to gallery standards. Any taxes, duties, or import fees are the responsibility of the buyer (please check your local rules).Returns & Damage Policy
I don’t accept returns on original artworks for change of mind, but I’m happy to create a free digital mock-up of how the piece could look in your space before you buy. Just email me a photo of your wall.If your artwork arrives damaged in transit, please contact me straight away and I’ll make it right. Every artwork is fully insured during shipping so you can purchase with confidence. To process a claim, I’ll need:
Photos of the damaged packaging before opening
Photos of the artwork inside the packaging, with the damage visible
This helps me lodge a quick claim with the courier so we can resolve it smoothly.
Artist’s Note
This one was a fun balancing act because I wanted it to feel playful and full of life, but not too sweet or too young. I ended up pulling in those darker earthy tones against the bright turquoise, and that’s when it clicked. Now it feels like someone who walks into the room laughing, telling three stories at once, and somehow still looks incredibly stylish.
