A Life of Making — Biography & Milestones
Artist statement, professional biography, selected experience and key developments across four decades.
This page traces the major creative chapters that have shaped my practice, from functional art and creative enterprise to figurative sculpture, mixed-media work and contemporary installation.
Current Practice — Fragile Futures
Explore Dina Goebel’s evolving sculptural project transforming 3D-printing waste into environmental encounters.
Irony Specimens: Bass Coast Jellyish (current)
Created before Fragile Futures developed, the Bass Coast jellyfish began as an independent sculptural series and quickly found a strong audience. Resin, light and preservation-style presentation reimagine local marine species as precious museum specimens. Some works later entered Fragile Futures, but the series remains independently recognised and commercially active.
Sculptural narratives - Ancients Lost (2025)
In this series I focus on lost cultures and forgotten rituals. By blending natures materials such as deer antlers and fur, with modern materials of resin, wire and adornments, I aim to capture a haunting yet beautiful image of ancient civilizations of a bygone era.
Contemporary Curiosities (2023 - current)
Resuming my full-time art practice in early 2023, I embraced the opportunity to open a gothic-themed retail stall, expanding my creative work into the world of oddities and curiosities — a passion that, amusingly enough, began as my childhood collecting hobby.
Sculptural narratives - Art-dolls (2016 - 2025)
My unique art doll forms blend conservation and consumerism, aiming to highlight the fragility of the natural world with the reality of its demise through hybrid surrealism.
Limited edition - Pokemon fan art (2025 - current)
With radiant eyes and a beautiful matt finish, these Limited Edition Pokémon figures are displayed and autographed on their own special MOSS covered base.
Ball-joint-dolls (BJD) collection (2015-2020)
In 2015 I stumbled into the world of beautiful artist created ball joint dolls (bjd), firstly by discovering world acclaimed artist Marina Bychkova’s amazing Enchanted Dolls and then after acquiring one, began my creative journey in creating clothes and accessories for them. I have since grown my collection and began to create my own unique doll furniture and accessories.
Beaded Jewelry & Macrame (2006 - 2024)
I commenced designing jewelry for the ArTTable in 2006 and found with my sculptural experience that jewelry with wire, macrame, using quality glass beads and gemstones came naturally to me. My organic style so evident throughout all my working mediums also developed into a distinguishable feature in my jewelry designs.
Glass Mosaics & Murals (2002 - 2010)
Sculpture has brought me so much joy as I experiment with tactile materials, adornments and fossicking to re-purpose found objects.
Fantasy Dreams Bedheads (1995 – 2008)
My first global foray as an artist! Moving beyond local markets, I made and sold wonderfully eclectic fantasy bedheads around the world.
Rural settlers cottage renovation (2020 - current)
Blue Mist Rise - a beautiful mini acreage in Gippsland with a 150 year old farm settlers cottage. A lot of work and a vision to retire.