I love fruit so much more these days.

I marvel at the complexity of flavour and the sometimes unassuming skin.

Selecting fruit from a bench, basket or mat, I bear witness to this universal enjoyment.

I linger over the profound beauty and saturation of fleshy colour. Colours so glorious and deep, that feel as though they have room to soak up the whole human experience.

I love to feel the pleasingly elongated shapes and the butter-soft give of the knife as it cuts

Fruit holds a different meaning and purpose to me now.

It is the vitality of life captured, perfectly packaged for my hand to hold.

 

The Wild Hours is the writing practice of Australian artist and writer,  Isa June. A collection of essays, photographs and observations that explore the shimmer and ache of motherhood, domesticity, memory, travel, aging and the creative journey as an artist. 
March 14, 2026