Sam Buckley heard rock and roll for the first time when he was 12 years old. The sounds swept over him, gritty and raw, pouring out of his dad’s record player – something that was previously reserved for gospel music alone. But not this day.

Katy Dee’s rule-breaking art is a wild celebration of flora and fauna, the way the light hits the shoreline and days gone by on pebble-stone beaches. It’s freedom bursting forth from her studio doors, swiftly followed by Fleetwood Mac lyrics and the pitter patter of her paint-splattered ugg boots, darting from one canvas to the next.

Brought to you by Screenwave International Film Festival, Storyland is the all new Coffs Harbour music and arts festival you didn’t know you needed in your life – until now.

Aly, a contemporary illustrator, graphic designer and educator, always knew she was lucky to call Coffs home – and today, after a number of adventures away, she’s happy to ground herself on Gumbaynggirr land once more.