The exhibition entitled Angels and Waratahs will open at the Queanbeyan Hive on Friday, March 13 at 6pm. The show is a collaboration between Majors Creek painter Jane Ahlquist and Queanbeyan potter Galia Shy.

The guiding idea for the event arose when Jane learned of the powerful history of the waratah in both early settler and Aboriginal lore and, later, visited the collection of waratahs in bloom at the estate of the late Val Plumwood.

Ms Ahlquist said other themes had arisen from her observations of older women gardening in the district. She said they appeared to be magical custodians of the ground.

"Reflecting on these women led to a desire for a visual mythology protective of nature on containing an immanent, powerful feminine spirit," she said.

"This led on to the angels, bush witches and enchantments of landscape that enrich our mythologies and our sensitivity."

Ms Ahlquist's partner-in-crime Galia Shy works with both stained glass and clay. For the exhibition she selected pottery fired in wood and coloured by fire ash and coloured glazes.

The duo said after the summer they hoped their exhibition would be restorative and life-affirming.

The exhibition will run from from March 14 to 29. The show will be open Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm and Friday from 10am to 9pm. The Queanbeyan Hive is located at 274 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan.