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A Hive Mentality

Since December 2023, I have had an installation of my work in Tasmania, at a wonderful place in Ulverstone, called THE HIVE. I was the...

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CAN DO KANDOS

Back home after a few weeks away doing an ARTIST RESIDENCY for CEMENTA at Kandos, in rural NSW (between Mudgee and Bathurst) and I have...

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ARTLANDS - National Art Gallery, Canberra

A few weeks back, ( sheesh, where did that time go....) I was fortunate enough, privileged enough, lucky enough - to be a participant in...

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SO... BEHIND THE SCENES OF A FUNNY THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME... ( Live on Morning TV)

A few weeks ago, I received an email that at first I thought was a scam. It asked if I would like to be featured on a morning TV show....

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THE JOURNEYS

The journey to where you are now is never without drama, sidetracks, detours, misadventures. Never dull, even if it might seem that way...

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Are you an artist REALLY???

The last blog I did here was about what type of artist I was. Now I am going to break that down even more. Am I really an artist? Well, I...

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SO WHAT TYPE OF ARTIST ARE YOU?

I am not going to lie, when people ask me "What do you do?" I used to hesitate to say "I am an artist" . They would inevitably say...

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MANY THINGS MEAN SOMETHING

Back in March I began installing my exhibition, 'A Lot Of Little Nothings' consisting of several installation pieces at Western Plains...

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My ADHD - or attention diverting higgledy diggledy

So I am neurodivergent, apparently. Diagnosed. As an adult. My husband has often told me that I just see the world differently, and he...

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Transformation

The act of transforming- changing. Creating something, by changing its structure, purpose and form, do we inherently change the value of...