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In the evening I sit and remember the day. As I do this I call the good elements forward, front and centre, the bits worth holding on to. I have been doing this practice most days for over ten years, both in the evening and during the moments of the day. It’s what many call…
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This is a story of falling in love for the first time. In this story, rather dramatically. I was five when I ventured into the huge paddock behind our house. In actual truth it wasn’t that large a paddock, I just had little legs. It also had two sheep in it, one was a ram.…
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My eldest says that I am allergic to negative space. They’re right. I have history of creating work that fills the page. But in the past the drawing’s intensity and density was mitigated by the use of bright colours and intricate patterning. There wasn’t restraint so much, but there was freedom and joy and a…
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Tonight, on this cool, two jumpers and a dressing gown evening, I have made the first pot of tea for the season. Water is excluded from the favourite drink list because it is by far the best drink of all. Therefore, tea is my favourite drink and a pot is extra special. I drink more…
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I found a dead body when I was four. Yes, this is a story about death, but not trauma or pain. No one was hurt. Which is not something we always get to say when we tell stories about death. When I was four I lived in a country town and across the road from…
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During the last year or so I have been throwing my heart, head and hands deep into an old and always passion of mine – clothes. Namely, cutting them up then shaping and sewing them anew. Okay, sewing might be a stretch – let’s use the word assemble or diy or cobble together. We will…
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Maybe we just take note of the good things like: I had an adventure with a plate of fruit toast today. I love adventure, but not all of them are great. This fruit toast was as if one was eating 9 rum soaked plum puddings and 4 aged fruitcakes, squeezed into a crust. No amount…
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The world is a mess. Many of us are overwhelmed, struggling and others are deeply suffering from the state violence of war and poverty. In Australia 48 Billionaires hold more wealth combined than the bottom 40% of our population. That’s obscene. That’s more than 11 million Australians who all together have less than this small…
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Whereby I choose a word to guide me and be my talisman for the year ahead. A word that can pull my thoughts and body back into focus. Be embedded into my every move and task of living. Words from previous years have included stability, ease and flexibility – all encompassing ideas that now influence…
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Art is taking a bit to process right now – in a gentle spacious way that isn’t ready to be said out loud. So, instead, I thought I would share with you a lovely moment. Near us there is a lane that houses back on to, some have little gardens. I was walking down the lane…
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