After an extended gap year of painting blooms, travel and time out in nature in all sorts of glorious spots, I’m joining 3 treasured friends for a group exhibition: Celebrating Colour and Friendship. We’d love Brisbane folk to join us on opening night if you’re free. 27th May at Aspire Gallery. I’ve popped all the […]
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5 days of Unpacking: Reflections on Love, Loss and the Art of Becoming.
The streets of Brisbane are awash with purple! It’s a beautiful time of year in this part of the world. The Jacarandas are blooming and their fallen flowers have created a magnificent carpet of colour on the footpaths of my new neighbourhood. Yes, I’ve moved and my essay – 5 days of Unpacking: Reflections on […]
Creativity, a Pathway to Hope.
I’m a huge fan of Maria Popova, the well-known Brain Pickings writer and self described ‘interestingness hunter-gatherer’. I read one of her articles the other day where she explores ‘how drawing trains you to see the world more clearly and to live with a deeper sense of presence.’ Drawing, indeed, transforms the […]
Book launch! “Who Cares – Help for Those Caring for Seriously Ill Loved Ones at Home”
It’s been a while since I said hello. Truth is I’m not much of a blogger and seem to do my writing and arty creating off line. However, there’s an In-Conversation event coming up in Brisbane on June 19th and it would be lovely to see you there in person. I’ll be chatting with Joan Wilson-Jones […]
Another Green Vanilla Tea Review – Jessie Street National Women’s Library
The Jessie Street National Women’s Library is an absolutely wonderful Australian resource. I hope to drop in for a visit the next time I’m in Sydney. It is a unique specialist library dedicated to the preservation of Australian women’s work, words and history. The Library was established in 1989 and is named after Jessie […]
Cambodia
I recently returned home to Brisbane after volunteering in Cambodia for a few weeks. I’m still digesting my experiences in this exotic kingdom, there is so much to take in: the beauty, the gentle spirits of the people I met, and sadness, too. The poverty, the scars of genocide, the trusting smile of a child, […]
Love and Hope
What a heart-warming weekend! I so enjoyed speaking with the community at St Mary’s in Exile, South Brisbane – such an incredibly warm and engaged community – thank you everyone! If you would like to hear the podcast, you can have a listen here. I share our family stories of love and hope in […]
Green Vanilla Tea – ‘Behind the Book’
Good Reading is a great Australian magazine (and website) dedicated to ‘everything about books’. They published an article I wrote, along with a ‘book bite’, in their July issue and I’ve posted it here for you to have a read. (Just click on the image to make it bigger.) Hope you enjoy! Marie
Stories Matter
I have just emerged from the virtual library of Storycorps – [where] every voice matters. It’s been a morning spent on the computer, not something I imagined doing while on holiday in Hawaii but when it comes to projects like this, I say thank goodness for the Internet and what it makes possible. I’m here […]
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EXHIBITION: Celebrating Colour and Friendship!
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Finch Press Release.
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Linda Morris Interview – Sydney Morning Herald
- Writers Live – In House Conversation with Susan Duncan
- Life Matters Interview with Natasha Mitchell
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EXHIBITION: Celebrating Colour and Friendship!
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5 days of Unpacking: Reflections on Love, Loss and the Art of Becoming.
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Creativity, a Pathway to Hope.
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Book launch! “Who Cares – Help for Those Caring for Seriously Ill Loved Ones at Home”
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Another Green Vanilla Tea Review – Jessie Street National Women’s Library