by Gela-Marie | May 10, 2017 | Art, Creativity, Exhibitions, News and Events
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....
by Gela-Marie | Nov 5, 2015 | Art, Creativity, Essays, Living, Writing
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...
by Gela-Marie | Jul 17, 2015 | Art, Creativity, Essays, Marie's Notepad
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...
by Gela-Marie | May 29, 2015 | Marie's Notepad, News and Events
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...
by Gela-Marie | Mar 19, 2014 | Books, Green Vanilla Tea, Marie's Notepad, Reviews
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...
