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EXHIBITION: Celebrating Colour and Friendship!

By on May 10, 2017 in Art, Creativity, Exhibitions, Living, Marie's Notepad, News and Events, Uncategorized

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.

By on November 5, 2015 in Essays, Living, Marie's Notepad

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 […]

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Creativity, a Pathway to Hope.

By on July 17, 2015 in Essays, Marie's Notepad, Uncategorized

  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 […]

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