I’d like to provide some clarity on success and failure. I’ve received my first rejection for the year. See, I do receive rejections too! REJECTED I think it’s important that writers, creatives and artists view these situations as steps forward and not back. Myself, having studied counselling, community services and now social welfare, working both […]
Another year goes by! 2018 will be great. #GreatBeginnings #PositiveThoughts
December 29, 2017 by
I’ve had a great year! I’m very grateful to have experienced small personal progress artistically with my first play performed as a play reading with actors under the professional guidance of a director, then I had another poem published in an art and literature journal and I was lucky to see one of my microfiction […]
A writing project in #8words by Queensland Writers Centre #change #love #home #play
November 23, 2017 by
Do you have an #8wordstory busting to get out? What would you write about? Which category/prompt would you be writing about? #change #love #home or #play Southport I was very grateful to judge Nick Earls for selecting my story to be broadcast on the GOA digital billboards in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast. […]
First Mental Health Discussion @ OZ Comic-Con #ProgressiveSteps
September 27, 2017 by
When I first made the decision to submit a proposal to Oz Comic-Con I wasn’t sure how it would go. I wasn’t sure 1) if the Con coordinators would even consider including the subject of mental health and wellbeing or 2) if anyone would turn up for it. Panel Subject An artist’s guide to mental […]
Understanding Abstract Poetry. #Writing #Rhythms
July 24, 2017 by
So you want to write an abstract poem? Well, I was lucky enough to have a poem selected and published in an art and literature journal this month. The theme was abstract. The art and literature journal was ArtAscent. Let’s begin with understanding abstraction. Anything abstract often exists in thought or having no particular concrete […]
Trust in the crazy moments #BeingAFearlessCreative #TheAbstract
June 10, 2017 by
Creating something that the viewer understands can be even more powerful in the abstract form. But it’s no easy task. The elegant balance of creating something that viewers will be intrigued by but also understand is the challenge. However, I’m a great believer on not planning everything in a creative concept. And the reason is? […]
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