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Ann Russell

Aug 53 min read

Giving the World A Sporting Chance

Considering the Olympics in the light of where we want to go as a society.

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Ann Russell

Jul 173 min read

Making It

"Making It" is much more about making it than accumulating wealth.

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Ann Russell

Feb 164 min read

Cultivating Curiosity

Curiosity and Creativity go hand in hand. It is difficult to be creative if you are not curious. Asking the question "What if?" leads to...

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Ann Russell

Sep 2, 20232 min read

Perspective

"Perspective" is the theme for this year's Queensland Regional Art Awards. It is a good theme because you could apply it to your artwork...

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Ann Russell

Jun 18, 20233 min read

Queenslander!

It's that time of the year again...not that it is really on my radar. But I acknowledge that many people, perhaps including you, are...

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Ann Russell

May 11, 20233 min read

Art as Therapy

Many of us have been saddened in recent weeks by the sudden death of celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo. Even if we have never watched...

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Ann Russell

Mar 8, 20233 min read

International Women's Day

So this morning my husband wished me a happy international women's day and in the next breath asked me if there was an international...

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Ann Russell

Dec 2, 20224 min read

2022 - the year that was.

This is the part of the year that we begin to reflect on the year that we are about to say goodbye to. As per usual, Christmas has snuck...

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Ann Russell

Sep 9, 20223 min read

Womens' Work

So the government and various others have been involved in a "Job Summit" over the last week or so. I'm not sure their talk fest will...

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Ann Russell

May 5, 20225 min read

The Art of Voting Well

You can't have missed the fact that we have an election coming up in a few weeks. And if you read my social media pages, you will also...

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Ann Russell

Mar 1, 20224 min read

A Turgid Weekend

The first time I heard the word 'turgid' was in a printmaking class nearly forty years ago and I had no idea what it meant. I needed to...

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Ann Russell

Jan 26, 20222 min read

Aussie Heroes

So today is Australia Day, or for Indigenous Australians, Invasion Day. As a result, for me, it was both a day where I can celebrate...

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Ann Russell

Aug 12, 20212 min read

Be kind, that's all.

In a time when people's mental health is suffering, people are feeling negative, lost and isolated, it is great to see some people...

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Ann Russell

Mar 4, 20213 min read

The Art of Life

The basis of my doctoral project is that art (in my case, visual art) enables the development of creative and critical thought, which...

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Ann Russell

Jan 1, 20212 min read

Goodbye 2020, hello 2021

So, I don't know anyone who is sad that we have now booted 2020 out the back door and down the back stairs. It has, for most people, been...

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Ann Russell

Oct 27, 20202 min read

The story so far...

I have always drawn, painted and made things. It is my way of interacting with and dealing with what the world throws at me. It is how I...

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Ann Russell

Apr 29, 20204 min read

The Value of Teachers

The whole debate about whether schools should remain open during Covid-19 has highlighted some of the issues in education that...

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Ann Russell

Mar 4, 20202 min read

The Toilet Paper Absurdity

Okay, so I am cranky now. This afternoon I went to do the usual fortnightly grocery shop, and the doomsday preppers had gone nuts and...

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Ann Russell

Dec 21, 20192 min read

In the Firing Line

You have to have been living under a rock on another planet to not be aware that Australia is burning...literally and figuratively....

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Ann Russell

Oct 22, 20193 min read

What the?...again.

So yesterday, I felt like I was starting to get my zen back a bit. Went for a walk, did some artwork, sat outside and watched the trees....

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