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Ann Russell
Apr 1, 20235 min read
50 Shades of Grey
That got your attention didn't it? But no, I'm not going to be talking about the book or the movies of the same name (Actually, I have to...
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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
Feb 14, 20234 min read
Climbing the Mountain of Life
You wouldn't be unusual if you think that life feels like something of an uphill battle, especially at the moment. Climbing a mountain is...
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Ann Russell
Jan 4, 20233 min read
Fast Forward into 2023
Back in the early 90s, I worked for a local University developing computer based learning materials. The young people now would never...
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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
Oct 31, 20223 min read
Filling the Well
Looked at Pinterest lately? It is an experience that is at the same time hugely inspiring and somewhat overwhelming and humbling. There...
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Ann Russell
Oct 2, 20223 min read
Tail-gaters
This blog refers to another recent one where I talked about the need to Step Away for perspective. As well as that, we need to keep a...
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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
Aug 5, 20223 min read
Step Away
It's all a matter of perspective! I read this great article recently about a South African artist who has plodded along on the...
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Ann Russell
Jul 9, 20224 min read
What is "good" art?
No doubt you have heard people say things like: "I don't know much about art, but I know what I like!" Often the subtext of such a...
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Ann Russell
Jun 17, 20223 min read
The Confidence Trick
Are you a "con-artist"? I don't mean as in some kind of trickster who is able to fleece people out of their hard earned savings. I mean...
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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
Apr 8, 20226 min read
Wrangling Rejection
If you are an artist of any ilk, and you have ever put your work out there for public consumption, then you have been rejected. It goes...
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Ann Russell
Mar 8, 20222 min read
International Women's' Day
Of course, I couldn't let this day pass without marking it somehow. A few years ago, we might have believed that women were getting...
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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
Feb 24, 20222 min read
Mosaic
I love mosaics. Besides being an interesting, utilitarian and poetic art form, mosaics serve as an important metaphor for life. They can...
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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
Jan 22, 20222 min read
It's only Words...
or is it? I have been journaling for a very long time, now. Ever since I was a pre-pubescent girl obsessing over boys at school and...
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Ann Russell
Dec 29, 20213 min read
Going, Going...
We are nearly done for 2021. Yay. I don't think I'm alone in thinking that 2021 was a pretty crappy year. It started, much like any other...
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Ann Russell
Nov 8, 20212 min read
Its a New World
Like most of you, the last couple of years has knocked me for six a bit. Things have changed in our world and will never be the same...
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