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The heART of the Matter
Have you ever heard the saying "earth without art is just "eh""? It's kinda what is happening at present. For many people, life is pretty...
Ann Russell
Jul 7, 20232 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Jun 18, 20233 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
May 11, 20233 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Apr 1, 20235 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Mar 8, 20233 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Feb 14, 20234 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Jan 4, 20233 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Dec 2, 20224 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Oct 31, 20223 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Oct 2, 20223 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Sep 9, 20223 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Aug 5, 20223 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Jul 9, 20224 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Jun 17, 20223 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
May 5, 20225 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Apr 8, 20226 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Mar 1, 20224 min read
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Mosaic
I love mosaics. Besides being an interesting, utilitarian and poetic art form, mosaics serve as an important metaphor for life. They can...
Ann Russell
Feb 24, 20222 min read
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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...
Ann Russell
Jan 26, 20222 min read
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