I teach creativity and I love to teach! I have been blessed to teach women around the world – Australia, Nepal, Online, Spain, USA and New Zealand. Part of teaching is to go on Creative Adventures and learn from others. This is one of my great passions – to learn. Below are some of the Creative Adventures I have been on ….
Using vintage supplies in my art is a great love of mine.
A book Fair that supported charity was a winning combo to me!
Naidoc week ’27’ I started to learn the traditional form of grass weaving. I’m hooked!
Drinking apple tea, turkish delight snacks a morning mosaicing a turkish lamp.
I had never tried my hand at leather by experienced teachers, only played in my studio. A day workshop with my friend making my own sandals with TJ’s Leathercraft was a day well spent. The best bit, I could make sandals to fit my weird size feet! Winning.
To be surrounded with beautifully dyed NZ merino wool – rainbow wool …
Laying out the colours to create a landscape to then wet felt it all in place.
Drinking Tea and Balinese artist Wayan taught me traditional basket weaving.
The joy of monsoon in Bali is to spend the day carving masks.
Two days drawing and learning the art of Batik silk painting in the home compound ‘Nirvana’ an art experience with award winning artist Nyoman Suradnya. NYOMAN, endeavours to pass on his knowledge and enthusiasm- The art of making Batik is meditation in action. Aware of your breath, focus your mind as well as your body and be here in the now.
Walking by a lady drawing I asked can you teach me that? And she did! Love Bali.
I carry canvases with me and create backgrounds with anyone passing by.
I have many from Nepal, I take them home and paint on top of them.
Even the local Sadhus at Pashupatinath, have joined in Nepal -colourful energy.
When my daughter was 3 she connected with this elephant in a Nepal jungle.
She still washes her and while I watch I add more colour to canvas – Nepal
Teaching a country tour, a local tv channel came to interview me- Australia
Airport Art! I can sniff it out my favourites are the glass mosaic blooms -Singapore
The red thread connects Artists around the world and I brought us all together to create in Spain.
Our days and nights were spent creating in a castle high in the Pyrenees mountain ranges.
Barcelona is famous for ‘trencadis’ broken plates mosaic pioneered by Antoni Gaudi.
I have bought the art back from Spain to my garden in Australia. I create paths, seats all upcycled crockery.
I said I will create in Italy – the closest to date is a sunrise from the plane!
I love vintage fabric so to find a vintage flea market in Spain was a win!
If it is hot, Lemon iced Tea under shelter by the beach and painting more canvas.
A photo of the background in the local area until the canvas comes to life-Bali
Tea and planning are also part of my being – where to create next?
Frida Kahlo taught by one of my favourite online artists in person.
I have followed Donna Munro online for years and she was teaching near me!
Do you have some old painted canvases? I do! Lets turn them into journals.
A day learning how to needle felt with fibre artist Arzu Unel-Cleary in Eumundi, Qld.
A felted Earth Goddess was created, and a beautiful day in circle.
Clay figures-Cathy from Fried Mudd encouraged me to get in touch with clay. Step by step she formed.
Building the body then the head and hair and boom my head fell off and hair got scrapped.- Noosa
I trained at the Goldsmith school in Red Hill but you can never make enough silver rings.
I seem to go to Bali alot! I just love creating with others and with local tools, the simplicity- Bali
Another year and more Batik, One can never learn too much! I love to pass a day creating. – Bali
I wanted stairs up to my house, so I asked a local Uncle to teach me village techniques- Nepal
Carving Māori jade, known as pounamu a sacred art to create my Taonga with Moari Artist – New Zealand.
And I love to paint on rocks so when I was at Base Camp Mt Everest I grabbed some! – Tibet
Who knows what is next – I spend alot of time learning online as well as in person
so many talented Artists many I have yet to meet in person.
