First full day at Chinatown Artists Lofts and I wake up to bamboo filling a bright alcove space. In Japan, on the first day of business, it is customary to see a new bamboo stalk ready to grow as the business does. Coincidentally it was also World Bamboo Day, an auspicious beginning, I felt. EachContinue reading “Artist-in-Residence at Ark of the Unicorns”
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7 Lessons Learnt* During My Artist Residency
After a bit of time unpacking my suitcase and settling into my new home here in Hawai’i, I’ve reflected on some of what I’ve learned about myself as an artist during my time as Artist-in-Residence at Tanks Arts Centre: 7. Bring my laptop! Several weeks of living, working & playing through my smartphone is enoughContinue reading “7 Lessons Learnt* During My Artist Residency”
Butterfly Rainforest – More Progress to Report
Happily, there is a lot of progress to report today! Still living and posting through my smart phone so apologies for typos and formatting issues that are likely to happen. I’ve also blown through the wifi data plan here at the house so thankfully my SIM card plan has unlimited data on the weekends! Yay!Continue reading “Butterfly Rainforest – More Progress to Report”
A Creative Type with Patience
Does one’s art bring out traits otherwise hidden or unattainable in other areas of our lives? Each day as I work in the Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitor’s Centre I hear the word patience in regards to my work. Never would I ever describe myself as a patient person. But those who stop to see meContinue reading “A Creative Type with Patience”
Uninterrupted Work
It has been such a luxury to have days and days in a row of uninterrupted time to just work on my Butterfly Rainforest! Each day brings such a huge amount of progress it leaves me so much to look forward the next day. While the photos don’t look like I’ve made much progress, actualContinue reading “Uninterrupted Work”
Butterfly Rainforest Research is Solid
The area in the Cairns Botanic Gardens where I am working is a multi-use space and I found myself attending the latest “Walk & Talk” event hosted by Friends of the Botanic Gardens: Watching Out for Wicked Weeds. Many native butterflies here in Far North Queensland enjoy plants and flowers from non-native species. SomeContinue reading “Butterfly Rainforest Research is Solid”
Early Build Days
Thank You to everyone who patiently reads through my progress reports as I am creating all posts with my smartphone. I suspect there are formatting issues I’d be twitching to fix if I had my laptop! This has been a busy build week with many parts and pieces looking like other objects on their wayContinue reading “Early Build Days”