Farewell to my well-heeled friends
How many times have you fallen in-love with a pair of gorgeous, strappy stilettos only to bring them home to discover they
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Artist blog
This artist blog covers everything from important news, artistic inspiration and just general thoughts on life. My favourite topics of conversation are art, fashion, gender equality and personal development. My writing has an arty, feminist spin because that's just the way I roll.
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- Dec 12, 2018
- 4 min
The case against rape
Laws were invented by men for men, to protect their property. They were not created to protect the rights of women, children and those witho
- May 17, 2018
- 4 min
My sexist education
If you had told me about the gender pay gap when I got my first job at the age of 19 I would have been shocked. I was so naïve.
- Apr 11, 2018
- 6 min
Fairy tales transformed through the work of artists
Fairy tales excite our imagination and ignite our darkest fears. So it is was with high expectations that I visited the summer exhibition at
- Sep 6, 2017
- 3 min
Ridiculously fashionable
As a fan of Suits and The Good Wife, you'd be forgiven for thinking that female lawyers are all getting around in 4 inch heels
- Aug 4, 2017
- 4 min
Is the MCG a tribute to our patriarchal society? A brief history of women and the MCG
Is the MCG a tribute to our patriarchal society? A brief history of women and the MCG.
- Jul 18, 2017
- 5 min
Welcome to Gender Studies 101
t's hard to believe that in this day and age there still exist young, well-educated Australians who don't believe there is gender pay gap.
- Mar 24, 2017
- 2 min
Pass me my gun dear
You may be wondering what this painting is about. It's about turning traditional gender roles on their head.
- Mar 8, 2017
- 3 min
The dreaded F word
Each year, on March 8 we celebrate International Women's Day. It's an opportunity for all of us to consider the advancement of gender equali
- Feb 18, 2017
- 1 min
A poem: Don’t wait for prince charming
A feminist poem: Don’t wait for prince charming.
- Jan 31, 2017
- 6 min
Defining the stages of a modern woman’s life
Klimt's depiction of Three Ages of Women encompasses Playful Child, Sexy Seductress, Good Mother and Wise Older Woman.
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
What's wrong with feminist art?
Trailblazers of the feminist art movement included Yoko Ono, Vivenne Binns and Judy Chicago.
- Dec 7, 2016
- 4 min
The price of being a woman
You may know me as an artist but I'm also an accountant (yes, strange I know) and nothing upsets me more than monetary gender inequality.
- Dec 7, 2016
- 2 min
Do we need another Disney princess?
Like most little girls growing up, I dreamed of being a princess. My favourite princess was Sleeping Beauty. It was my favourite book because of the extravagant, ornate illustrations. Disney’s animated feature length movies were also a staple of my childhood and it’s no wonder I wanted to be a princess, since nearly all the female heroines were either princess or dogs (Lady and the Tramp, and One Hundred and One Dalmatians). 'No princess here,' 2016, paper. Some of these prin
- Oct 22, 2016
- 4 min
My very own artist manifesto
I've decided to write an artist manifesto. I briefly considered writing an artist memoir but decided they’re old news.
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