Pass me my gun dear
You may be wondering what this painting is about. It's about turning traditional gender roles on their head.
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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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- Mar 15, 2017
- 5 min
My year of not buying clothes (so far)
Did you know that Australians are the world's second largest consumers of textiles, buying on average 27 kilograms of new clothing each year
- 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...
- Nov 14, 2016
- 1 min
Hornsby art prize finalist
The Hornsby Art Prize finalists have been announced and my illustration, "Consume Me" has been selected as a finalist for the Hornsby Art...
- Nov 6, 2016
- 2 min
Introducing the class of 2016
In anticipation of our upcoming graduate exhibition for the Diploma of Visual Arts Box Hill Institute & CAE painting and printing majors,...
- 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.
- Aug 27, 2016
- 2 min
How deep should a painting be?
The depths that people are willing to go to are very shallow indeed. Most people only require that an artwork be pleasing to the eye....
- Jun 29, 2016
- 2 min
What makes an artist: Leah Mariani and her take on fashion
This article is extracted from the Bluethumb blog. Bluethumb is an online selling platform dedicated to selling Australian art to...
- Jun 14, 2016
- 2 min
Ways of seeing
Thanks to everyone who came to the opening of "I like pretty things". For those of you who couldn't make it I would like to share with...
- May 22, 2016
- 1 min
Lost of lovers of the 18th century
These collages are inspired old fashion lovers’ keepsakes, such as painted miniatures of the 18th century.
- May 2, 2016
- 4 min
Francis Upritchard: Jealous Saboteurs
Monash University’s Museum of Modern Art (MUMA) recently held a retrospective exhibition of Francis Upritchard’s work. Upritchard has...
- Jan 14, 2016
- 2 min
Why women wear masks
Women wear masks in many societies and cultures, literally. Examples of masks worn by women include fascinators, veils, burkas and of course
- Nov 25, 2015
- 3 min
I like pretty things: does that make me shallow?
What would you do if you won millions of dollars? I’d spend it on art and fashion. Does that make me shallow?
- Nov 15, 2015
- 1 min
'I like pretty things' preview
Check out this sneak peak of the "I like pretty things" series coming soon. #exhibition #ilikeprettythings #fridaynight #freevent...
- Oct 15, 2015
- 3 min
Our love-hate relationship with sexual objectification
“Men look at women, women watch themselves being looked at.” It is an unavoidable truth. You might even say it’s natural.
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