Off with her head!: How Medusa lost her head and found her voice
Like many ancient stories, the legend of Medusa has been retold, reinterpreted and repurposed over time, including post the #metoo movement.
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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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- Aug 11, 2021
- 2 min
5 surprising facts about the colour pink
Pink is everywhere from home décor, clothing and packaging. But do you really know pink as well as you think?
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
The wise owl
This painting considers two nursery rhymes; The Wise Old Owl and the Owl and the Pussy Cat. In both rhymes the owl is male
- May 11, 2020
- 2 min
The Little Mermaid through our eyes
There is so much symbolism and hidden meanings in fairytales and nursery rhymes that I keep on circling back to them.
- May 1, 2020
- 7 min
All the things I haven’t done on Instagram
A tale of woe from an aspiring (and lazy) Instagram artist. I am no expert on Instagram but I am happy to share what little I know.
- Mar 14, 2020
- 2 min
Art to Art Unearthed Prize
Art to Art is a local gallery run by Philippa Demase in North Balwyn. This year they launched their first Unearthed Prize and guess who won?
- Mar 4, 2020
- 2 min
From one artist to another
Brisbane artist Rose Hewartson has recently embarked on a project that involves interviewing Australian artists.
- Dec 29, 2018
- 3 min
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
- Oct 12, 2018
- 2 min
Where to buy affordable art in Melbourne & beyond
Want to know where to find affordable art in Melbourne? Many people feel intimidated to walk into a gallery so I've made it easy for you
- Jun 10, 2018
- 4 min
Hsieh Tehching: the artist who lived like a homeless person in the name of art
Tehching Hsieh’s Outdoor Piece was created in the post-modernist period but is modernist
- 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
- Mar 2, 2018
- 4 min
Conceptual contempt: the rise of invisible art
Invisible art has a distinctive non-visual emphases, or one might say an emphasis on nothing. Usually, a believer of less is more,
- Dec 8, 2017
- 2 min
The year that was
What a crazy year! I'd like to take a minute to reflect on the year that's been and to thank you
- Nov 27, 2017
- 4 min
Embrace your inner artist
You don’t need to be an artist to enjoy making art. You just need to have a go.
- 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 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
- Feb 18, 2017
- 1 min
A poem: Don’t wait for prince charming
A feminist poem: Don’t wait for prince charming.
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