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Artist blog
This artist's blog covers everything from important news, artistic inspiration, and just general thoughts on life. My favourite topics of conversation are art history, greek mythology, gender equality and personal development. My writing has an arty, feminist spin because that's just the way I roll.
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The untold story of Medusa
While we all know of Medusa with her crown of snakes, less is known of how Medusa became Medusa. There are 2 origin stories from Greek Myths
Sep 15, 20215 min read


Fifty shades of pink (& what they mean)
Before we deep dive into my complicated relationship with the colour pink, let me take you on a short and interesting history.
Aug 28, 20216 min read


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 11, 20212 min read


Explaining the fine print
Ever wondered what the difference is between a giclee and a lino print? Well here are the answers to all your printing questions.
Apr 29, 20206 min read


Art makes good books
If you’re looking for some good books to read this summer, here are my top 9 fiction books inspired by art.
Apr 10, 20205 min read


Who were the Romantics?
When we hear of romanticism, it conjures up ideas of love. However, the name also refers to a period in European art.
May 5, 20194 min read


Jan Ader, the artist who cried crocodile tears
I’m Too Sad to Tell You is a three-minute bl&w silent film of the artist, Bas Jan Ader, crying.
Nov 18, 20186 min read


Alice steals hearts at ACMI
The exhibition charts the evolution of Alice from the written page, to theatre, film and animation, highlighting cinematic advancements
Sep 2, 20186 min read


Curiouser & Curiouser: Opening night
Thanks to everyone who attended our opening event last night at Steps Gallery. It was a great turn out and a super fun night. See the photos
Jul 20, 20181 min read


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
Jun 10, 20184 min read


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
Apr 11, 20186 min read


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,
Mar 2, 20184 min read


Welcome to the Gender Gap
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.
Jul 18, 20175 min read


How to survive without fashion
Franca Sozzaniwas was famously quoted as saying: I know a lot of people who buy fashion. know, perhaps, only two people who have style.
Jun 20, 20173 min read


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 15, 20175 min read


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, 20176 min read


What's wrong with feminist art?
Trailblazers of the feminist art movement included Yoko Ono, Vivenne Binns and Judy Chicago.
Jan 31, 20173 min read


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.
Oct 22, 20164 min read
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