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.

Medusa as inspired by Klimt's Hygieia

My painting of Medusa is inspired by Klimt's Hygieia, as depicted in his painting of Medicine. She is the Greek goddess of health.

Sep 28, 20213 min read

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