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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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An artists' home

Jul 9, 2022
3 min

An artists' home

Over the past few months I've been researching the history of my period home. I was excited to discover that three other artists have lived

Fifty shades of pink (& what they mean)

Aug 7, 2021
6 min

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.

Farewell to my well-heeled friends

Dec 29, 2018
4 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

What I (finally) learnt from not buying clothes

Jan 6, 2018
4 min

What I (finally) learnt from not buying clothes

What I learnt from not buying clothes for a whole year.

Ridiculously fashionable

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

The irrelevancy of gender

Aug 4, 2017
3 min

The irrelevancy of gender

For gender equality to exist, gender must become irrelevant- in jobs, in employment and even in fashion.

Welcome to the Gender Gap

Jul 18, 2017
5 min

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.

How to survive without fashion

Jun 20, 2017
3 min

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.

Pass me my gun dear

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.

My year of not buying clothes (so far)

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

The price of being a woman

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.

My very own artist manifesto

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.

Colour your life with Colour Box Studio

Sep 30, 2015
3 min

Colour your life with Colour Box Studio

Below is an extract of an interview written by Sharmane Rabusa from Colourbox Studio. What has led you to choose a creative pathway? I...

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