Inside the studio journal
The messy and fun parts of creating.
The ugly bits
There is a part in every painting where it feels like everything is wrong and I just want to paint over it. Sometimes, I do. This was the garish and unsettling phase of my painting ‘Something Else’. Imagine her on your wall! I pushed through this stage and the painting that came out is honestly one of my favourites and I am so damn proud of myself.
Getting there
Getting closer to something great, but the calf felt flat and in certain lights felt like it was lacking depth.
From horror to happiness
It came together! Look at these two.
Unintentionally, this painting ended up looking like a combination of my mother and me. Slightly older than I am now, slightly younger than her, with an incredible strength and power, soft yet fierce.
Not a woman who curates herself for superficial compliments. Not pretty or skinny. Something else. Something so much more expansive and complex, authentically human.
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Dr Michelle Hamrosi and I brought to life a book. ‘Charlie’s Birthday Adventure’ is a children’s book designed to normalise bushfire evacuations, and start the conversation between children and parents. This book has become a community resource through the Eurobodalla, NSW, and is now being distributed to schools and communities nationwide.
