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Swarms of Lepidoptera
Continental butterflies and more! I returned home this month from a delightful jaunt through England (and a little bit of Scotland). During the trip, butterflies emerged as a recurring theme. I’m...
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Adorable kitten rescue news flashback
Monday 20 August is RSPCA’s Cupcake Day – remember to pat a puppy, make a donation and eat some cake! The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was established in Victoria in 1871. The...
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Melbourne Gallery Crawl I
Braving Melbourne’s variable weather, ARLIS/ANZ delegates iced the conference cake with a gallery crawl on Saturday. Here are some quick notes and photos which won’t do the spaces or the works...
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Artist as maker, representation or assumption
How are artists are represented in and through their work, do we make assumptions about makers? Robert Holden explored this concept at his book launch last year for “May Gibbs: More than a...
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Liedekijn variations
The nights are getting colder, so be careful that you’re not lured into the forest by a captivating song just like Machteld in the Song of Lord Halewijn. A group of artists (including my collaborative...
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Liedekijn art exhibition opening and book launch
What is liedekijn? It means “little song”, the title is from a medieval Dutch folktale, ‘The Song of Lord Halewijn’. Here’s the quote from a translation: “Halewijn zong een liedekijn” = “Lord...
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Canberra art exhibition opening crawl
Last night there were four art exhibition openings in Canberra, all starting at 6pm. Is that a record? I attended them all – briefly – just to confirm it was possible! It took just under 2 hours and...
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Edible bride
The fantasy of a perfect wedding is infectious, a spindrift dream of puffy skirts, relaxed but efficient event management, and best of all, the bride’s perfect body – forever preserved as a replica...
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Braidwood gallery crawl II
Today we had a roadtrip from Canberra to Braidwood with the ARLIS/ANZ ACT Chapter (Arts Libraries Society Australia & New Zealand). I did a test run in May and it was lovely to see the change of...
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Braidwood gallery crawl III
On Sunday, my dear friend Lani and I enjoyed a relaxing Braidwood/Bungendore roadtrip. The itinerary is quite similar to two previous Braidwood roadtrips (May 2014 and June 2014). I guess I enjoy it as...
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