Tag Archives: art

Losses (with special appearances by John Howard the actor)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

It’s been a grim time for losses at the ABC – my broadcast media of choice. Two of my favourite people have died recently and I, like many other people, am sad and missing them. Firstly and very unexpectedly, John … Continue reading →

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Art of the body

Posted on May 13, 2017 by

I went to a really interesting exhibition this week at Adelaide Central School of Art. It featured the work of two women, Deb Prior, whose work I have seen previously (I have one of her pieces actually) and Cheryl Hutchens. … Continue reading →

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Little bits of life, arranged

Posted on April 7, 2017 by

I’ve been on holidays as you might know, and I went to Melbourne for a few days last week – first time for ages. I love to go to the art gallery when I am there, and saw a few … Continue reading →

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Mark’s magic worlds

Posted on February 26, 2017 by

Sometimes you meet people who are quite special in unexpected ways. Mark lives in the southern community and I came across him a few months ago. One of the things he does is make art – and it is really … Continue reading →

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Baskets and butterflies

Posted on December 3, 2016 by

Today was the annual Butterfly Walk down south, walking for a nonviolent, domestic violence free community – it has featured here before (and here) – but before that I had a great afternoon with some lovely women, learning how to weave baskets … Continue reading →

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A meeting with the elders (or Peter’s Party)

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

Peter Willis has appeared in these pages before, and is back again, this time for being instrumental in bringing together a gathering of the Social Developers’ Network (SDN) here in Adelaide. This is an organisation that has been supporting people … Continue reading →

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Creativity brightens a street

Posted on September 24, 2016 by

Kylie has been promising to do a blog post for a while (I love to have other people write here, hint hint). I really appreciate her sense of beauty and creativity (which has brightened this blog previously, and here and here … Continue reading →

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