“My working definition of love is sustained, compassionate attention. When you pay attention to another, it changes your relationship with them, and it also changes you. That attention is also what forms and sustains our relationship with the natural world. Your attention is one of the greatest gifts that you can give to the world, […]
April was very busy seeing me conduct two workshops, with one being a full day workshop. Floral Fusion One Day Workshop The first workshop, ‘Floral Fusion’ was my first one day workshop which was an expansion of my Spring Flowers workshop, held late last year. And that workshop focused more on art and drawing skills, […]
“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” ~ Vivian Greene Bribie Island National Park is situated 65km north of Brisbane, Queensland, and is linked to the mainland via a bridge. The geography of the park is made up of sand dunes, heathland, paperbark wetlands, […]
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~ Albert Einstein I want to share with you on a regular basis, nature’s places that bring me great peace and joy. When I feel troubled, overwhelmed, uninspired and hopeless, I find taking a walk in nature always helps. It’s a great balm for […]
“Drawing takes time. A line has time in it.” ~ David Hockney The last nature journaling workshop of the year called ‘Spring Flowers’ was recently held. This workshop was quite different from previous workshops, in that it was really focused on drawing skills, as opposed to nature journaling walks and journal entries. I chose a […]
Our first nature journaling walk | workshop at Berrinba Wetlands on the 1st of April, turned out to be such an enjoyable morning! Even though the numbers were small, it was perfect for my first nature journaling walk. The weather was cool and overcast, which allowed us to enjoy the wetlands without getting too hot, […]
Muse: a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. ~ Source UNKNOWN Welcome to my first, brand-spanking new blog! What I love about blogs is that I get to elaborate on a single story, theme or particular subject of interest. I love fleshing out ideas and concepts to […]
