moving beyond inner demons — The dreadful truth is that there is no way to avoid it/them. If there is indeed a deep longing emanating from your heart, the depths of your soul, a calling to pursue, then the only thing to do is to start. Today. I can’t now, you will say, that’s absurd…

I have been working on the painting below for a while, not really liking it or even wanting to paint it. Yet I had a strong sense that I needed to paint it. The last period has been a profound one for me — maybe for everyone — I have…

How many bold initiatives or dreams are quietly dropped and left behind? As inspiration dwindles and the fun of immersion and the new slowly passes, how do we keep on going? As a creative I have huge energy at the early stage of projects — I love the visioning and…

Change, while it is constant, can be truly terrifying. I know this, while also recognising I am one of those people who (mostly) thrives amidst change. Change rocks: there are new horizons to ponder, new pathways, ideas, people and emerging opportunities. Yet after the last few years of significant change…

At 19, I was an art student and aspiring artist. Sitting on a packed tram one morning heading into Melbourne’s CBD I found myself overwhelmed by all the commuters heading to work in their suits. They looked so grey, conformist, unhappy and restricted, not unlike a John Brack painting. I…

It is a strange experience when doors are closing. Things are coming to an end. Often without anything to do with you and often before you are ready. Or that is, it’s not because you did anything wrong. Particularly if you are a natural disruptor/entrepreneur/change agent. …

Have faith and courage: A letter to She who may not be there yet I know some days you still cannot believe how little progress seems to have been made. My heart too breaks. Still. Perhaps we take backward steps before we make progress? I know how hard you have…