Obligatory Blog

At the After-Party: me with the always-fabooshy fairy Mary and hubby Fritz! Forgive me for taking a few days to recover from the insanity that was the lead-up to and happening of the Gumball Theatre launch. Phew! Seriously, at some point there it hit me that the only time I’ve put more effort into something was my wedding. However the one thing about my wedding that disappointed, was how because I’d spent so much time, thought and effort on planning the whole shebang, when it

Image courtesy of boston.com I should qualify this little list of tips by saying that I’m not an expert on getting grants – if anything, I’m probably an expert on getting knocked back but then continuing on applying anyway! Which, come to think of it, is a pretty damn good tip, so let’s start with that one, shall we? 1. If at first you don’t succeed, KEEP APPLYING! I applied for somewhere around twenty grants before I ever got one. And boy, am I glad that I didn’t give up at

Aprons for sale found in New York City 1. Great article on spreading the word about yourself without being a complete tosser over at the always interesting Art Biz blog. 2. The very amazing looking Creative Connection event. When oh when will it come to the land Down Under? Pretty, pretty please? 3. And oh, how I wish I’d had these for my wedding cake! Sigh…(or should I say, ‘belch’?) Cake toppers from BlueButterflyDesign #arts #linksoftheweek #motivation #silly

So in all my calls to bravado of “Share Your Dreams!”, my dear friend Alex picked up on the fact that my shouts to action hadn’t quite drowned out the glaringly obvious fact that I, myself, had not yet divulged the deepest longings of my heart. Why? Because it’s terrifying. It’s one thing to allow yourself to dream up grand plans, but it’s quite another to share these longings with the world, to put them (and more notably, yourself) in the direct eye of others, who can see ex

The other morning I had the great fortune to stumble across an entire, glorious two hours between tours for kids to squander away at will. And so, I ventured forth on my own little date with myself. This is one of my FAVOURITE things to do in the world, namely because: a) I am free to do whatever the heck I like without considering anybody; and b) I am fabulous company. It’s funny, because while I am technically an extrovert, I’m absolutely not one of those people who finds b