Artist’s Shoulder Injury

Adversity, they say, often leads to innovation. But when that adversity hits close to home, or rather, close to your arm, the real challenge begins. As a painter, I’ve always trusted my hands and shoulders to breathe life into my visions. Every brush stroke, every blend of colour relied on their synchrony. But a casual […]

Cheers to Sydney Designers!

Apparently the office design in Melbourne is great, which is terrible because we’re in Sydney and we hate them, for some ill-defined reason. This deadly and very legitimate feud goes back to the olden days, when we were fighting over who got to be the capital. Should’ve been Sydney, obviously, but because we were too […]

Empty nest, empty chest

My daughter had left home and found a great job, there was every reason to congratulate her and feel like an accomplished single parent when I realised she was going to be fine. Except that I felt absolutely downright ruined. While she’s a lovely young person, the day she moved out I don’t think she […]