Walk in the Park
As I enter the eighth week of required isolation and have again taken a glorious walk in my Warrandyte Bush, I am reminded of a Walking Challenge that I undertook last December when life was hectic and squeezing in even ten minutes of walking time was a challenge....
TALES OF TEA
In the Blog Her Light in Native Colours the artwork is based on the tradition of Tea Drinking in my Western Culture. All my years traveling to China, I have drank tea in many and varied environments; I have been fascinated with the Tea Ceremony. In 2006 I wrote an...
Her Light in Native Colours
Nearly one month of isolation and some rising melancholia in missing cuppas with my daughters, I found myself reflecting on an artwork I created several years ago. Sandra Angliss, Chair for International Women Artists’ Association Australia Inc. extended an...
LOVE IT AND LEAVE IT: Australia’s Creative Diaspora Part Two
LOVE IT AND LEAVE IT: AUSTRALIA’S CREATIVE DIASPORA Is the publication to accompany the Exhibition of Photographs by Nathalie Latham Held at the national Portrait Gallery, Canberra May – July 2007 Below is Part Two of the Transcript of Interview Nathalie Latham...
LOVE IT AND LEAVE IT: Australia’s Creative Diaspora
LOVE IT AND LEAVE IT: AUSTRALIA’S CREATIVE DIASPORA Is the publication to accompany the Exhibition of Photographs by Nathalie Latham Held at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra May – July 2007 Below is the Transcript of Interview Nathalie Latham (NL) with...
BUNDANON TRUST Artist in Residence
During this time of self-isolation OR home quarantine, when cleaning out cupboards and stored paraphernalia, I am coming across all manner of documents, articles, images and books from my history. The following article was published in The Bridge in September 2004 and...
Receiving and Giving Blessings through Art Making
I am a member of the Warrandyte Uniting Church and was asked to respond, in a presentation to the congregation, on the theme: Stepping out into the unknown and the Blessings this can lead to. Sharing and passing on of peoples’ gifts and how this benefits others....
Pulling Apart the Fabric of Montsalvat
The following article in today’s Age by Carolyn Webb brought back my memories of the Residency that I undertook on site at Montsalvat in 2014. Whilst at the residency I wrote an article for Res Artis: Worldwide Network of Arts Residencies based on the question: What...
36th Annual Warrandyte Art Show
TODAY I submitted my Entry for the Annual Warrandyte Art Show. The rotary club have undertaken to Fundraise through an annual art show in Warrandyte for 36 years. It is a fabulous achievement and well supported by local and broader living artists. Read the information...
From SARS to nCoV-2019
My first journey to China was in September 2002. My friend Lesley invited me to go with a group to study Fengshui. At that time I was finishing my MFA at RMIT in Melbourne and said yes as the journey was to be in April 2003. Mid 2002 Lesley contacted me to say that...
Changing Direction: From Melbourne to Beijing and Beyond
I was introduced to China through an old friend, who passed away about 10 years ago. Whilst living with June and Hugh Antonoff, in their very quaint cottage, June opened her heart and photo...
The Jaguar Series
Bib Stilwell, now deceased, was a very well-known Melbourne businessman of many parts, not the least being a major motor dealer. At the time of the paintings he was establishing a major new agency for Jaguar cars at Doncaster and this included building a...