Last week I visited the McClelland Sculpture Park in Langwarrin Melbourne. It’s a great place to spend a morning or afternoon wandering the grounds and looking at the various modern art sculptures that interact with the elements. Looking at art – any art – opens the mind into a curious and inquisitive state. I was […]
If You Can’t Travel to Paris, Go To Bendigo in Regional Victoria
It was a very long time since I had a school excursion so on Saturday, my French School organised a day trip out to regional Victoria, the old gold town of Bendigo to see the French Impressionism Art Exhibition of Life in Paris during 1880-1925. And shock horror, we were all going to go out […]
When You Can’t Travel…
Just sample produce from another country you’d like to visit. My French 
classes started again today. I always enjoy the classes at My French Journey in Hampton because Nathalie makes them so interesting. The term goes over ten weeks and our teacher also organises various events such as Sunday walks, book clubs and even […]
Time Without Clocks
I’m excited!!!! I’ve booked myself to do this creative writing workshop at the wonderful home Mulberry Hill, of writer Joan Lindsay (author of Picnic at Hanging Rock) and artist Darryl Lindsay. WORKSHOP: WAYS OF LOOKING Saturday 17 February 202410am – 3pm Created for writers, this is an interactive workshop where participants encounter a work of […]
Turn Your TV into Art
Here’s a great YouTube channel that makes your television screen into a work of art onto your wall. Each artwork is displayed for 10 minutes giving an impression of a displayed artwork.
Learn How to Draw at the U3A
Today I had the wonderful opportunity to go and see my father teach a 9 week term class on Learn How to Draw at the U3A. The U3A stands for the University of the Third Age, a not-for-profit education organisation that provides a variety of courses and education for semi-retired or retirees all around the […]
Simple Pleasures
Cup of strong hot tea with milk Playing and chasing the cat every morning Hot buttered (real butter) on toasted sourdough bread First cup of coffee brought to me to bed by Andrew every Saturday and Sunday morning Sunny mornings sitting outside enjoying sunshine with my parents; dad playing classical guitar; mum picking herbs and […]
Lume Exhibition
Yesterday I went to the Lume exhibition at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. I booked tickets a couple of nights ago and in all honesty, was a bit half hearted about it. The reason was that I’m an art lover. I love to go to art galleries and see the paintings. I love learning about the […]
Experiment With Your Art
Yesterday I spent some time with my father in his work studio. Over the years, I have spent countless hours watching him work and usually, while he paints, he talks about what he’s doing and why. Before I know it, observation becomes a lesson. I have no idea why I haven’t picked up on this […]
Learning Through Making
On Friday, I headed over to my parents and walked into my father’s art studio to check out what he was up to. He had been watching YouTube videos on how to do book binding and was on a roll with creating these for himself. As an artist, he had a lot of loose leaf […]
This Month’s Stories of Personal Learning for the Month of October 2018
Here are this month’s snap stories of personal learning for October 2018. Every week and every month, I like to review these videos to see what I have been doing every day. It’s a great way to capture all my work and learning – and also to see progress towards my goals. Every month I […]
Knowledge as a Concept
Every Thursday mid-morning, I head over to my parents for a bit of conversation and coffee. It’s something I look forward to every week because it’s a good opportunity to find out what they’ve been doing to pass their time. Long retired now, their time is spent pottering about in the garden, reading books, watching […]