The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is – it’s to imagine what is possible– bell hooks, Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations, 2012, Thursday afternoon Australia, warm afternoon, thinking of the significance of bell hooks to my life. I find myself back at a university named after an explorer, a coloniser, fetedContinue reading “Imagining what is possible…”
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Keep your chin up! Go Running with the Wolves…
After a hiatus from the blog and several other things, to make it through my first semester at university, I thought it would be timely to tackle ways to keep your chin up as we head into another snap lock down. Maybe everyone around you wants to discuss the sorry state of the world’s health,Continue reading “Keep your chin up! Go Running with the Wolves…”
New Words from June Perkins at Words and Pictures QAG
Originally posted on Magic Fish Dreaming:
For more information visit Queensland Art Gallery – Quiet Talk during October (more information on that later)
In a Gentle Way Shake the World
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
June Perkins © “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” –Mahatma Gandhi I matched this quote and image, because the gentle art of henna, can be a way for people to spend time together to build friendship and community. We had a henna workshop recently, which uplifted all…
Henna for Well Being
I have noticed Henna (also known as mehndi) a reddish brown dye made from leaves and used to colour the hair and decorate the body, on the hands of women in art depicting Hinduism and on women from India and always wondered how it was done. Henna is traditionally used for special occasions like weddingsContinue reading “Henna for Well Being”
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