The singing teacher’s cat
Revisiting my diaries from my time in Canberra.
I came across drawings of the cat that belonged to my daughter's singing teacher.
I had a good...
An understory
An understory
Under the slanting light of an early Brisbane morning, a small girl stood on a wicker chair. Her face was pressed...
Bologna Book Fair – Italy
My trip to Bologna and most importantly the Bologna Book Fair.
A Bologna local assured me that, “It will happen when Galvani turns the page”.
She...
Visiting my agent Ronnie Herman – New York City
We approached New York, guided by a GPS and car horns. This was to be the last leg of my tour but was already...
Picture Books : The brilliant little ships of the imagination.
Rosetta Books sits in the beautiful hinterland town of Maleny. It is one of those bookshops with an enveloping mood of quiet happiness. I can’t read in public...
Dreamt of Birds
Further to the theme of birds, this painting is part of a work in progress titled ‘Dreamt of Birds’.
I have a small pile of...
Children’s Writer’s Guild
Children's Writer's Guild
The Children's Writer's Guild was brought to my attention by a friend. One thing led to another and now I am extremely...
Bank Street Bookstore – New York City
The day before my story time, I stopped in to meet the staff at Bank Street Bookstore. It was a good thing I did,...
A book to dim the light of this world, just enough...
I came across a quote by Charles Jonson, ‘Without emotion, art is lifeless, without intellect it is shapeless’.
Emotion is the great driver in creative...
