Valerie's Journal

What's my goal for The 100-Day Project?

What's my goal for The 100-Day Project?

This month has been crazy due to lots of overseas visitors. While it's been wonderful to catch up with people, I'm now pretty much ready to crawl under the doona...

What's my goal for The 100-Day Project?

This month has been crazy due to lots of overseas visitors. While it's been wonderful to catch up with people, I'm now pretty much ready to crawl under the doona...

Can you be corporate AND creative?

Can you be corporate AND creative?

’ve had a very diverse couple of weeks. Some would call them eclectic. Others would describe my schedule as random. I prefer to think of the way I spend my...

Can you be corporate AND creative?

’ve had a very diverse couple of weeks. Some would call them eclectic. Others would describe my schedule as random. I prefer to think of the way I spend my...

So I have some big news …

So I have some big news …

Happy new year! I hope that you’ve eased into 2024 and that it’s headed in the right direction for you so far. I managed to have a brief break over...

So I have some big news …

Happy new year! I hope that you’ve eased into 2024 and that it’s headed in the right direction for you so far. I managed to have a brief break over...

Flowers by day - and you won't believe what by night …

Flowers by day - and you won't believe what by ...

Over the past year, I've shifted my painting focus from creating “artwork I think will sell” to “artwork that inspires me and brings me joy and excitement when I'm painting”....

Flowers by day - and you won't believe what by ...

Over the past year, I've shifted my painting focus from creating “artwork I think will sell” to “artwork that inspires me and brings me joy and excitement when I'm painting”....

The magic of creative mojo

The magic of creative mojo

I’m currently in some kind of blissful creative flow, which I’m very happy about of course! But I only know this because I’ve emerged from what I’ve now realised was...

The magic of creative mojo

I’m currently in some kind of blissful creative flow, which I’m very happy about of course! But I only know this because I’ve emerged from what I’ve now realised was...

This was not what I expected …

This was not what I expected …

When I first started out as an artist, I thought that I knew two things for sure. First, I thought that I would definitely be an abstract artist. Second, I...

This was not what I expected …

When I first started out as an artist, I thought that I knew two things for sure. First, I thought that I would definitely be an abstract artist. Second, I...