Journal

What Does Enlightenment Look Like?

Blogs From the Vault! Feb 2020 What do you think when you hear the word Enlightenment? What does that actually look like? According to Wikipedia, Enlightenment is the “full comprehension of a situation”. Which basically...

Art as Therapy – P8 Embracing the Present Moment

Do you have a place, a hobby or a passion project that seems to make time disappear? Totally embracing the present moment can move you into this divine, expansive space. I believe, when we allow...

Art as Therapy- P7 Honoring Your Story

Have you ever heard of story fatigue? It’s when you are asked to tell the same story over and over and eventually you get sick of hearing yourself. Apart from having to revisit all the...

Art as Therapy – P6 Embracing Vulnerability and Authenticity

It was 2012, I was asked to be part of advertisement from my health insurer BUPA Australia. The film maker was genuinely interested in my story. We met up for coffee after my interview and...

Art As Therapy – P5 Turning Pain into Purpose

Let’s rewind to wear it all began. I was only 6 years old when my father died and I remember those early weeks quite distinctly. Dad had bowel cancer and from diagnosis to his passing...

Art as Therapy – P4 Building Resilience, Empowerment and Self-Esteem

I asked a musician friend of mine how he feels when people request his old songs. It was a question he hadn’t been asked before. After some thought, he told me that most times, he...

Art as Therapy P3- A Sense of Control

When I taught pastel art classes, I would divide beginner students into two categories: bakers and quilters. Like the ‘Pastel Whisperer,’ I would know within minutes what someone’s preferred style of drawing was. It was...

Art as Therapy P2- Self-Exploration & Reflection

A creative life is an interesting and challenging one. My mind has so many fleeting ideas. It takes practice to catch the right one and transform it into physical form. Being creative has taught me...

Art as Therapy P1 – Transformation and Growth

I didn’t specifically mean to go down a pathway of art as therapy and a form of healing; rather, it found me. It was 2012, and I was still in recovery from my stomach cancer....

Art As Therapy – The Beginning

Hello, I thought I would reintroduce myself to those who don’t know me or would like to get reacquainted. My name is Michelle, and I am a full time Artist from Melbourne, Australia. I have...

Another Bumpy Ride

Hearing the ‘C’ work again after 12 years was like watching two cars collide in slow motion, only this time I felt like I was observing the accident rather that sitting behind the steering wheel....

Re-Braving in 2023

“I am re-braving after a difficult stage that un-braved me.” – Jeff Brown. 2022 was indeed ‘The Tower’ for me. January 2022, things were starting to open up, people had already started planning for a...