‘Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away’ – Michael Buble I am about to start my next adventure! It really is about to happen in 2 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 36 seconds…35 secs… 34s… 33… Well, I guess you get the idea. Very soon Rob and I will fly to Munich […]
Author: fionasteel
The Heart of Operation Art: Lilia’s Story
I hope you enjoy Lilia’s Story. This is the speech from my last formal function to officially open Operation Art at Maitland Regional Art Gallery: Sometimes in life we just get lucky, well I really landed on my feet the day I started this job. I’ve received the utmost pleasure from being the Coordinator of Operation […]
Growing Old is Mandatory…but Growing Up is Optional
Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old. Jonathan Swift Recently, I noticed that I was older than some other people around me. What finally caused this awakening? Was it really that sudden or had I just been in denial until last Tuesday? When I pondered this revelation more closely, I decided that […]
Super Heroes Party
Party Themes can Make or Break It! I always seem to enjoy a party more if it has a theme but do you? Some people thrive on this enforced identity theft while others cringe at the very notion of losing that well maintained facade that they’ve toiled over for years and they’d rather spend the […]
17th Biennale – a Gift
I like to live in the present… especially on my birthday! So today I took myself to Cockatoo Island to see the more outstanding part of the 17 Biennale of Sydney/2010 So I wrapped myself up and stepped out into a soggy, soaked Sydney. I love being on the harbour at anytime and today […]
Thanks for the Bluurrry Memories!
Why does anyone go to a reunion? Recently, the Goulburn College of Advanced Education (Sturt University), previously Goulburn Teachers’ College and now Goulburn Police Academy had a reunion. I need to ask… Why do we put ourselves through this strange custom? In my twilight years…am I prepared to remember all those feelings from such […]
We need to look at the bigger picture
WAKE UP AUSTRALIA!!! Sometimes a journalist write gold! The following article was published in the Sydney Morning Herald – 7 June 2010 and is probably the most enlightened and well researched article I’ve ever seen written about how visual arts education is being left behind in Australia… even though the rest of the world has recognised its […]
Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!
This man is a genius! Listen to Sir Ken Robinson’s latest TED Talks as he follows up from that last special moment that we’ve all listened to and loved over and over again. He makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can […]
Learning from Kids
ADORA SVITAK ADULTS CAN LEARN FROM KIDS!! When are we going to listen, become proactive and change instead of just playing lip service to great ideas? How can you assist to make changes for the next generations? Listen to Adora and be inspired! Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs “childish” thinking: bold […]
ART WITH A PURPOSE
Art For Healing Foundation at North Bay Regional Arts Centre, Ontario – Canada What a fabulous story!! Congratulations Earl Pinchuk and Gary Blair on being involved in bringing art into this hospital. It’s exciting to see that, this time, it’s established right from the beginning that art can have purpose and is being valued. It’s […]