01. An absolutely superb exhibition at RMIT Gallery – For Holding by Claire Garwoli, Davin Ivatts and Zosia Slifirski Duckett. Bronze objects that you’re invited to hold. Beautifully tactile and designed to fit snugly in your hand, each with a tiny inscription on the underside. I loved it so much. Continue reading
01. A lovely morning spent at a Hefeteig cooking class as part of German Week Melbourne (Hefeteig is a sweet yeast dough that forms the basis for many pastries and cakes). Continue reading
01. A brief post this week because there has been a lot happening on the home front… Continue reading
01. My last Birrarung Riverfest event – an eco-therapy session on Herring Island (the aerial pic of the Island is from here). It was stunning day for lying under the trees and connecting with nature. Continue reading
01. This week’s Birrarung Riverfest event: Dight’s Falls Cultural Walking Tour – a stunning day and interesting talk, especially the bits about plants. Continue reading
01. A lovely morning for the start of Birrarung Riverfest, making ‘hotels’ for native bees (of which there are over 2000 native species). Australian native bees live alone and don’t make honey. Their preferred place to reside is in little holes (hence the bunch of sticks). Our hotel is now installed in our wattle tree, which is the equivalent of having a nice restaurant in the hotel. Continue reading
01. It was a week of launches, including the MTC 2027 season launch. Lots of excellent productions ahead, particularly Richard III and A Delicate Balance. I’m excited but I’ll also be missing a large chunk of Melbourne in 2027 (if all goes to plan…). Continue reading
01. Visited a pool ‘out of zone’ this week (the newly refurbished Brunswick Baths) and it was brilliant. I wish it was my local. Continue reading
01. Two Now or Never Festival events this week: Continue reading
01. The Now or Never Festival has become one of my favourites (still thinking about a stunning installation I saw at last year’s festival). We spent a night looking at all of the free events, including: Continue reading