Welcome to my World of Art and Creative Exploration
ARTIST * TEACHER * DANCER * CREATOR
I a multi-disciplined artist, who works across a range of mediums including drawing, painting, design, mixed media, costuming, prop creation, and dance.
My world is one of creative chaos where my art and dance worlds intersect and collide in multiple ways. Both disciplines are influenced by history, literature, mythology, nature, art, and culture.
I hold a Bachelor of Art Education, and have been teaching professionally via programs and workshops in the visual and creative arts fields for over 28 years.
I am also a certified belly dance teacher in Keti Sharif's A-Z Belly Dance methodology and teach and study in Arabic drumming and musicality.
I am currently enrolled in an Art Therapy Practitioner course, which will enable me to broaden my skillset and help a broader range of people discover the benefits of art and creative practice.
"I believe art and creativity are essential aspects of our humanity. Art and creative pursuit provides us with a tool for meditation, personal insight, and joy, as well as an alternate lens to view and explore aspects of the world around us."
My world is one of creative chaos where my art and dance worlds intersect and collide in multiple ways. Both disciplines are influenced by history, literature, mythology, nature, art, and culture.
I hold a Bachelor of Art Education, and have been teaching professionally via programs and workshops in the visual and creative arts fields for over 28 years.
I am also a certified belly dance teacher in Keti Sharif's A-Z Belly Dance methodology and teach and study in Arabic drumming and musicality.
I am currently enrolled in an Art Therapy Practitioner course, which will enable me to broaden my skillset and help a broader range of people discover the benefits of art and creative practice.
"I believe art and creativity are essential aspects of our humanity. Art and creative pursuit provides us with a tool for meditation, personal insight, and joy, as well as an alternate lens to view and explore aspects of the world around us."
CREATIVE ARTS WORKSHOPS
I am currently working as an independent freelance art workshop facilitator as well as running arts and crafts workshops for local Councils and my artists collectives. Click below for information on upcoming and past workshops (if I've managed to keep this site updated!)
ART EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
I am involved in regular annual art exhibitions, art markets, and creative events throughout the year.
Find out what creative things are happening in the local and wider community by clicking below.
Find out what creative things are happening in the local and wider community by clicking below.
ARTIST COLLECTIVES
I established Firetail Artists Collective in 2021 alongside fellow creatives Donna Dickson and Casey Maree. Carol Zecevic joined the collective in 2023. The collective provides a platform for us to exhibit our art as well as providing creative workshops and opportunities in the local area. https://www.facebook.com/firetailartists
Against the Tide is a South Coast Artists Collective was originally founded in 2022 by Madison Martin and Amber Bates, and is currently run by Donna from Me and the Sea. Its aim is to provide an opportunity to showcase art and crafts that are inventive, quirky, or different from the norm. Against the Tide exhibits regularly around the Illawarra and you can find several of the artists frequenting the local arts markets.
https://www.facebook.com/againstthetidesouthcoast
Against the Tide is a South Coast Artists Collective was originally founded in 2022 by Madison Martin and Amber Bates, and is currently run by Donna from Me and the Sea. Its aim is to provide an opportunity to showcase art and crafts that are inventive, quirky, or different from the norm. Against the Tide exhibits regularly around the Illawarra and you can find several of the artists frequenting the local arts markets.
https://www.facebook.com/againstthetidesouthcoast
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JOIN OUR ONLINE ARTISTS COMMUNITY
Our Astarte Studio Artists Community group on Facebook is a place for sharing our art and ideas, as well as promoting creative endeavour and local art and creative events in Shellharbour, and across the Illawarra and Shoalhaven. Click on the image to take you directly to our group. Request to join and answer the questions for access to the group. |
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