Author name: jade

Adelaide + Fringe Festival

Road Trip! One year we took a train, one year we flew, and in 2025 we drove to Adelaide. The goal for this trip was the Fringe Festival so DH2 arranged three talks at the various universities there. We drove the “middle route” on the way there which took us through Kingston where we played […]

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Yayoi Kusama

The art of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is currently displayed at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. Born in 1929, Kusama creates multi-media art highlighting her favorite themes of polka dots and pumpkins. In her 20’s, she wrote Georgia O’Keefe for advice about how to be a woman artist in a male dominated field.

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Puss & Mew

From botanical to bottle, I got to discover the true artistry of crafting my very own gin at the Puss & Mew distillery outside of Melbourne. This masterclass gave me the overview of gin creation and I got to peruse over 40 ingredients and choose my own botanicals for my gin. We used a mortar

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Melbourne 2025 January

After ushering in the new year, we prepared for our Pasadena friends to visit for 2 weeks. They had the same airbnb that we had in 2021!! I had plans to show them everything I showed my son but they had limited energy so we only did a handful of activities like going to the

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