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. […]
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
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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A mere 45 minute flight deposited us in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston where we visited their Cataract Gorge Reserve and their Art Gallery at Royal Park to admire the art of Michael McWilliams. On the drive to Wynyard, we visited the Australian Axeman’s Hall of Fame which was a bit surreal. Our friends
