by Bronwen Whyatt | Oct 3, 2018 | Creativity
He’d only just sat down, carefully leaning his portfolios against the end of the bench. Dressed in Melbourne blacks, I could tell he was an artist of some kind. “Do you think that’s a joke?” he said getting up and walking forward a couple of...
by Bronwen Whyatt | May 24, 2018 | Art, Creativity
“Community consultation has influenced me as an artist – it has been an unexpected consequence”. Tom Civil Melbourne public art is a major tourist draw-card with visitors spending hours in the inner-city suburbs photographing artworks that could rival Archibald Prize...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Mar 28, 2018 | Creativity, Writing
Yesterday, I had this small chink of a realisation. The life of sitting in my garret, feeling like I’m not doing anything, getting anywhere or achieving anything is THE WRITER’s LIFE. The writer’s life is lonely, unforgiving, tedious, boring,...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Mar 15, 2018 | Art, Creativity, Philosophy
I’ve always avoided White Night. It seems like the perfect storm to me. Bright lights, hundreds of thousands of people, packed public transport. It’s all too much for this sensitive soul. However this year was different. I was meeting a friend visiting...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Feb 20, 2018 | Creativity, Writing
… or why choosing a diary is the most important creative decision I make each year. People don’t usually get gushy about their diary, however mine has always been very important to me, and selecting my partner in crime each year is a case for careful...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Feb 14, 2018 | Art, Creativity, Writing
For years and years, I have kept a box of cards and letters that I have received from my friend Helen. The cards began before the letters: birthdays, Christmas and just ‘cos exchanges, that morphed into longer letters when Helen got her first job in the...
