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WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW? GADIGAL / SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA!
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WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? TODAY I'M WEARING BLACK GRAMICCI PANTS FROM INCU AND A BOII JUMPER FROM COPENHAGEN, LOTS OF SILVER JEWELLERY.
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WHY THIS? THE TEMPERATURE HAS DROPPED TODAY SO I'VE GONE FOR A FEW MORE LAYERS. COSY AUTUMN WEATHER.
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WHAT'S ESSENTIAL TODAY? WARM DRINKS, COFFEE WITH FRIENDS AND SOME DOWNTIME AT HOME. THINKING NEW WORKS.
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WHAT ISN'T?
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WHAT DEFINES YOUR ROUTINE? MY WEEK DOESN'T HAVE MUCH ROUTINE. MOST DAYS I WILL PAINT, HOWEVER THE TIME OF DAY DIFFERS DEPENDING ON WHAT I HAVE ON. MY ONLY WEEKLY ROUTINE IS ACTUALLY EXERCISE. THE OTHER PARTS-CREATIVE, SOCIAL, ADMIN AND REST-ARE ALL RELATIVELY FLEXIBLE.
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WHAT BREAKS IT? I'D SAY MY WEEKLY ROUTINE IS BROKEN BY MY ENERGY LEVELS.
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WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON? ON A PERSONAL NOTE I'M WORKING ON BECOMING STRONGER PHYSICALLY TO SUPPORT MY PRACTICE AND LONGEVITY IN THE STUDIO. MOST DAYS I PAINT-TODAY IS SATURDAY BUT I'LL STILL GO IN TO PAINT AS THAT WILL ALSO GIVE ME ENERGY AND ALLOW ME TO FIND A FLOW STATE. QUALITY HOURS IN THE STUDIO ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
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WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT? I'M LISTENING TO PHOEBE BRIDGERS TINY DESK PERFORMANCE, SO THIS ALBUM AND THE LYRICS.
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WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND WHEN YOU WAKE UP?EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT-PROBABLY BREAKFAST AND COFFEE. SOME DAYS IT WILL BE EXCITING THINGS COMING UP, LIKE GOING BACK TO MY PAINTINGS TO SEE THEM DRY, OR THINKING OF EXCITING THINGS MY LOVED ONES HAVE GOING ON.
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WHAT DO YOU NOTICE FIRST IN A SPACE? NATURAL LIGHT. THE LIGHTING OF A SPACE IS HUGE FOR ME. I'D ALSO SAY UNIQUE FURNITURE AND NATURAL CHARM.
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WHAT DO YOU IGNORE? FURNITURE I'M NOT AS FOND OF.
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WHAT DRAWS YOUR ATTENTION? QUALITY PIECES MADE BY ARTISTS-FURNITURE, LIGHTING, ARTWORKS OR CERAMICS. HANDMADE HOLDS AN UNDENIABLE ENERGY.
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WHAT HOLDS IT? THE DETAILS WITHIN THE PIECE.
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WHAT DO YOU RETURN TO? ACTIVITIES OR SPACES WHERE I FEEL MOST MYSELF-TIME IN NATURE OR DEXTERITY ACTIVITIES.
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WHAT DO YOU LEAVE BEHIND? COMPARISON.
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WHAT FEELS FAMILIAR? THE SMELL OF TIMBER.
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WHAT FEELS NEW? DOING WEIGHTS.
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WHAT FEELS NECESSARY? DOING WEIGHTS.
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WHAT FEELS EXCESSIVE? HOW MANY PHOTOS I HAVE IN MY CAMERA ROLL.
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WHAT INFORMS YOUR DECISIONS? INTUITION FIRST. I ASK IF IT’S AN INSTANT YES IN MY BODY. I LET MY BODY DECIDE—IT USUALLY TELLS ME QUICKLY HOW I FEEL.
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WHAT CHALLENGES THEM? LOGIC AND PRAGMATIC THINKING
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WHAT DO YOU TRUST? NATURE, PEOPLE IN MY LIFE, MY INTUITION, ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS.
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WHAT DON’T YOU TRUST? I DON’T TRUST ALL WESTERN MEDICINE.
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WHAT’S INSTINCTIVE? MY PRACTICE FEELS INSTINCTIVE—DRIVEN BY QUICK DECISIONS, LOTS OF ACTION AND MOVEMENT. CARING FOR OTHERS ALSO FEELS INSTINCTIVE—COOKING AND NURTURING THOSE I CARE FOR.
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WHAT’S DELIBERATE? CREATING REALMS BETWEEN ABSTRACTION AND LANDSCAPE. PRODUCING WORKS THAT FEEL FULL OF QUALITY AND FAMILIARITY, LIKE CHAPTERS OF A BOOK. I ALSO HOPE I AM APPROACHABLE TO OTHERS.
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WHAT’S IMMEDIATE? MOTIVATION COMES IMMEDIATELY, IN THE SAME SPACE AS INSPIRATION. IT’S BEST ACTED ON QUICKLY WHILE THE IRON IS HOT.
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WHAT TAKES TIME? KNOWING WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOURSELF.
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WHAT’S PHYSICAL IN WHAT YOU DO? MOVING LARGE CANVASES, PAINTING ACROSS BIG SURFACES—FULL BODY MOVEMENT. PAINTING DAYS ARE FULL OF EXERTION AND CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT. I LOVE THIS—IT KEEPS ME IN THE MOMENT.
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WHAT’S MENTAL? TRUSTING THE PROCESS. SOME DAYS DON’T FEEL LIKE PROGRESS, BUT KNOWING THEY STILL ARE.
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THE WAY I APPROACH MATERIALS—USING LESS TOXIC MATERIALS AND PROTECTING MY HEALTH MORE.
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THE MAGNETISM TO PAINT.
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WHAT DO YOU CARRY WITH YOU? BEING SENSITIVE.
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WHAT DO YOU LEAVE AT HOME? OFTEN MY LUNCH FOR THE DAY.
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WHAT INFLUENCES YOU WITHOUT YOU REALISING?MUSICIANS-ESPECIALLY FEMALE GRUNGE AND FUTURE FEMALE ARTISTS-THEIR LYRICS, STYLE AND OUTLOOK.
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WHAT ARE YOU RESISTANT TO? CLOSED-MINDEDNESS.
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WHAT ARE YOU OPEN TO? HEARING ALL SIDES OF THE STORY.
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WHAT DEFINES PROGRESS FOR YOU? INTERNAL FULFILLMENT.
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WHAT DEFINES COMPLETION? SOMETHING DONE WITH COMPLETE QUALITY AND A SENSE OF SATISFACTION.
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WHAT COMES NEXT? IN THE STUDIO, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE A METALWORKER AND SEEING HOW SHAPES INFORM MY PAINTINGS. I SKETCH INITIAL COMPOSITIONS AND RETURN TO THE
