Danielle Creenaune: Between US

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WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW? DHAWARAL LAND AUSTRALIA.

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WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? ELECTRIC BLUE T-SHIRT, ASICS TRAINERS AND ALPHA 60 JEANS AND SOCKS. 

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WHY THIS? ALPHA 60 PANTS ARE THE BEST CUT FOR ME AND I WEAR TRAINERS 95% OF THE TIME. 

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WHAT'S ESSENTIAL TODAY? SPENDING TIME WITH MY SISTER. 

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WHAT ISN'T? HOUSEWORK.

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WHAT DEFINES YOUR ROUTINE? GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP.

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WHAT BREAKS IT? SCREENS/DEVICES/ADMIN. 

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WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON? A SERIES OF NEW STONE LITHOGRAPHS BASED ON A FOREST NEARBY.

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WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT? WHAT TO DRAW ON MY FRESHLY GRAINED LITHO STONE TOMORROW. 

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WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND WHEN YOU WAKE UP? HOW MUCH I LOVE MY BED AND HOW LUCKY I AM TO HAVE TREES OUTSIDE MY WINDOW. 

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WHAT DO YOU NOTICE FIRST IN A SPACE? THE ENERGY.

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WHAT DO YOU IGNORE? BIG LIGHTS. 

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WHAT DRAWS YOUR ATTENTION? MOVEMENT AND CHANGE IN NATURE.

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WHAT HOLDS IT? PROBABLY THE SAME, THE WAY LIGHT FALLS.

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WHAT DO YOU RETURN TO? PLACES IN THE BUSH THAT HOLD PERSONAL MEMORIES OF WALKS AND PEOPLE. 

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WHAT DO YOU LEAVE BEHIND? THINGS AND PEOPLE I’VE MOVED ON FROM. 

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WHAT FEELS FAMILIAR? SMELL OF ONION AND GARLIC FRYING IN THE PAN.

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WHAT FEELS NEW? USING YELLOW

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WHAT FEELS NECESSARY? IMPROVING MY BONE DENSITY AND MUSCLE STRENGTH

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WHAT FEELS EXCESSIVE? THE NUMBER OF LOGIN PASSWORDS. 

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WHAT INFORMS YOUR DECISIONS? GUT FEELINGS AND LIVED EXPERIENCE.

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WHAT CHALLENGES THEM? TIME.

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WHAT DO YOU TRUST? KINDESS. 

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WHAT DON’T YOU TRUST? FAKENESS.

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WHAT’S INSTINCTIVE? MAKING ART. 

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WHAT’S DELIBERATE? KNOWLEDGE SHARING. 

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WHAT’S IMMEDIATE? AWARENESS.

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WHAT TAKES TIME?  CARVING OUT TIME AND SPACE FOR SOLITUDE AND SILENCE.

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WHAT’S PHYSICAL IN WHAT YOU DO?  EVERYTHING, MAKING PRINTS IS VERY PHYSICALLY DEMANDING, SO I NEED TO WATCH MY BACK AND POSTURE ESPECIALLY WHEN LIFTING STONES.

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WHAT’S MENTAL? PREPPING LECTURES FOR MY ART STUDENTS.

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WHAT’S CHANGING? PRIORITIES.

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WHAT’S CONSTANT? MOON AND STARS.

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WHAT DO YOU CARRY WITH YOU? MY DAUGHTER (METAPHORICALLY). 

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WHAT DO YOU LEAVE AT HOME? MY PLANTS. 

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WHAT INFLUENCES YOU WITHOUT YOU REALISING? BEING AN EDUCATOR.

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WHAT ARE YOU RESISTANT TO? NEGATIVE ENERGY. 

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WHAT ARE YOU OPEN TO? DISCOVERING NEW WAYS OF THINKING AND MAKING.

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WHAT DEFINES PROGRESS FOR YOU?  STAYING TRUE TO MYSELF AS AN ARTIST AND HAVING A CONSISTENT PRACTICE.

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WHAT DEFINES COMPLETION? THE MOMENT MY INSTINCT TELLS ME NOT TO LAY ANOTHER MARK DOWN ON THE SURFACE. 

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WHAT COMES NEXT? A TRIP BACK TO SPAIN AND UK. 

Reading

The Unquiet Landscape Christopher Neve. 

Kiki smith “Prints, books & things” Wendy Whitman

A Passionate Journey Frans Masereel (this is an amazing graphic novel that I bought second hand in a bookshop in New York nearly 30 years ago)

A million wild acres - Eric rolls 

On being an artist  michael Craig martin. I like the way you can pick this up at any page.

Contact: Art and the Pull of Print Jennifer Roberts 

Specialism David Blakey Ed.

Heat literary journal Australia Giramondo publishing, I was fortunate to recently have one of my prints published in this journal and it is full of new prose and poetry from around the world.

The Craftsman Richard Sennett 

The trees witness everything Victoria Chang