Cover Reveal

Cover Reveal

Nov 23, 2023 | Readers

One of my favourite flowers are striped tulips, which have featured in floral still life paintings since the sixteenth century, and starred in springtime garden displays around the world. I was delighted that the design team at HarperCollins Australia included these...
Embrace Doing Nothing

Embrace Doing Nothing

Oct 21, 2023 | Readers, Writers

When Leonardo da Vinci was painting The Last Supper in Milan’s Santa Maria delle Grazie, the Prior reportedly complained that Leonardo was spending too much time standing about, staring into the distance, lost in contemplation. The Prior wanted to see the artist...
All About the Voice

All About the Voice

Aug 18, 2023 | Readers

I’m listening to the mesmerising voice of Meryl Streep as she narrates Tom Lake, a novel by Ann Patchett, one of my favourite authors. I wander around the house, making the bed, watering house plants, shoving laundry in the washing machine. Completing chores,...
Surprised by Escher

Surprised by Escher

Jul 31, 2023 | Readers

Another month, another museum visit. With each visit, comes inspiration. This time, it’s the Escher special exhibition at The Hague’s Kunstmuseum. Dutch-born Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is known around the world for artwork of optical illusions, objects...
Creative Layers

Creative Layers

Jun 29, 2023 | Readers, Writers

I visited an art exhibition in Amsterdam recently and had the opportunity to speak with one of the artists who exhibited her work. When I asked Danish-born artist, Hanne Winkler, about her creative process, I was fascinated to hear how she incorporated snippets of...
Dreams Come True

Dreams Come True

Apr 18, 2023 | News, Readers, Writers

I am over the moon to announce my debut historical novel The Engraver’s Secret will be published by Harper Collins Australia in April 2024 in Australia, New Zealand and UK. The path to publication is unpredictable. It can take an author in numerous directions....

Pin It on Pinterest