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Jun 01
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Wisdom and Inspiration 0 comments

“The glorious gift to age and greet another day”

"The glorious gift to age and greet another day". What a beautiful sentence shared by a lovely lady as a comment on one of my recent Instagram posts. I spoke about witnessing my body change with scars from experience and surgeries and how I feel about watching my beautiful body change and age as time passes; and how this revealed itself to me through listening to one of my photographs from Antarctica. It seemed that..
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Nov 24
by Julie in Earth and Sea 0 comments

Selected and invited to Sapmi Arctic Residency – La Wayaka Current – Northern Norway

I am so excited at the privilege to have been selected and invited to attend the Sapmi Arctic Residency in Northern Norway in March/April 2018. I have been exploring my connection with both the Arctic and Antarctic regions and expressing that through my photographs, videos and books; so this residency is another wonderful opportunity to continue with this exploration. The residency is in a wild and feral island where I will be staying in a farm house with a small group of artists for 3 weeks. I feel that I not only have an opportunity to gain a great deal personally through the experience; but my presence, resultant work and continued collaborations and relationships with the community, artists and La Wayaka Current organisation - will be so enriching and valuable. I am soooo excited!! Pop here to see the residency details.
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Feb 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, South America and Antarctica 0 comments

Beauty in abandonment – Rejected by the ocean; sand creatures on the west coast of Chiloe in Chile

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Jan 22
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Shamanism 0 comments

Something ‘unseen’ but ‘felt’ within the land…. Dead Horse Gap walk Mt Kosciuszko

I have walked a lot of this amazing planet... and I can FEEL the energy of much of the landscape. Read on to find out about my journey through this landscape...
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Jan 01
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Photography Teachings 1 comments

Beyond the narrative….

Sometimes the narrative is necessary - as I have done on many of my journeys around the world; collating a visual diary; telling a visual story....but there are other ways to see and feel the world; and for me exploring beyond the narrative is where I dive
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Jul 02
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

Meandering the mists of Scotland…

Scotland was quite a surprise to me. I feel like I have just touched the lid of an amazing jewell box. I had seen
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Jan 24
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Fine Art Photography, Inspirations, Photography Teachings, Wisdom and Inspiration, Words 0 comments

“…the life of clouds is a parting and a meeting… A tear and a smile…”

In the artwork above I have made a sky of clouds; (all images taken on one two hour flight from Brisbane to Melbourne).... where .."the waters of the sea become vapour and rise and come together in cloud..."
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Jan 18
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Detail…. Cloud series.

When I looked at this photograph what I really noticed was that there were areas of really interesting detail. I found myself looking at pictures within a picture. I found myself really intrigued
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Jan 16
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Photography Teachings 0 comments

The mood of an image…… cloud series

What creates the mood of an image? Colour? Tonality? Shapes? Tension
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Jan 15
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Fine Art Photography, Photography Teachings 0 comments

Size DOES matter!!!! .. and this one would be amazing BIG !!!!

In this image I just felt like I wanted to walk in.. and explore around each and every area of light and softness with my hands and feet. For me this
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Jan 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations 0 comments

A long way to go…..Cloud series

Far in the distance - right at the middle background is a beautiful bright light cloud. It may be hard to see in such a low resolution... but when I discovered it, I could see myself walking along a cloudy pathway - taking different directions;
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Jan 13
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Letting an image just present itself – by interacting with it…Cloud series

I just snapped away out of the airplane window, random images - without thinking.. or actually having any intention or idea about what I would do with them. I just enjoyed
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Jan 12
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Photography Teachings, Wisdom and Inspiration, Words 0 comments

Just going to BE!

As a photographer I am constantly observing the landscape and connect with and witness my own response to
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Jan 11
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Photography Teachings, Wisdom and Inspiration, Words 0 comments

No-one knows what happens next…

Although I am quite psychic; have incredible foresight and intuitive abilities and even premonition dreams… I really don’t know what’s going to happen next. I don’t really know how my life will unfold
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Dec 26
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Uncategorized 0 comments

A SMACK of jellyfish !!

Smack... fluther... smuck... collective nouns for heaps and heaps of jellyfish!
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Dec 23
by Julie in Earth and Sea 0 comments

Jellyfish in Moreton Bay

Today Max and I went out in our RIB... rigid inflatable boat- for a
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Dec 22
by Julie in About Me, Earth and Sea 0 comments

In my own skin.

Yesterday I had a day where I was my very own best friend. I spent a day where I connected with myself and
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Dec 22
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Uncategorized 0 comments

Today I’m going to be my own very best friend !

I scheduled today off... just for me. The past few months have been crazy.... actually
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Nov 25
by Julie in Earth and Sea 0 comments

Driving by…. from Escalante to Salt Lake City

I've been endeavouring to view some of my photographs from our great trip to the US
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Nov 18
by Julie in Earth and Sea 0 comments

Bryce Canyon National Park was pretty special….

and the more I saw ... the more I knew the less I knew.
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Oct 16
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga 0 comments

Markets in Vava’u

Dreamcatcher was still moored off the jetty as our little van meandered
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Oct 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga, Uncategorized 0 comments

Flying Whales….

This is so often what I saw. An imaginary world. Freedom.
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Oct 13
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga 0 comments

Whale calf wants to play… whaleswim in Tonga continues

... I would like to share some photographs of a magical swim
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Oct 10
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga 0 comments

……More whales in Tonga

After my epiphany and recognition about being humble
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Oct 01
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga 1 comments

Swimming with the whales!!! At last!!!

Finally.... a whole life of wishing and dreaming... and FINALLY
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Oct 01
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga, Uncategorized 0 comments

Whaleswim adventure to begin!

James met me at the sandy beach and took me to Talau House which was to be my home with 6 other guests for the next 10 days or so. I was greeted by Theresa and was adorned with a frangapani and bouganvillia lei
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Sep 17
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga, Uncategorized 0 comments

Two days at Reef Resort – Kapa Island – Tonga

..... back to my adventure. I was collected by two beautiful locals to be trasferred a short distance
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Sep 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga, Uncategorized 0 comments

Fiji airport; Nukuʻalofa then Vava’u

It does take a bit of getting to Tonga - especially the way I did
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Aug 15
by Julie in Earth and Sea 1 comments

Jaboticaba’s in my orchard.

I love tending to my orchard and veges. There is something quite special
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Jul 19
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 2 comments

What I do when something catches my eye – rainy afternoon in the bush.

Traversing time and place intersecting meandering lives together - alone.
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Jul 17
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Uncategorized 0 comments

Illusions – Fantasy vs Reality – as realised through the Hipstamatic iPhone app

I recognised how powerful the mind is to create illusions about a situation and make it seem real.
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Jul 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Aerial View – Or is it?? Our perspective can sometimes be influenced.

When I took these aerial images at Karijini, I could play with the perspective of them in my mind... and could convince myself easily they were both images of the landscape taken from a plane.... or either a macro lens.
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Jul 04
by Julie in Earth and Sea 0 comments

This was fun…and wet and cold!!!!

This was a fantastic walk under a waterfall on the Canyon View walk at Springbrook
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Jul 03
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Uncategorized 0 comments

A new perspective

Sometimes... it is really good to take a new perspective of things. I've had a few challenges over the past couple of weeks,
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Jul 03
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Uncategorized 0 comments

Water and Rainbow cliche happy snaps – but I don’t care :-)

I'm having a little trouble with some complications from my lip surgery so
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Jun 21
by Julie in Earth and Sea, poetry, Uncategorized, Words 0 comments

Power Grid

Aeons ago reaching for the sunlight then falling into darkness being
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Jun 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, poetry, Words 0 comments

Over time

Over time
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Jun 10
by Julie in Earth and Sea 0 comments

ND5 Collective – Photographers Peter Eastway, Michael Fletcher, Christian Fletcher, Les Walkling, Tony Hewitt – The Pilbara Project

ND5 is a collective of five talented photographers who in this project are exploring and uncovering experience and understanding in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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Jun 03
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized 0 comments

Uluru to Alice Springs, then across the Plenty Highway to Boulia

We had to get on the road and cover a lot of ground before the rain
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Jun 03
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized 0 comments

Uluru reveals itself

There I was, in a bit of a 'zone' after seeing Kata Tjuta, and I was just driving along knowing that Uluru was along the road a bit..... and then
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skeinydipping

I looked down and saw my hands. Hands which have t I looked down and saw my hands. Hands which have touched; have loved; have created; have worked; have nurtured. My hands.   

I looked down and saw on my wrist and fingers items from around the world which have so many stories; items which have all been created from the heart and made by the hands of others. 

I looked down and saw beautiful yarn. Yarn which has been handled carefully through shearing, dyeing, skeining, balling; and now being knit in my beautiful hands. 

My hands are one of my gifts. This year I’ve really missed the touch of another with my hands, to feel the heart of another through my fingertips; but so grateful and love my hands which touch and feel; work and play!

What do you see when you look at your hands?

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Knitting a fabulous  #slipstravaganzamkal by @westknits .
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#gratitudeattitude #westknitsarethebestknits #westknitsmkal2020 #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #knittersofaustralia #indiedyedyarn #handmadewithlove #handmade #handmadejewellery #fromtheheart #createeveryday #livetotravel #healing #healinghands #creativehands
My life is wonderful… and I have so many stories My life is wonderful… and I have so many stories. I’ve had adventures on all continents. Slept being rocked by the sea; felt the ice on my skin in both polar regions, and felt the silence of the deserts. I’ve walked stone steps in monasteries at altitudes where each step I’ve taken consciously and mindfully; focussing on treasuring every molecule of oxygen in the rarefied atmosphere. 

COVID has paused those adventures, but I draw upon my experiences as I navigate adventuring my days in a different way, on our ‘home range’. 

I recall my steps in Tibet as I walk through our bushland. I am mindful and conscious of my surroundings. I listen. I feel. I feel happy here. I am content.

My new stories may not hold the same experiences of connection with others; and may not be of extreme challenges or crazy things  (which I am rather prone to doing! 🙂 ) but they are not less wondrous… as I smell the warm eucalyptus waft from under my feet. 

I weave my stories, and this story is of my personal journey on my daily walk through our bushland. 
You can see some of my other woven stories on my website - link in profile. 

How do you express your life’s stories?
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#weaversofinstagram #indiedyedyarn #indiedyed #rigidheddleloomweaving #ashford #inspiredbynature #contentcreator #emotionalbalance #homedeco #handcrafted #makersmovement #creativelifehappylife #wellbeing #travellerlife #journeywoman #weavingaustralia
“....The Assookinakii cowl was created for those “....The Assookinakii cowl was created for those times in your life when you need a meditative and healing knit. Assookinakii (ass-s-oo-kin-uh-k-EE) means ‘healer’ in the Blackfeet language, thank you to Cut Woods School in Browning, MT for the tradish language support”. –  Candice from @thefarmersdaughterfibers 

Knitting this beautiful cowl by Candice from @thefarmersdaughterfibers for @sistersunitedmt ; WAS healing. 

As my hands gently formed the repetitive stitches I reflected on the word ‘Assookinakii ‘ - healer. I am a healer. I don’t understand it. It’s something unseen. Something within me which has been recognised by Ngangkari and ‘clever men’ here in Australia; and shaman and healers around the world as we travel. This recognition always has caught me by surprise; as I seem to walk a line between two worlds. 

As the stitches slipped from one needle to another and the beautiful colours of @spincycle_yarns revealed themselves; in the pauses between the stitches I heard a voice whispering to continue to seek connection with the natural world and listen deeply. 

What has been healing for you this year?
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#healingjourney #meditationpractice #dyedinthewool #assookinakii_cowl #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #livinglifetothefullest #happydays #shaman #healer #healersofinstagram #listentoyourheart #indiedyedyarn #handmadewithlove #knittersgonnaknit #knittersoftheworld
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