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Oct 06
by Julie in Inspirations, poetry, Words 0 comments

Words left unsaid…

How many words are left unsaid into a place where time abandons memories and fragments of thoughts melt in silence?    
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Apr 09
by Julie in Antarctica, Fine Art Photography, poetry, Words 0 comments

She Glides…

With delicate grace
exposing in rawness her strength and beauty
exquisite beneath,
she glides in the stillness
yet she was not truly seen.

Those moments of glimpses are now passed
into memories
and melt
into time.
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Jul 12
by Julie in Antarctica, South America and Antarctica, Words 0 comments

Antarctica…. Patiently….

Antarctica 'Patiently'.... a poem from a pristine landscape... Tick Drips Tock Drops Patiently Frozen water from millennia past.....
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Jul 03
by Julie in Europe 2013, poetry, Words 0 comments

Mystery and Uncertainty….

Whilst driving alongside the Loch Ness in Scotland I had a sense pervade me that
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May 06
by Julie in Europe 2013, Inspirations, poetry, Words 0 comments

Alchemy

Another half an hour before our flight to London from Singapore... so
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Apr 16
by Julie in Inspirations, poetry, Words 0 comments

A necessary Autumn…

Whilst driving home from Melbourne I used my iphone to snap some images
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Mar 14
by Julie in Fine Art Photography, Words 0 comments

Exhibition – In Our Hands: red gallery – 10th – 27th April

Well... it has been a while! ... I've found it a bit challenging over the past couple of months not being able to do stairs or sit at my editing computer... but my knees are on the mend :-) and my rehab is going remarkably
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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 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 27
by Julie in Inspirations, poetry, Uncategorized, Wisdom and Inspiration, Words 0 comments

In deep sleep – who am I?

In deep sleep where there are no dreams
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Dec 06
by Julie in Artist Books, poetry, Uncategorized, Words 0 comments

In the Silence…. Artist Book

I live creating and creatively... and as a photographer who
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Jul 13
by Julie in Artist Books, Uncategorized, Words 2 comments

‘Please Stand Clear of the Closing Doors’ – the story of a couragous young man.

I was asked what happened, how he lost his leg, and how we managed....and the best way I could think to answer them was to email them a copy of my story...which I made into an artist book...and was my way to process the three months in hospital after his accident.
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Jun 24
by Julie in Words 0 comments

“… the lines of our life have intersected.” Duane Michals

"It is no accident that you are reading this. I am making black marks on white paper. These marks are my thoughts
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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 11
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 4 comments

Into the mist of Trust

Uncertain steps over unfamiliar terrain into the mist of trust
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Jun 03
by Julie in Inspirations, Uncategorized, Words 0 comments

Connection

This is a poem I wrote some time ago which I would like to share
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May 28
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized, Words 0 comments

When a rock breaks

When a rock breaks, it is broken..
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May 19
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

It comes from nowhere, but is everywhere.

It comes from nowhere but is everywhere. It seeps and creeps in silence
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May 15
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Water

Water dances under and over
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May 13
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Not alone

Exposed - on hardened layered blocks of rocks - in the limelight
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May 08
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

When the scars run so deep

When the scars run so deep and loss cannot be repaired; when courage alone
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May 05
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Struggles in the shadows

Sometimes the greatest struggles are found in the shadows,
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May 04
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 2 comments

Living honestly.

I have learned to live showing all my rough bits... ALL of me - including
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May 03
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Companions

Companions with weathered skin from storms
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Apr 28
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Flamboyant Water

Water dances through the cavern flamboyantly caressing stone
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Apr 21
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012, Uncategorized, Words 2 comments

Hamersley Gorge reflections

Amongst the folding layers of time the rock slides into the edges of the cool water and morphs and
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Apr 09
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Words 0 comments

Memories

Nothing ever stays the same. Time... like the flow of a flooding river leaves traces of experience in our minds;
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Apr 08
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Words 0 comments

The Moon

Glowing gentle curve bathes the night in silence.
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Apr 03
by Julie in Uncategorized, Words 0 comments

Breath to Stillness

I, like the solitary albatross journey into the vast ocean of my consciousness riding the ocean's breath
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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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