Alive Magazine - Edition 30 - January 2023

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JANUARY 2023 EDITION #30

Art Edition

A life of entertaining

HITTING ALL THE RIGHT NOTES

Theatre volunteer in the spotlight Full story on pages 11-13

Meg’s musical language Full story on pages 04-07

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n the spirit of writing about all things artistic in this edition of Alive, I want to firstly send out a huge congratulations to the staff and students at Star of the Sea Catholic School for their recent production of Moana.

Mr 9 didn’t play a lead role, but he was most certainly one of the best bright blue waves I’ve ever seen. It’s such a proud moment for any parent to see their child perform on stage, no matter how big the part.

Jonathon Heeley, 30, has lived and breathed performing arts for as long as he can remember but sadly, due to living in reginal Queensland, missed an opportunity to attend a dance high school in Sydney where the road to fulfilling big dreams as a professional dancer could have been realised a lot sooner.

However, for those students that did play the leading roles, you deserve a massive pat on the back.

They were clear, concise, and put heart and soul into the musical adventure.

The design of the props and scenery were also outstanding! You could see the two-hour production was a massive undertaking and one that the whole school community invested their time and effort into whole-heartedly. You all nailed it! Congratulations again.

We also have some other mega local talents under the spotlight in this month’s magazine.

While she’s not actually being featured in Alive this month it would be remiss of me not to mention our fearless leader Joy Butler who is one of the most talented people I have ever met.

She’s a photographer, graphic artist, a garden guru, she can sing and play piano, and her sketches are just incredible!

Head on over to Joy Butler Draws on Facebook and check out her work. It’s spectacular!

I also had the absolute pleasure of meeting Trish Milne, a long-time volunteer at the Brolga Theatre who works tirelessly behind the scenes of the Maryborough entertainment venue in order to bring performing arts to life in our region. Read about her love and passion for the stage.

Find out how the Bay dance teacher is ensuring that no local performing arts students miss out on realising their dreams.

Last but certainly not least, you can’t miss our cover star and musician Meg Burstow with her red striking hair, vibrant personality and creative mind.

Find out more about this whirlwind artist on page four.

We hope this month’s columnists and artists help get your creative juices flowing in the New Year.

Don’t forgot to see what the first month of 2023 holds with stars by our very own Alive kinesiologist Alison Dunlop.

Have a wonderful month.

Kerrie

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What: Gallery 5’s November monthly themed exhibition is Miniatures & Small Paintings.

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When: January 20, 4pm.

What: Don’t miss this free event for Fraser Coast youth. Connect with local service providers and enjoy some music, food and entertainment. Music by DJ Nixon. See some of Australia’s top BMX and scooter riders tear up our local skate park, presented by Scooter House.

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COV E R STORY

by Russ Benning

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s an artist myself, I was thrilled to be asked to write the feature piece with the theme of Art.

The fact I got to meet and have a comfortable, inspiring conversation with an incredible local musician (now based in Brisbane) was the cherry on top.

I really enjoyed the idea of an artist interviewing an artist - in this case; visual artist meets musical artist and I was not disappointed with the interaction that took place.

As much as I love and appreciate music, I have very little knowledge of the theory and much less experience of what it takes to become a great musician.

On the contrary, it’s difficult to separate Meg Burstow from music. She was raised with it in every element of her upbringing.

The cliche of music running through one’s veins feels no more appropriate than it does when describing the relation with music and our lovely subject.

She was surrounded by it in her family environment.

It seems her destiny of becoming a musician was never not on the cards, even though she almost followed another family direction of studying medicine. Fun fact, Meg actually graduated high school a year early, having her arrive in the ‘big smoke’ of Brisbane to attend the Queensland Conservatorium at just 16 years of age!

What could have been a quick exchange of pleasantries followed by a few probing questions to fulfil my brief turned effortlessly into almost an hour and a half chat with a new friend!

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We both completely lost track of time and enjoyed the exchange of similarities and differences of our art forms and what art means to us.

It didn’t take long for me to realise Meg is one smart cookie and incredibly well trained and educated in her field. For her level of accomplishment and the level she is playing at, no pun intended, I was pleasantly surprised by how humble, personable, and polite she was.

Beginning with smiles and laughter we established it would be more of a casual chat than a clinical interview. When I noticed she also asked questions back to me, I knew she was a pro and very comfortable in these situations.

It makes sense she would be highly sought after for playing special events like weddings with her glowing personality and undeniable talent.

Noticing a keyboard in the background of her office, she took me on a verbal tour of all the different keyboards and pianos at her musical disposal.

We delighted in the similarities of having different ‘tools’ (in my case cameras) for different situations.

“There’s a different instrument for different jobs,” she said.

My personal favourite was noting the pure and irreplaceable qualities of analogue versus digital—in her case playing a grand piano, in mine, shooting with 35mm film.

“Artistically, it’s that atmosphere that it creates,” referring to playing a grand piano compared to an instrument that creates a grand piano sound.

“My job is to create atmosphere under someone singing or talking.”

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On the plus side of digital, of course, is the ability to manipulate the material in a way that isn’t possible in the raw form.

With keyboards, it is the ability to create thousands of sounds with one set of keys, and with photography, applications such as Photoshop.

A smile appeared on her face as she leaned slightly closer to the camera, her demeanour more open and interested than before as I framed my question.

“It’s the emotion that it inspires in you, isn’t it?”

She rhetorically questioned as we started to get to the real juice of our conversation: ‘What does art mean to you?’

Eloquent as always in her delivery, I could distil her answer down to two points: art equals emotion and art equals connection.

I loved this equally, because I could see how much it meant to her and because I totally agreed!

It doesn’t matter the medium, art has such power to make us feel and bring us together. At this point in our interaction I’m not surprised she was awarded the Queensland Conservatorium Medal for Excellence in 2019.

The medal, according to Professor Gemma Carey (Acting Director of the Queensland Conservatorium) is for “truly outstanding students”, which I agree describes Meg. It was around this part of our discourse we discovered another theme of being an artist, this time, not so celebrated in its nature.

That is of course, the critical nature and perfectionism!

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We laughed at the realisation that this was not specific to our own medium, but in fact a curse (arguably also a gift) of being an artist in general.

Meg brought us back to the light by quipping, “The insecurity is necessary.”

She refers to the insatiable nature of any true artist to continue the journey of betterment and avoiding any sense of complacency.

Continuing down the same rabbit hole, she took the conversation towards her love of collaborating with other artists, in this case theatre actors, she speaks into how even without knowing much about the acting art form she can confidently say, “Wow, that makes me feel something.”

I was delighted to see, without direct prompting, the conversation moving towards the topic of ‘what does art means to you’.

“All art is expression.” A beautiful way to summarise a complex theme. Meg went on to discuss a part of her method for teaching children (which is another passion of hers and a way of giving back), is not to confuse them with too many words but to use the music itself so they can ‘feel what you’re trying to tell them’.

When asked how important music is to her, Meg answers, “It’s kind of…well it’s my whole life!” She goes on to say that she’s a person that is borderline inseparable from the music itself, I loved Meg’s explanation of why the theory side of her studies is so important to bring someone’s vision - who may not be musically minded - into a piece of music.

She understands what chord will evoke which emotion and create the meaning behind the artists

intention and in turn create an emotion experience for the audience.

I understand further the selfless embodiment of music that makes Meg so inspiring when she talks about the irrelevance of what the performance is, it all matters the same.

From performing as the orchestral lead to a full house, to playing a small cafe, to teaching kids, the music is the real hero of the story in her eyes.

“Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” My question created a deep pause for reflection. Her answer showed me it’s not something she thinks about often.

It wasn’t fame, it wasn’t fortune. It wasn’t personal recognition, sold out tours or platinum albums. Her answer was much more humble and in my opinion, beautiful. She just wants to “keep getting better at whatever I can get better at”.

I loved that her intentions are to understand and honour the music itself as much as possible. To me, this is the purist form of being an artist, which Meg Burstow undeniably is.

To learn more about Meg, to book her, or explore her body of work, head to www.megburstow.com.

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FUTURE PROOFING THE PERFORMING ARTS

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he saying one man’s loss is another man’s gain rings true for one Hervey Bay dance teacher, principal and director.

Except, the gain is now taken by up to 26 teenagers who can attend the Hervey Bay Performing Arts College each year.

Jonathon Heeley, 30, has lived and breathed performing arts for as long as he can remember but sadly, due to living in reginal Queensland, missed an opportunity to attend a dance high school in Sydney where the road to fulfilling big dreams as a professional dancer could have been realised a lot sooner.

Instead, hard work and perseverance led to tap dancing professionally for

Raw Dance Company in Brisbane many years later.

Jonathon met many influencers and inspirers while performing around Australia including some Sydneybased friends who had started their own Performing Arts College.

It incorporated a focus on intensive dance programs as well as high school studies for students in Year 6 to 12.

It was then that Jonathan made big plans to bring the same opportunity to performing arts students in Queensland.

Jono, as he is affectionately known to his students, purchased Hervey Bay Dance School on Thomas St in Pialba in 2015 and by 2017 had transformed it into the Hervey Bay Performing Arts College.

In collaboration with Cairns School of Distance Education, Jono said the staff of seven teachers strive to provide students with the best possible alternate Grade 6 and High School experience.

“I wanted to give this opportunity to regional Queensland, so I gave it a hot go to see if there was any interest,” Jono said.

“There was nothing like this around. The closest schools at the time was Gold Coast and then Sydney.

“We started with three kids in 2017 and now have 17.

“They never would have had this opportunity otherwise.

“The parents love that the kids can still be passionate about performing arts while still getting their education.

“They love what we do and wouldn’t want them anywhere else.”

At 24-years-old, Jono won the Cultural Award on Australia Day from the Fraser Coast Regional Council for his contribution to the development of dance in the region.

The top of the Thomas Street building has been transformed into a learning hub with individual study nooks.

The lower floor is where all the action happens while training in performing arts, drama, dance, singing, tap production, choreography and fitness.

“Normally, depending on the days, the students will go for two days where they do full schoolwork and the other days, they will do half days academic and half days performing arts,” Jono said.

“We have a really versatile program.”

The students are also well versed in travel having been to competitions in Brisbane, Gold Coast and taking out national and state championships around Australia.

In 2019, a team of nine students competed in the Australian All Star Cheer Foundation WinterFest on the Gold Coast where they placed first in the senior lyrical/ contemporary section as well as second in the senior hip hop.

They also placed second overall in Queensland for Senior Lyrical and won the bid to attend the exclusive Australasian Cheer and Dance Pinnacle in Melbourne.

They entered the Maryborough Eisteddfod for the first time a month later and the school’s team won the majority of dance sections for Years 10-12.

The girls, aged 12 to 17, finished top of the podium for jazz and contemporary, also claiming highly commended for a second performance in the same contemporary section.

They have also performed for appreciative audiences locally at the Brolga theatre many times.

The college’s latest greatest achievement, Jono said, was 11 of the students being chosen to compete in the Varsity Summit Dance Championships in Orland, USA, this year.

“The students will be in a junior division world competition where they will compete for Australia against other countries.

“They will be competing in hip hop and lyrical routines in Los Angeles as well.

“It’s set to be a really fun trip with two weeks staying at Disney World in Orlando.”

It’s this kind of opportunity that the talented dance students would never get if they were in mainstream education, Jono said.

“We travel a lot of with the kids; we go to Sydney every year to other high schools, Gold Coast and Melbourne.

“They get experiences they may never would have had otherwise.”

Jono is proud of what has been achieved in the past five years.

“The college helps the kids do what they really want to do and we provide an environment where the feel supported and nurtured.

“We just want them to keep working towards what their vision is and achieve their dreams.

“That is my biggest hope for all my students.”

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t was nine years ago that Trish Milne become part of the Brolga Theatre volunteer family and what an incredible journey it has been.

“I just love being on stage,” Trish said.

The 75-year-old Maryborough resident is more than at home working in and around the stage, props, the Box Office and auditorium getting to see some of the best performers in the world.

“However, the performing arts is about much more than getting out there having fun and entertaining!

Trish’s first time in the spotlight was as baby Jesus alongside her family in a Christmas performance at their local church in Manchester, and there’s been many, many other performances over the years.

“Some of the performers who come to the Brolga would have their audience dancing on the stairs if they were allowed to… such is the energy created or the memories recalled.

It has been very much part of her life since retiring.

“I remember the Christmases; the fetes, fairs, concerts and performing ‘I saw Mummy kissing Santa Claus,” Trish said with a laugh.

Trish’s faith has played a big part in her life’s journey which led her to become a Chaplain at St Stephen’s Hospital and Maryborough Correctional Centre However, between work, raising two children and being a long-time volunteer for Nursing Mothers, Schools P&C Assoc and Joey Scouts, all roads have always led back to the performing arts.

Whether that has been poetry and performances with the Maryborough Choral Society or reciting her grandfather’s monologues at church events, the stage is where Trish feels alive.

Since becoming a volunteer at the Brolga Theatre, she has appeared in countless productions (playing the role of the ageing PL Travers at Mary Poppins Festivals and Story Bank), Anzac Day, Under the Banyan Tree (literally in Queen’s Park), Witches Abroad, Wind

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in the Willows, My Fair Lady and a cameo role in Mary Poppins the Musical.

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“It’s there to tell somebody’s aspect of a truth or a view, imagination in a story that’s going to educate, inspire or thrill.

“Other times you can hear a pin drop. It’s wonderful.”

After making the move to the Heritage City in 1986, Trish was very dismayed by the lack of equipment and resources for the performing arts sector.

“When I came in ’86, I saw a few performances in the Town Hall and coming from Newcastle upon Tyne Theatre roots, the facilities were so woefully inadequate.

“But knowing that Maryborough needed something, in 1999 there was talk of the Brolga being built and the response of the community was amazing!

“So, they put their money where their mouth was and built this amazing place.”

The magnificent Brolga Theatre opened its doors to a new world and new level of entertainment in 2000.

“Now we have this wonderful state-of-the-art regional facility.”

Trish recalls many wonderful performances since

then; Comedians, Pop and Country, Opera and Ballet, Tribute Bands and sell outs for Celtic Thunder, The Ten Tenors, Guy Sebastian, Petula Clark, Bluey and the Wiggles.

However, one of the most memorable events was the world premiere screening of Saving Mr Banks.

“With the permission of Disney and PL Travers Trust (through the work of the Proud Marys), the screening was quite a scoop!”

The Brolga Theatre is now the premier entertainment and conference venue on the Fraser Coast and the volunteers play an important and integral role in offering the best possible experiences for performers and guests.

The theatre plays host to everything from national and international performers to community theatre groups, many school functions, awards, talent shows, eisteddfods, conferences, meetings, expos and even funerals and weddings.

Trish is one of about 70 volunteers who work as Door Keepers or Ushers, welcoming and assisting guests as Foyer Attendants, working as Coffee Bar or Liquor Bar Servers or assisting in the Box Office with ticket sales and administrative activities.

The volunteers collectively gave almost 6000 hours last year.

Trish can spend anywhere from 12 to 15 hours a week covering any one of these roles and was even delightedly charged with conducting backstage theatre tours.

All new volunteers are inducted and orientated

by Brolga Theatre staff and initially paired with experienced volunteer in a buddy system to ensure they become confident and competent in their roles.

Trish said the Brolga team are her second family.

“Everyone here is just so warm and welcoming, and everyone wants you to feel comfortable in your role and appreciated.

“You can volunteer when it suits you; during the day, evening or weekends and you can always so ‘no’ so

you can keep a good volunteer-family life balance.

“Like many Organisations the Brolga couldn’t afford to run as effectively and efficiently as it does without its volunteers.

“They need at least 15 people for most performances.

An enterprise like this needs volunteers and volunteers need to be needed; and isn’t that lovely match.”

Another key part to Trish’s volunteer role was being on the committee of Friends of the Brolga, charged with helping to raise funds for equipment and special projects.

There’s been many Melbourne Cup Day fundraisers, raffles, recycling cans and bottles and collection of annual membership fees to pay for various pieces of vital theatre equipment.

Some of the biggest purchases have been a grand piano, electronic frontage signage, stage dance matting and digital drums.

During Covid another one of those items purchased was a live streaming outfit used by the schools at their talent shows.

“The Friends bought the equipment during Covid so that the students could still perform on stage, being Covid safe without an audience.

“It was streamed to parents and other performances were also screened to aged care facilities.

“There is always a huge sense of community here at the Brolga.”

A visit to the Brolga Theatre is a must this year with plenty of incredible shows already set to entertain including the Crucible – NT Live, Anh Do -The Happiest Refuge Live, Leaving Jackson: (The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show), and so much more.

Visit brolga.ourfrasercoast.com.au to find out more.

If you would like more information about becoming a Friend of the Brolga or a volunteer, please contact the Box Office Admin on 41226050 or ask for their info pack.

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IN HARMONY WITH NATURE

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aul Pettersson is a humble fellow, gently spoken with a peaceful, calm energy. It is this quietness that echoes through his artwork and flows through his brush strokes. A hazy, dreamy quality filters through old trees, dappled light plays on painted leaves and streams through deep, clear water.

From across the busy car park at Pialba Place shopping centre in Hervey Bay, the giant-sized painting “Bay and Beyond” reaches along the playground wall and beckons you to enter the beautiful Australian bushland. An award-winning artist, Paul painted the immense piece after his incredible Urangan Pier mural at the Tourist Information Centre was unveiled. These are monumental pieces covering huge areas. The Pialba Place mural spans 60 metres long and 160 square metres alone! Paul’s artwork softens the hard edges of the modern buildings and allows the viewer to escape the rat-race for a moment.

Paul’s ability to paint nature comes from years of absorbing himself in the “real world” of the natural landscape with his life-long love of escaping to the bush and beach to recharge and feel complete. He often disappears into nature to trek the bush or kayak the clear waters of the Fraser Coast where he has lived for 30 years.

An intrinsic observer, Paul has over the years become so at one with nature he has developed an almost photographic memory of the wildlife he is captivated by. Most of his art is painted without the use of reference photos and he remarkably picks out the tiny details from his mind’s eye and skilfully produces them in three-dimensional form.

His connection to the land and sea has given him a strong appreciation of the local indigenous people and he realised the importance of including authentic artwork in his recent mural.

Butchulla artist Aaron Henderson contributed to the piece with striking art along the rockface where tiny wallabies and native creatures peer from behind grasses, much to the delight of the children playing in the area. Further along in the more surreal midsection of the mural, Aaron is pictured as a fire spirit emerging from the bark of an old gum. It’s a beautiful interpretation of how Paul feels entwined in nature at its deepest core.

For Paul, to become so absorbed in his artwork is to disappear into the depths of the bushland, to dive into the cool aqua waters of the ocean and to focus on the tiniest detail of a natural form. It’s how he survives, as he lives and breathes, and as long as he is among it, he is in harmony with it.

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licia is a mum to her beautiful daughters, a mum to her foster daughter, a mum to the OzTag family, Touch Football and dance family and to her pet family. Working at a local school she mothers and supports that beautiful cohort as well. Alicia is also mum of a young man named Jayden Fisher.

It was February 2021 and Jayden was 16 years old when Alicia received the phone call no parent ever wants to receive. There had been an accident and Jayden was involved. Within days, the family was faced with the unbearable reality of Jayden’s sudden death.

Throughout this dark and confusing time, as she tried to navigate a new life, it became very clear that this was a journey that Alicia would take alone.

Being a bereaved parent of a young person is a heartbreaking and soul crushing experience and one that is lonely because (thankfully) she is one of only a few.

Families like Alicia’s harbour their feelings to protect others because they do not want to burden anyone else with the darkness and sadness of reality. It is a lonely truth that no one knows the extraordinary emotions of a bereaved parent unless they too have experienced loss.

Alicia is also a Dunga Derby team member and has loved being part of the phenomenon that Dunga is within our community and raising funds for Rally for a Cause.

That relationship and commitment made Rally for a Cause the ideal charity partner as they already work with families going through difficult circumstances.

This is what led Alicia here…

In December 2022, Angel Families was founded to provide support to bereaved families on the Fraser Coast.

Angel Families will be an informal community where people can support each other through the difficult times ahead. A place where they can just be. A place to chat, cry, laugh, remember, be angry or sad and everything in between. It is a peer group of people who have experienced the death of children who were under 21.

Our Fraser Coast community has experienced so much loss of our young ones over the last couple of years and families have been struggling through the process of grief on their own due to a lack of support services.

Over the last couple of months, Alicia has been quietly working behind the scenes to ensure this group will provide support to local families and with her hard work it has the backing of Rally for a Cause, a well known local charity.

Angel Families is based on an informal communitybased peer support model. Research shows that most people who have experienced the death of an important person in their life greatly benefit from peer support.

Angel Families peer support model consists of bringing people together in groups where they participate in activities to promote discussion, learning and exploration.

Our group creates a safe environment for families to remember and share their grief story and develop a sense of possibility and hopefulness for the future.

Informal peer support programs like Angel Families are widely accepted as the most effective way to promote post-traumatic growth and reduce the stress associated with grief and loss. This peer to peer support style addresses the needs of the whole person by breaking down isolation and stigma, equipping families with coping strategies and communications skills and promoting good mental and physical health. It will help children and families face their grief from the start and provide tools, connections and information they can use for the remainder of their lives.

Grief does not have a timeline. That doesn’t mean the intensity of the experience will last forever. It will evolve and reemerge throughout a person’s development.

Grief becomes more manageable and less intense with support systems and a caring community of family and friends.

For more information, the group can be found on Facebook or by contacting Alicia on 0447 492 857 to find out more.

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angers Broadway Shoe Store is celebrating the shop’s 97th birthday on the 12th of January 2023. Langers Broadway Shoe Store opened in 1926 by Henry William Langer and his wife Mary.

After Henry’s death the business was passed down to Henry James Langer and his wife Edna in 1953. Bill Langer is the 3rd generation of the Langer family; he started working at Langers shoe store in 1971 at the age of 21. Bill married Joan Witt in 1977, but sadly Joan passed away in 2015.

Bill Langer is a respected businessman throughout the Maryborough community. He has donated to various charities as well as sponsoring the woodturning event at the Fraser Coast Show annually.

His leisure activity of choice is woodturning. Quite often you can find him out the back of Langers on his lathe, crafting pens, cheese knives and making clocks.

Another hobby of Bill’s is being part of the Granville

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Indoor Bowls Club. His commitment to this has led to the role of ‘President’ for over 40 years.

Langers is a small independent shoe store with a wide range of orthotic friendly and comfort line shoes.

Some of the most popular brands are Ziera, Klouds, Zeta, Arcopedico, Taos and Comfort Leisure. Over the years they have also branched out into selling men’s and women’s leather wallets, plus a selection of bamboo socks.

Val Flick and Dianne Stevens long term employees are known for their friendly customer service, which keeps their loyal customers coming back time after time. Previous employees Cheryl Bolderrow and Merryl Taylor also worked for Bill for many years.

Bill’s passion and drive for his business has kept him motivated to keep going. He would dearly love to reach the milestones of 100 years of Langers Broadway Shoe Store.

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H O M E P RO J E C T

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any of you with school aged children in your lives may have been dumped a school bag full of half used schoolbooks and (mostly) marvellous artistic creations from the 2022 school year.

I’m guessing a few of you are still trying to figure out what to do with your brood’s artwork? Feels terrible chucking out but makes no sense to keep it all scrunched in a pile on the kitchen bench with electricity bill!

In this Edition of Home Projects, I am sharing a couple of DIY ideas to help you sort that growing pile, ease the guilt and make a sentimental statement piece for your home.

1. Use a large, sealed storage container to file/store each child’s art. Toss in desiccant packets that you would otherwise throw away from vitamin jars or flat pack purchases etc.

Desiccant will help lower moisture levels to preserve creations. Write the year on back

of each piece you want to keep. Periodically put in other special keepsakes for the kids to explore in adulthood.

2. A3 builders Plan Holders are a clever and affordable option for storing and displaying the art in a compact way. A3 plan display books are available from office suppliers and online for around $15 for 20 double sided pockets. Neutral in design and easy to store. A great little project for kids to do on holidays.

3. If your child really enjoys drawing or painting, you might like to create a feature wall to display the creations like I have. I spent around $120 on similar tone (dark wood) photo frames. $3.00 coloured paper to use as a backing when art didn’t fit frame fully. $8 wall hanging hook pack that includes a level to ensure your frames hang straight. $4 Blue Tack or doublesided tape to apply to bottom 2 corners of frame once have hung, will keep frames from moving around and becoming uneven. You

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could pick up less expensive frames at the second-hand shop. *Together, pick your favourite art pieces, plan a basic layout, get talking about the school year, creating a memory, framing and hanging with your kids depending on their age and ability.

Bentley inspired me to create this Home Project. He appreciates many forms of art and enjoys sketching. His style has changed many times over the years and seeing the evolution in a physical form hanging on the wall is magic!

Bentley’s work was previously hiding in about 10 sketch books… it was an exciting process to free around 20 pieces that we selected together with much discussion. It was difficult to choose!

Bentley shares his thoughts on the process for Alive Readers:

“Looking back on progress is one of the satisfying parts of life.

It’s motivational and shows us that - even though where we are now may not be as good as we wish, the progress and hard work that we have put in has paid off.

Kids and teens in particular go through much change and make huge leaps in their skills in a short period. Growth both physically and technically are rapid.

Some kids are making social media masterpieces, yet they were drawing stick figures with crayons only a few years ago!

When Kim (my Mum) first pitched the idea of making a collage of my artworks to hang on my wall and have published in Alive Magazine, I went into defensive mode, thinking of the hideous, embarrassing eyesore that my personal sketches would create on my bedroom wall.

I, like many people only want the best aspects of my skills/ artworks/ life to be on display for all to see. I was even more horrified when Mum said that ALL aspects of my artworks would be display, the rough sketches, the pencil phase, my first drawings that I thought should not be seen by anyone.

Looking at my art displayed might make me appear inferior or maybe too showy?

I got thinking.

If I only show my ‘best’ stuff - the boring white bedroom wall would remain empty and lifeless.

But I didn’t want my friends and family to think I am perfect at art either or better than I really am.

I mulled over the prospect of the project.

Exposing my works that I am less proud of.

After careful consideration (and seeing the photo frames that Mum had bought for the project) I had an epiphany!

The real respect and accolades come from the effort - the growth.

Seeing how far you have come.

If someone just out of the blue showed you their first artwork and it was a masterpiece it would be impressive but also kind of degrading. You have worked so hard, yet this beginner is better than you.

Seeing the roots and growth of talented artists is a motivational thing: our roots should not be something to hide from the world and keep locked away but should be something to be proud of..

“Often the past repeats itself - so if you look to past progress, you can envision future innovations seeing parts of yourself that may otherwise be forgotten.”

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FASHION

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Creating a piece of art, no matter how well or badly, is a way of expressing your own unique character and personality. There is no shortage of artists in the Fraser Coast who are not only contributing to their own income, but who support local galleries, fundraising events and their community.

This month, we are showcasing the work of Ashleigh Manley. His artwork ranges from small reproduction prints, through etchings, limited edition silk screen prints as well as original watercolours and acrylic paintings. Ashleigh says, ‘Art is both a talent and a skill that can be learned.

If you were to paint say, daisies, all the time, there is no doubt you would get better at that subject.’ So what is stopping you. Get started even in a small way by carrying a sketch book around with you all the time to jot down ideas and visual inspiration.

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Up the Island the fishing has been generally slow but things are slowly coming together as they should this time of year. Spotted mackerel, longtail tuna, mac tuna and Spanish mackerel can be found rounding up the bait. Metal slugs and soft plastics have been producing the results. For the reef fishos, scarlets and sweetlip have been taken on the reefs at night up there.

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Off the pier flathead, whiting and bream had been taken before the northerly blow. The dirty water will not deter the whiting and can actually make for better fishing when targeting whiting from the beach and off the pier. Out the end pencil squid have been taken at night along with a few tarpon. During the day the odd GT, longtail tuna and golden trevally have been reported.

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Down the Strait, good whiting had been reported along with flathead, grunter and threadfin salmon.

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year. My kids won’t stop nagging me”.

It was while pondering thoughts about my own wellbeing that I had a light-bulb moment.

We think: “It’s time for me to honour my lungs and my body. I deserve to live a healthy life. I am completely committed to being smoke-free for the rest of my life”.

My light-bulb moment was this: Unless we genuinely believe we are worthy of self-kindness, how can we ever treat ourselves with the respect we need to create happiness and wellbeing?

With any change in behaviours and habits, the key ingredient for success is long-term consistency.

Small slip-ups are not huge failures and are never an excuse to give up. However, as I realized in the wee hours one morning recently, believing that I deserve kindness and that I am the person most responsible for offering that to myself, is the most powerful motivator for change I can think of.

I realized how easy it is to slip into unhelpful language when we are trying to change a habit band January seemed the right month to talk about this issue. The beginning of a New Year often brings reflection and perhaps goal setting around our health and lifestyle. Yet, so often, good intentions are like sparklers on a birthday cake. They blaze brightly, fueling our hopes and motivation for a short while but fizzle out all too soon.

Believing that we are worthy of self-kindness means we want to look after our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. We will easily and consistently choose habits, behaviours and thoughts that promote balance and wellbeing each day.

Rather than thinking: “I have to lose weight. I must stop over-eating and give up all the treats I enjoy”.

We should think: “I love the way my body feels when I eat light, nutritious foods. I have heaps of energy and feel great”.

Rather than thinking: “I have to stop smoking this

How we frame the messages we give ourselves makes all the difference between enjoying a positive choice (that we have freely made) and feeling like we are being punished by our choices (but have to do ‘the right thing’ anyway. Grr.)

Without believing we are worthy of kindness, health and happiness, every attempt to make a significant change in our lives just feels like hard work.

Wishing you oodles of self-kindness and positive thinking this month and always.

Until next time, have a wonderful month.

Remember, if you would like to stay connected with me to receive positive tips for life each morning, feel welcome to join my free Facebook group “Your Intuitive Gifts At Work.” Here is a direct link where you can join my group https://www.facebook.com/ groups/yourintuitivegiftsatwork www.facebook.com/groups/yourintuitivegiftsatwork

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I NSPIRATIONS

NEW YEAR INSPIRATION

by Alison Dunlop

Happy New Year! Let’s bring in 2023 with a personal intention.

To do this, close your eyes, place your hand over your heart, and breathe three deep breaths. Ask yourself, what is my personal intention for 2023 and see what your intuition comes up with! Write this down so you can review it through the year.

Capricorn Dec 22 -Jan 19

Cancer June 21- July 22

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18

Leo

You have so many great ideas but could you be procrastinating in moving forward? Don’t be concerned about what you perceive others think. Step into the driver’s seat and take control of the wheel.

You have truly got this!

I am getting the feeling that this month Leo you will be lucky in love. The colour green indicates it will be a new blossoming relationship or developing a true friendship. Perhaps there may be a new lease of life on an old relationship.

Enjoy!

Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20

Virgo

Aug 23 - Sept 22

Aries Mar 21 - April 19

Libra

Sept - 23 - Oct 23

Taurus

Scorpio

I feel 2022 has perhaps left you emotionally overwhelmed or like you have been hanging on to some sadness. It is a new year so I suggest this year, be kind to yourself and give yourself time to feel whole again.

Oh dear, let’s make a pact to not overthink this year. Did you know, what you think creates your reality? This guilt cloud is literally raining on you and may impair taking action on what you already know.

Try some mindful walking to clear your head. Better times are ahead.

The waters are calm for you this month.

Perhaps you are still taking timeout or are on holidays. This month you’ve got it in the palm of your hand so mould it how you wish. Enjoy and flow with it!

April 20 - May 20

Happy happy days for you ahead Taurus.

There is something that is giving you the spark for life this month. Surround yourself with bright colours and celebrate!

Happy New Year to you Taurus!

Gemini May 21 - June 20

You are winning at life right now! The colour gold is highlighted this month for you Gemini. Surrounding yourself with gold is empowering and will help to bring in abundance, vitality and wealth!

Alison Dunlop Kinesiologist. Find out more at: www.alisondunlopkinesiology.com.au (Cards drawn from The Modern Oracle by Katy-K)

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Change is on the horizon for you this month. I feel the change indicated will be a subtle one. Perhaps a change in perspective is needed for a more favourable outcome. Whatever it is, look at all possibilities and allow yourself to be flexible.

July 23 - Aug 22

Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed or out of sorts? Just know the universe is supporting you and has your back. It may also be a time to keep those you care about close to you.

You are also being reminded not to make any impulsive decisions. Take it easy and think things through.

Are you thinking about where 2023 is leading you and what path you will be taking? Do you need to know exactly which road you are taking? My advice is just stop and take a step back. Allow things to unfold as they are meant to. Bottom line is trust that you are on the right path. Relieve the pressure you have put yourself under.

Oct 24 - Nov 21

This month delays are highlighted. Be aware that plans you have made this month may be disrupted in some way. In challenging times it is important to just breathe and go with the flow. You will actually get there in the end. It just maybe slower than you thought so continue to stick to the plan.

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21

This month, Sagittarius, I want you to shake out the energy of 2022. Let’s start the new year afresh with a new zest for life, letting go of worries, guilts, and should haves!

Set a personal intention for 2023 to be more forgiving and gentler on yourself. Make plans to do what makes your heart sing!

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