Arts Artist or superhero? We chat to TextaQueen, your champion of the felt tip marker by Katherine Giddins As the name implies, TextaQueen is a “texta” or felt tip virtuoso. Through this simple medium she explores complex issues around race, gender and cultural identity. Having been brought up…
Arts How does the loss of a parent change your life? Mariana Mezic used art to bring colour into her monotone world by Katherine Giddins Mariana Mezic is an artist from Adelaide, but in 2010 she escaped to the hills and now lives on a 25 acre farm in Kanmantoo with her husband Matt and…
Arts When your childhood is poisoned by drugs and death, how do you escape? We learn the tragic life story of rising artist Jet James by Katherine Giddins Jet James is a talented artist and printmaker from Yeppoon Queensland. Having won various awards including the Oak Hill Annual Printmaking award in Melbourne and recently illustrating a children’s book…
Arts Health Masochism, mental health and mixed media: find out how art therapy pulled Michael Katchan from the depths of depression by Katherine Giddins If you could paint a picture of your own mental state what would it look like? Having used art as a therapy for depression, Michael Katchan is no stranger to…
