We all get stuck sometimes. It's a pretty common ailment of making something. Putting your heart and soul into a project, whatever it is, can be super rewarding and satisfying but also super tiring and scary. It can take all my brain power just to write a few words, because getting started is, at least to me, the hardest bit.
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For The Love Of Editing
I never thought I would actually look forward to and enjoy receiving feedback on any of my creative practices (I studied classical percussion at Uni and was terrible at getting feedback on my musical performances; I took everything personally and couldn't separate myself from the performance), but this method of editing has really helped me to embrace areas in my story that could be improved and not feel like I'm a failure of a human because my story needs some help from my friends.
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George Rex Comics mini-documentary
Recently I was the subject of a mini-documentary created by a group of local film students. I was interviewed about my book and my practice. There is even a nifty little animation of my illustrations!
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This week I was battling a head cold which made me reflect on the different way myself and my brother react and behave when we get sick.
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Vegemite Parrot
I revise a short comic that I’ve revisited & adapted for my graphic novel Oh Brother. See how I’ve adapted the story and my style has changed over the years.
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My Go-To Story
My favourite “Rob” story to tell up has always been about the time that he introduced us to our next door neighbours (who are were very kind and lovely people).
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Good Ripping Material
One of my brother’s favourite things to do growing up was rip paper into equal sized strips. Unfortunately for my book collection, he didn’t mind where he got his source material from.
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Good Reads // March & April
My top reads for March & April 2017.
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Harry
About a year ago, almost to the day, our family dog Harry passed away. Harry was super important to me growing up and was a big part of childhood. I’m so glad that I’m able to remember him in my writing.
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Clothes for my Burrow adventure.
The Burrow
During March this year I was invited to work and live out of a studio apartment in Norwood, South Australia for three weeks by the May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust (MGCLT). I had been awarded the Ian Wilson Memorial Fellowship (in fact I was the inaugural winner) for unpublished authors. So I packed up my things and got ready for an adventure.
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Following on from my last post about how the design of the characters in my graphic novel, Oh Brother, have changed over the 7-ish years I’ve been working on the book, this post is about my absolute favourite thing: drawing emotions!