Posts by Matt Cook
Leonie Ngahuia Mansbridge – Te Kaikauhau (The Storyteller)
Ishtar’s Room of Magic, Creativity and Good Ideas
Life, Death & Unruly Gardens
As we entered the warehouse-turned-studio, we were instantly greeted with Mel’s work, beautifully framed and hanging elegantly on the wall. There was also a staircase leading up to a second level that filled me with intrigue. As we reached the main studio area, it became evident that the creative mind that occupied this space was simply brilliant.
The Artists Way: Sue Leeming
For Sue, art has always been a part of her life. Growing up in a broken home and being of a quieter nature, Sue used her room as a retreat, a place for creativity to blossom and a place where Sue would look back for inspiration time and time again. You see Sue grew up in Taranaki, a province of New Zealand in which, no matter where you were, you could see the great Mount Taranaki. In fact her bedroom window had the perfect view.
The Artists Way: Ross Potter
2B OR NOT 2B? (sorry, not sorry). No Doubt this is a question that plages the mind of artist Ross Potter.
The Artists Way: Sarah Thornton-Smith
I was fortunate enough to be introduced to Sarah (albeit digitally, it is the age we live in after all) through a mutual friend. Naturally as I do, I invited myself over for coffee under the premise of talking all things art and taking a photo or two (ok more like one or two hundred photos). Coffee was drunk, conversations were flowing and photos were being taken.
The Artists Way: Chantelle Bates
The Artists Way: Kirby
The Artists Way: Callum Davies
Recently, I had the pleasure of spending some time with emerging Mandurah Artist Callum Davies. He has always had a creative side having played drums for over 16 years, however, a bone disease and the stresses he was facing at work led him on the search