Ann Russell
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Artist and Art Teacher |
| Location | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Introduction | This is my online journal. I want to talk about art - my art, others' art, making art, seeing art, exhibiting art, selling art, art products, art methodolgies, art philosophy, artists, art organisations, art inspirations and art patrons. I am a mixed media artist, living and working in my native country of Australia. I am passionate about creativity and the need for every person to be able to express it. For the last few years, I have been looking into the spirituality of the creative process and I am therefore really interested in folk and outsider art. The best times in my life are when I am in the 'zone' working on my art. |
| Interests | The environment, painting, sculpture, women's issues, theology, sprituality, birds, biographies, literature, writing, creativity, folk art, outsider art, visionary art, cats, mythology, mental health, mysticism, mosaics, philosophy, metaphysics, collecting, antiques, furniture, interior design, mixed media art, nature, trees, digital art, photography, sacred feminine, gardens, assemblage. |
| Favorite movies | Pay It Forward, Edward Scissorhands, Dead Poet's Society, The Shawshank Redemption, Look Both Ways, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, The Matrix trilogy, The star wars series, Lord of the Rings, Avatar, Lars and the Real Girl, While You were Sleeping, Love Actually, Bridget Jones Diary, One True Thing, Stardust, Bed of Roses, Fried Green Tomatoes, Strictly Ballroom, Chocolat, The About Cats and Dogs. |
| Favorite music | Nora Jones, Crowded House, Eva Cassidy, James Morrison (singer), Newton Faulkner, Clannad, Enya, The Corrs, Talking Heads, Mozart, Bach, I'm astounded by Susan Boyle's ability and I have a soft spot for the bands I grew up with: Abba, Dragon, Chicago, the Eagles and even the Bay City Rollers (my very first album). |
| Favorite books | The Lovely Bones, The Artists' Way, Women who Run with the Wolves, Dance of the Dissident Daughter, The Obernewtyn Chronicals, The Red Tree, Luke's Way of Looking, any book about art, especially art philosophy or contemporary art, most coffee table books with luscious photos. |
Aren't papier mache cuts the worst?
They're bad, but not the worst. I find that cuts from mosaic shards or resin are much worse.