14/06/2026
🎨Art Residency Week 1:
My first week at Beelarong Community Farm was such a special experience, and the sunshine was pouring in each day I visited.
I had so many lovely and funny chats with members. Big thanks to Des for the epic business advice! The peaceful, nature-filled setting and view across the farm brought me a calm energy I hadn’t felt in a while.
I typically work from my home studio and it was wonderful to step away from paid work to do something creative for myself.
I’m excited to see how this unfolds, and I have two new art mediums I will be exploring.
My vibe / theme for Week 1 was ARRIVE AND ABSORB 💚🌿
Here’s what I got up to:
* took my art supplies over to the cottage
* walked the property
* photographed flowers/plants/textures/light
* filmed atmosphere and took some B-roll footage
* sketched the cottage floor plan and elevations so I could imagine art sizes of what I might create
* journalled observations
* started a visual sketchbook of ideas
* got my bike fixed so I could start riding over!
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