KathAustralia

I'd like to meet:

Nearly everybody... and forgiveness is important. I'm not the strongest
person... but Jesus forgave, and He's the best example to follow if one's
looking for a standard (and some help as well).

THE KIN, WOW, very impressed ... brothers from Adelaide, my home town.
Now they live in New York (sob). Check their vids. Yup, very easy to like.

Take a look at a lady I've already met ... Tanya Ha. We shared (a flat)
years ago, while she studied physiotherapy in SA. Since then she's
worked for PLANET ARK and has written a book called Greeniology.
There's some talk about a TV show on making your house as green as
possible. Go Tanya! http://www.tanyaha.com/ Please look at her site.
She's vital and passionate about everything she does. Be true to your
heart and you'll have no regrets.

Would liked to have met Peter Dombrovskis, even to have gone on
a photography trek with him (and others).

Music:

[For News Limited, early 90s]

Movies:

[For Natural Product Distributors, late 90s]
Tim Burton's work and Mirrormask, 300, The Ghost
and Mrs Muir (sweet) with other old black and whites.
Not into fluff, though a marshmallow like Ghost and
Mrs Muir is sometimes what's needed to hit the spot.
I do love the ocean, craggy cliffs + seabirds calling.
Two people's love strong enough to last beyond death.
Loved watching Children of Men ... cried a lot.
L4yercake/ Blood Diamond/ Flying Daggers/
Chocolat/ Mr & Mrs Smith/ Chronicles of Riddick/
Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang/ Memoirs of a Geisha/
Harry Potter/ Their Eyes Were Watching God/
Japanese Story/ Ghost Rider/ Sin City/ Constant
Gardener/ Jacket/ Bend it Like Beckham/ Mean
Machine/ Victory (with Pele)/ Lord of the Rings/
Million Dollar Baby/ Bridges Over Madison County/
Pan's Labyrinth/ Hellboy/ Run Lola Run/ Miami
Vice/ Kingdom of Heaven/ The Crow/ Hero/
Corpse Bride/ Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe/
Pinnochio/ Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels/
Amistad/Marvel Comic movies/ so many.

Television:

"The Lady of the Sea" by Seth Lakeman, whose songs
are based on the myths and legends of Dartmoor
in Devon, England.

[For Natural Product Distributors, late 90s]

Books:

Juxtapoz, AdNews, (Aust) Creative,
Marketing Magazine, ImagineFX,
Empty ... all great magazines.
Computer Arts Projects, Desktop,
Adbusters, B&T ...

Heroes:

God for getting it started, Jesus for making it easier
(if only I'd remember that) the Holy Spirit and all of
them for not letting go of me. My ex-fiancé for giving
me my son, Joel. Those who attempt to live honestly.
Alphonse Mucha, Arthur Rackham, William Morris,
Ivan Bilibin, Winsor McCay, The Silver Studio,
Waterhouse, Edmund Dulac (favourite piece Gerda
The Reindeer) and many people I've discovered
here ... on MySpace.

My dad for his tenacity. He's discovered 18 comets with
just his eyes & a telescope. An asteroid has his name.
He's the only man alive (this century and last) to have
discovered as many comets that way (in the world).
He was awarded an Order of Australia thing for his
service to astronomy and has an award named after
him, BUT I reckon mum needs an award for putting
up with all the irregular hours. :)
[My frog art courtesy of the copyright owner Publishing
House, from the childrens' magazine Contagious, 1989]
Something needs to be done about SOME of
the typefaces approved for use in early learning.
Type used in some early learning books ... yikes.
I'm only seeing them NOW because I have a seven
year old, otherwise I'd still be unaware of what
needs to be made better.
It's not just the falling literacy
rate that might be exaccerbated.
Reading should be made easy if
information is important.
The problem with SOME of the typefaces
used in early learning classrooms: Lack of
differentiation between certain typeforms
(I, l and 1) and a low difference ratio (x height
and ascenders). Think of the extra difficulty
put in front of new Australians not used to
reading English. Children learning to write.
The letter o looking too much like an a, both
looking like circles if the vertical stroke (stem)
on the lowercase a is hardly there. What about
people with eye strain? Those who sit in front of
a computer a lot? One doesn't have to be old
to have eye problems. Typeface choice is critical.
Let's make it better for the children. To have n look
similar to h ... hazardous! A lower-case h being
the same height as a lower-case t?
Frustration will always hinder learning.
[Pastels on the back of tracing paper, stumped, black
fine-liner, white gouache on the front) Fox Creek Wines
brochure thru Nicolas Daniels, Ex Mattingly, Woollard &
Cawrse. Awful to scan, but a worthy result, mid 90s.]
[Watercolours for SARDI thru Peter Hoffman, Lightning
Designs. Repeated images helped define sections within
a book on grain diseases. Peter chastened me, good
naturedly, for putting so many hairs on the barley.
He had to do the contouring, mid to late 90s.]
[Graphite with odourless solvent to dissolve and soften
the effect. Wonderful when drawing back into solvent-
wet paper, graphite definately goes down richer.
Fiddled with in Photoshop, 2007.]
[Quick sketch done for a Guarana promotion. This pic
was multi-coloured for brochure inclusion, but
strangely I like this one.]
BEAUTIFUL
[ J W Waterhouse, his work is wonderful ]
[Arthur Rackham, another genius...]
Edmund Dulac... his Gerda pic below is so gentle]
[Alphonse Mucha...long time fav]
[Deep Forest / Sweet Lullaby... AMAZING video]
Essential facts for easy reference
Status A relationship creeps up on one gradually. Friends FIRST. Actually I'm NOT looking now, sort of liking someone at the moment (without jumping to any conclusions). Surprised about the way one particular peep is and I'm certainly impressed SO will wait to see what transpires. Cross about the actions of others, however those peeps might feel very foolish later and truly WHO can point the finger... NO-ONE. As Jesus said, 'He who is without sin cast the first stone', and if a peep's critical sin was 'not liking someone else in the same way', then how foolish is that? Internet is NO different to real life. Sometimes when you get to know a peep, suddenly an existing like vanishes because relationships are founded on what's inside, a person's head and heart
(the exterior simply has the potential to attract).
Conversely, interest may grow the more one gets to know someone... what a treasure that is, and what a great find =))). While I'm commenting... having had a business here in Adelaide for 18 years, a TOUGH industry climate. I KNOW what it's like to struggle and survive. SO WHAT if a peep chooses to approach clients rather than the other way round. Peeps with a kind heart can be ruined too easily. To be in control is to demonstrate discerning business acumen.
Faith Active believer in God, Jesus and Holy Spirit and in always following the heart. Sometimes growing is a painful experience but the results are always good when viewed in retrospect.
Occupations Appreciating the value of diversifying to cope with varying economic climates. Working in publishing industry (freelance) / permissions, research and illustration work (both CG and traditional) as well as studying Visual Arts and Writing. Probably consider me a creative problem solver and service provider by occupation. God of course is the ultimate problem solver.
Orientation Straight and actually quite proper while also loving spontaneity and adventure. Again... follow your heart.
EducationAdelaide Centre for the
Arts (TAFE) linked 2 Robert
Helpmann Academy / Degree in Visual Arts (2008—currently
First Year). Planning split Major
Painting and Ceramics. Excited
because it's in the SAME
place as The Centre for the
Performing Arts. Always
INSPIRING. So much to do
and explore. =)))
TAFE TAA Cert IV
External studies (online)
not current, unsure of
plan with this one...
TAFE Advanced Diploma
Professional Writing
(will B ongoing) External
WILL finish this one !!!
V good to learn about writing.
Prose, articles, research,
stage, radio, television,
childrens', adult fiction,
editing, poetry. Keeping
writing skills fresh now with
permissions work. The need
to communicate efficiently
with industry (other publishers,
newspapers, ad agencies,
suppliers, corporations,
market leaders and
research organisations of
all sizes) by letter + phone.
UniSA
Adelaide (1997–1997)
Bachelor's Degree
Visual Communications
Landed BIG client who
kept me VERY busy,
cutting this short.
TAFE Croydon
Associate Diploma
Advertising & Graphic Design
1987–88 left before finish.
Offered job on kid's mag.
Qualification awarded
on industry works' merit.
SACAE
South Australian College
of Advanced Education
(1980–1983, 4 year Design
degree) Missed out by one
subject and fixing that now.
St Ignatius College
Athelstone 1976–1977
Second time for Year 11
then Matriculated in '77.
During my final year I won
a competition hosted by surf
shop Challenger Surf and Ski
by writing and submitting a
poem on conquering the sea.
First prize was a surfboard and
ankle strap. Also talked them
into giving me wax =))).
What's a board without wax?
Wilderness School Walkerville, South Australia Grade 7–Year 11 (1975).
Objected 2 what I saw in
the upper echelons + so
failed by protest. Dislike
segregation... 3 classes.
I was in middle due 2 dad
being rocket scientist. To see
girls (daughters of doctors,
lawyers and similar) bully a
girl from lower group whose
parents worked SO hard to
send her 2 the posh school.
So wrong. Such things should
not B so naturally I rebelled.
I believe all people are the
same, so I didn't stick to
one group to find friends
refusing 2 B limited. People
are simply people. The only
difference is in the heart.
People CHOOSE 2 do right
OR wrong. The only way that
people differ from each other.
God judges, we shouldn't.
Family Life Mother to young boy, joy of my heart and a miracle child. Embracing others not linked to me by ancestral blood as extended family. MySpace is so GREAT for building community!!
Pets One cat called Poppet.
Some possums (wild but
attached to the house/they
are territorial). Koala comes
visiting sometimes. Sleepy Lizard roams round back garden. wild ducks come every day and we have now also got a HUGE CROW who dines in.