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The Transition Weekend
23rd June My last day in the cottage! It was also the day I met Rebecca Owens, the Arts Officer who deals with the artist residency...
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Jun 25, 20235 min read
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Quarantine Station beach
22nd June Early this morning I drove down to the Quarantine Station to access the beach to do a bit more scavenging for my mould-making....
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Jun 22, 20231 min read
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Studio Casting Take II
21st June After an early night I was late to rise – almost twelve hours of glorious sleep, I think! I had a pretty cruisy morning of...
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Jun 21, 20232 min read
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SNOW
20th June Having organised all my bags the night before, I was on the road to Mount Donna Buang by the planned 7:30am, but unfortunately...
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Jun 20, 20232 min read
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Casting Day
19th June I posted the blog early yesterday, so missed my little afternoon excursion. I had to drive my rubbish up to the bins, so...
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Jun 19, 20232 min read
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Mushroom Reef
18th June I set the alarm to make sure I got up early, ready to leave before 8am to catch the low tide at Mushroom Reef, and was good to...
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Jun 18, 20232 min read
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Portsea Surf Beach and Pier
17th June After another glorious sunrise, I had pondered heading further back down the peninsula to check out Fossil Bay and Mount Martha...
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Jun 17, 20231 min read
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Studio Day
16th June I didn’t leave the cottage all day, instead staying in the studio to work both on drawing, and on finishing my articles for...
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Jun 16, 20232 min read
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Bushranger Bay
Thursday 15th I slept in, having stayed up a bit later working in the studio, trying to tire myself out to ensure a good sleep. I woke...
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Jun 15, 20233 min read
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Fort Nepean walk
Wednesday 14th The morning was fine, so I drove up to Gunner’s Cottage to park the car, then set off on foot on the path to Fort Nepean....
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Jun 14, 20232 min read
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Exploring the grounds
Tuesday 13th Waking up at just after 6, I found it was still absolute dark outside, so enjoyed my first coffee in my warm bedroom. As the...
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Jun 13, 20232 min read
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Arrival at Police Point
To see videos of the three-day journey some 1800km's from Brisbane past Melbourne, visit my Instagram @studiosvenja. Monday 12th Three...
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Jun 13, 20232 min read
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Preparing for Police Point
I've been quietly preparing for my Residency at Police Point on the Mornington Peninsular all week in between resting up after my recent...
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Jun 2, 20231 min read
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