Sketches

SKETCHES

Sketches is our journal. Here we trace the lines of place and creative living through thoughtful storytelling, insights and inspiration. It’s an invitation to slow down, take notice and find connection in the natural world.

Art

Mothertongues

Art

Mothertongues

Is it possible to describe the complexity and absurdity of motherhood? Mothertongues creatively responds to the question: what kind of genre and fo...

FOOD + DRINK

Make | Anzac Biscuits

Based on the original CWA version of a classic Anzac bikkie, this is our version, with a slight twist (okay, Mum’s version – thanks Mum!)

BOOK CLUB

H O M E – breaking through the ‘beige’

Let’s be clear – Victoria Alexander’s newest book ‘HOME’ is not the ultimate coffee table book. It’s so much more.

Anzac day

Beyond the Battlefield: Women Artists of the Two World Wars

A book that looks at women artists’ unique portrayal of war at the front lines, as well as their documentation of everyday life on the home front.

Nora Heysen, more than her father’s daughter

When Nora Heysen’s portrait of Madame Elink Schuurman was awarded the 1938 Archibald Prize, the Sydney Sun’s headline was Girl Makes History, Girl ...

Maggie Beer’s latest project

Maggie Beer is on a mission to improve the food quality in aged care facilities around the country through her Maggie Beer Foundation (MBF).

Stuff the British Stole

Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today those objects are housed in genteel institutions across the UK and the world.

Art

Blue & White

A look at Brett Whiteley’s ceramics and the importance of the colour blue in his art

poetry & literature

On the Night Train

Bush bard Henry Lawson’s tribute to ‘Mother Nature’ illustrates a snatch of early Australian scenery and a love of the landscape.

Art

Hidden women of history: Sonia Revid created public health ballet at the height of ‘dance fever’

With advances in medicine and technology, such as vaccines, we often take the basics for granted.

australian classic film

Straight to the pool room: a love letter to The Castle on its 25th anniversary

The Castle was released in Australia 25 years go. It charmed the socks off us on its release and its reputation and influence as the quintessential...

Gardens

A Secret Garden in Berry, NSW

Following on from our recent Summer road trip series, we had the pleasure of visiting a friend’s recently acquired historic home and garden in beau...

12 Australian exhibitions to add to your diary

Covid has taken its toll on more than just our physical health. It’s been a little hard (actually, really hard) to experience arts and culture thr...