Julie’s Artistic Window
Since 2023, the Link Wentworth Scholarships program has helped me to purchase equipment for my artistic endeavours. The funds I have received helped to buy art technology, including a camera and a pen to go with my iPad, which expanded the creative possibilities.
Because I am at home a fair bit, I take a lot of photos there 鈥� even from my window. There is a lovely jacaranda and wildlife like kookaburras and lorikeets in the trees I can see. I have photographed constellations and the full moon, which I use in creating different kinds of art.
I live with chronic pain and I find that focusing on creating art helps me to take my mind off that.
It works as a distraction from the pain and is therapeutic. It gives me a sense of meaning and achievement when I create something; you can feel a bit stuck with a disability. I am quite amazed by what comes out of me. When I sit and look at it, what I make has actually meant something and has expressed something from within me. That鈥檚 how I feel about art. It has helped me so much.
This year, I hope to apply again and look into doing some art therapy work. I would really like some more lessons in art 鈥� and to possibly write a mixed media memoir.
Go to the 2025 Scholarships page Scholarships – Link Wentworth
Julie鈥檚 work is pictured here, and is also on display at the 2025 No Place Like 秀秀直播 Art Exhibition until September 2025.
Link Wentworth wishes to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we work and pay our respect to the Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.