Artists Down Under - Australia and New Zealand - March 2024

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ELENOR GILL

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By Pam Henderson

PHOTOSHOP

By Sebastian Michaels

SANDRA DANN 06-07

08-09

PENNY DE JONG

10-11

ROSA PERRY

GEORGE KONCZ 12-13

14-15

16-17

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19-25

26-27

COLIN CAMPBELL

SONIA PUSEY

PAM HENDERSON

ARTISTS MONTHLY ACHIEVEMENTS

COLIN KILLICK

PRUE WRIGHT 28-29

KEVIN SIMS 30-31

CATBEAGLE CREATIONS 32-33

KAREN WAALWYK 34-35

TOBYN MCLAUCHLAN 36-37

PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION

SHARON RANKMORE 41

HELEN MCLEOD 44-45

DENNIS RICKARD 46-47

ANDREW HAYSOM 48-49

MARIE HELYAR 50-51

HEMANT KOGEKAR 52-53

MICK ROONEY 54-55

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CHINESE WHISPERS #76

By Maureen Maxwell

57-66

FEATURED ARTIST

DEBORAH MARTIN

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68-69

GITAMA DAY

JULIE POWELL

70-71

72-73

74-75

76-77

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KIM RICCI

TRISH HOSKIN

CHRISTINA BRUNTON

MARINA HOBBS

AL BAMASS

ARTICLE INTERVIEW with KIM RICCIN

By Maureen Maxwell

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86-87

ALISON MEIER

MARGARET KALMS

BEV TERAWSKYJ

88-89

KYE THOMPSON

MAUREEN MAXWELL 90-91

92-93

94-95

96-106

DEAN HOHN

ILONA ABOU-ZOLOF

MONTHLY ARTISTIC PHOTOSHOP CHALLENGE

THEME - AUSSIE BBQ

ARTISTS BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENT 107-111 FRONT COVER by DEBORAH MARTIN - Take Wing

Rosa Perry - Saint Cecilia

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Welcome to the March edition of Artists Down Under.

Autumn is upon us once again, and as the weather starts to cool a little, the transformation of the earth’s beauty starts to take shape. The leaves on the trees start to change into the most beautiful colours and the grasses start to green. A very special time of the year.

The creativity of our Artists never cease to amaze me, their minds enter a place where only few people have the privilage of entering, a place where magic is born, a place where they can create and share with you.

This month we enjoy another edition of our Photoshop tutorials from Andrew on Blend If. This is an amazing tip and I encourage you all to try it. Magic in its own right.

Our interview that Maureen has organised for us this month is with the ever popular and very talented artist, Kim Ricci. I hope you all enjoy.

I am pleased to share with you another of our very popular images from the Redlands Digital Art Group’s “Chinese Whispers” series. Well done girls.

Our Featured Artist this month is from one of our newest members, Deborah Martin. Deborah is from New Zealand and is a very talented bird photographer, who very cleverly combines her photography with Digital art to produce some amazing images. Welcome Deborah.

In this month’s Photographic Artists Challenge, I thought I would carry on a similar theme from last month, only this time being Riverboats, and it produced another month of awesome images.

Well, that’s it from me. Stay safe on the roads, take care of each other and look out for those less fortunate around you.

Pam Henderson

Julie Powell - Magician’s New Hat

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SPRING IS IN THE AIR

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SORCERESS IN HER SACRED CIRCLES

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MYSTERY MAN IN THE CITY

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STARRY STARRY NIGHT

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MONT SAINT MICHEL, NORMANDY, FRANCE

HE TAKES OFF HER DRESS NOW

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The Artists Down Under Public Facebook page has been set up to allow the artists in the group to showcase their work and to enable them to share promotional information about themselves, e.g. exhbitions, awards etc...

You can find the Artists Down Under Public Facebook page at this address; https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtistsDownUnder/

So, if you are an artist in the group, don’t forget to regularly share your work and information here, and to let your friends and family know about the page if they are interested in viewing the latest art and news from the group.

If you are a reader of the magazine who does not have access to the page, please click the link above and request to join. When you request to join you will be asked to answer three simple questions that will allow us to determine if you are an eligible artist who may wish to join the group and therefore be able to post on the page, or a member of the public who can view, comment and like the work on the page. It’s a great place to see some great art from this vibrant group every day!

Three ADU members receive a special gift

Our very good Awake friends Katherine Zdonczyk of MagicalReality Designs and Diane Stafford from WhiteLaneStudio continue to give gifts as a reward for members of the Artists Down Under group who contribute to the ADU Facebook page by regularly posting their artworks and supporting other members with their comments.

Katherine, is well known for her fantastic sets of digital designer backgrounds, masks and all kinds of wonderful elements ready for designers to add to or build a wondrous creation.

Katherine Zdonczyk can be found at @ Oscraps http://bit.ly/3tTMUfM @ Etsy https://etsy.me/3RWjmpU

Diane Stafford from Chester, UK, designs Photoshop textures and overlays for photo artists and photographers to use in their digital artworks. Diane has created another special kit just for Artists Down Under for the month of MARCH.

Two artists will receive a Diane kit each. Diane Stafford can be found at https://whitelanestudio.co.uk/biolinks

The MARCH lucky winners are

Magical Reality Designs Gift Voucher

- Alison Meier

Diane Stafford (WhiteLaneStudio) Texture & Overlay Kit

- Karen Triggs

- Sandy McCleary

Penny De Jong

Loves Me, She Loves Me

LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE

https://issuu.com/thephotoartisticlife/docs/issue108-final?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ

Congratulations to the following artists for having their images chosen to appear in the International magazine “Living The Photo Artistic Life”.

Gitama Day

- The Return

Helen McLeod

- How The High Flyers Live

- Family Tree

Maureen Maxwell

- Empty Chairs, Empty Tables

Kim Ricci

- Seeking Sanctuary

Ilona Abou-Zolof

- Three Sisters

- City Life

Christina Brunton

- Berna

- Coca

CatBeagle Creations

- Peace

- Ode To Dali

Elenor Fill

- Tarot - The High Priestess

Penny De Jong

- From The Fire

- Butterfly Woman

Rosa Perry

- Euthalia

- Dirt Road

Sandra Dann

- Drifting

CatBeagle Creations - Peace

Ilona Abou-Zolof - City Life

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Three Sisters

CatBeagle Creations

- Ode To Dali

Christina Brunton - Berna

Christina Brunton - Coca

LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE

Kim Ricci - Seeking Sanctuary

Gitama Day - The Return

Rosa Perry - Dirt Road

Rosa Perry - Euthalia

Penny De Jong - Butterfly Woman

Maureen Maxwell - Empty Chairs, Empty Tables

Penny De Jong - From The Fire

Helen McLeod - How The High Flyers Live

Helen McLeod - Family Tree

Sandra Dann - Drifting

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Special Merit

https://lightspacetime.art/botanicals-art-exhibition-february-2024/

Congratulations to Lyn Darlington for her special achievements in the “Botanicals” Light Space & Time competition.

Special Merit

Lyn Darlington - Icelandic Poppy

Lyn Darlington - Spring Is Coming

Lyn Darlington - “Icelandic Poppy”

Lyn Darlington - “Spring Is Coming”

Artistic Excellence Finalist

Colin Killick - Tuesday Night From The Rooftop

Colin Killick - Pedestrian Crossing

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OWL MIRAGE

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A DIRT BATH

SAVANNAH ROYALE

ROBYN MCLAUCHLAN ( AUSTRALIA )

THE BAKERY

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SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION

BLEND IF

By Andrew Haysom

I think that the Blend If sliders in Photoshop are perhaps one of its most powerful features, and they also seem to be one of its least known and least well used.

For me, the day I really started to understand what they did, and how you can use them, was a real “light-bulb” and watershed moment in my Photoshop journey.

You’ll find the Blend If sliders in the Layer Styles dialog box (see Figure 1), which you can get to by double-clicking an empty part of a layer in the Layer panel or by right-clicking a layer and choosing Blending Options.

So what do the Blend If sliders do? They allow you to blend the contents/effect of a layer (it can be a pixel layer or an adjustment or fill layer) with your image based on either the luminosity or colour of that layer, or the luminosity or colour of the composite image that the layer sits on top of.

Within the Blend If section of the Layer Styles dialog box, there are three different areas (see Figure 2).

[Fig 1 – Layer Styles dialog box]

[Fig 2 – The Blend If sliders]

From the first drop-down you can choose “Gray”, “Red”, “Green” or “Blue”. If “Gray” is chosen, the Blend If sliders will operate based on the luminosity (brightness) of the image, so you can selectively affect shadows, highlights or midtones (with infinite flexibility). If you choose “Red”, “Green” or “Blue” then the colour channels will be used, we won’t be discussing those in this article.

Then you have two sliders; moving the handles on the “Current Layer” gradient will blend the contents of the layer based on the luminosity of its own contents. Moving the handles on the “Underlying Layer” gradient will blend the contents of the layer based on the luminosity of the underlying composite image.

Each of the sliders is based along a gradient that goes from zero (black) on the left to 255 (white) on the right, and each has two handles, one that starts at the darks (zero) position and one that starts at the lights position (255). The darks handle is a darker colour than the lights handle.

As you move these sliders inwards you are telling Photoshop to only blend the contents of the layer based on the luminosity values inside the two handles, or you can think of it as protecting the area on the outside of the handles. Please refer to figure 3a for an example.

[Fig 3 – Using the Blend If sliders]

You’ll notice that each of the handles has a line down the middle, this indicates they can be “split”. You can split them by holding down the [Alt/Option] key while dragging the handle. The handle will split into two halves, and each can be dragged independently.

Luminosity values on the outside of the outer-most halves of the handles are completely protected from the blending (that is the layer has no effect, like setting the layer opacity to 0%).

Luminosity values on the inside of the inner-most halves of the handles are not protected at all (that is the effect of the layer is complete, like setting the layer opacity to 100%).

There is then a transitioning of the effect, like a feathering of a mask, between the halves of each handle, see figure 3b for an example.

Figure 4 shows a simple Blend If example, a theoretical example to see the effect of Blend If. Setting up a simple example like this and playing with the Blend If sliders can be a great way to gain an understanding of what they do.

So, what are some examples of how you can use the Blend If sliders? Here’s three things I regularly use Blend If for, but there are many more things you can do with it.

I use Blend If every time I create a vignette to protect the dark shadows. If you apply a vignette, and the outer areas of your photo already has very dark areas, your vignette can make them too dark, using Blend If to protect them can stop this happening.

Blend If is great for colour grading if you want to apply one colour more in the shadows and an other colour more in the highlights.

Blend If is great for blending textures. This is one place where it can sometimes be good to use both the Current Layer and Underlying Layer sliders together (yes, you can use them both at the same time!). Perhaps you only want the darker areas of the texture blended (use the Current Layer slider), and you only want them blended with the lighter areas of the image (use the Underlying Layer slider).

Using the Blend If sliders is very similar to using a luminosity mask but it has a couple of big advantages over luminosity masks. Firstly the Blend If method is much more space efficient and won’t bloat your Photoshop files like big pixel-based masks do. Secondly, Blend If is dynamic, if the underlying image changes in luminosity the Blend If will dynamically adjust to the newly changed image, a luminosity mask does not.

Don’t forget you can use the Blend If sliders in conjunction with masking, layer opacity and different blend modes too – your blending options are truly limitless.

I truly believe that the only way to really understand the Blend If sliders is to play with them, I highly recommend you do so.

Andrew Haysom

[Fig 4 – A Blend If example]

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THE ENCHANTED FOREST

SUSPENDED

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SUSPENDED NO.2

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ANNE NO.1

GALAXY

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KING OF THE COOP

THREE TREES

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STAGE 1

A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF PHOTO ARTISTS

CHINESE WHISPERS #76 “SCREAM ... ING”

STAGE 2

Pam Henderson

Maureen Maxwell

DEBORAH MARTIN

KAITIAKI OF THE MOUNTAIN

FLY KÂKÂ FLY

ALL THAT REMAINS

MIGRATION

ON A DISTANT SHORE

1. Tell us a little about yourself and where you live?

Home is Matakana, Auckland, New Zealand. A very beautiful part of New Zealand. Close to wildlife sanctuaries and stunning beaches. Before I found my happy place as a photographer, I was a printmaker and for a while I even combined my photography with printmaking. Some where along this path I discovered that my voice was able to be heard more through my photography artwork than my print making so I sold my press and bought a flagship Nikon camera.

2. How did you become interested/get started in Photo Artistry?

I am best known for my nature photography but sometimes I find expressing myself in a nature photo isn’t enough. Photo Artistry attracted me because it seemed to open up a whole new world for how I could find my voice as a photographer artist. I was also a total novice with Photoshop at the time and a tad scared of it. I found Photo Artistry helped me find a purpose for exploring Photoshop and a well-structured programme that was easy to follow. Photo Artistry allowed me to start to develop as an artist, helping my photos reach their potential as works of art.

3. What inspires you or gives you inspiration to create your art?

The beauty and wonder of nature are my inspiration. There is a moment in time in some of my single shot images that creates a strong connection to something deep within me. I can’t force this connection but when it happens, I am inspired to share what I felt at the time. Sometimes I feel this moment after the event and sometimes it is already there when I look through the viewfinder. When this connection has been made, it stays with me and I feel a strong drive to give it a voice through creating artwork that echoes this feeling.

4. Do you have a certain approach to creating your art?

The starting point for my art is always a strong sense of connection to something my eyes have seen but my heart has felt. Usually, it will have a bird in it. I like to combine layers of images that have always originated from my photos. I prefer not to use anything but my own work as this gives me a sense of ownership and satisfaction. It also means I can use my work in national and international competitions. I tend to spend weeks or months on an image. Constantly refining it or even starting from the beginning again until my vision for it has been achieved. Stepping away from my work for days or weeks at a time is an important part of my workflow. I find it helps me be more objective and focused on what needs to be done with an image without emotion clouding my judgement.

5. What does your art mean to you?

Art means that artists can share the things that touch their souls with others. I strongly believe art needs and deserves an audience. For me art means being present in the moment and connected. It is a form of meditation for me. Even though I live with challenging health conditions, art provides a guaranteed escape from noticing these. It might sound corny, but I actually think creativity is one of the best things I can do for my health.

6. Do you think since starting in photo artistry it has changed you and if so, how?

Absolutely. I have grown in confidence with spending time in Photoshop and I am constantly inspired by the creativity of the Artist Down Under community. I am no longer scared of Photoshop which is a big shift from the days I felt like Photoshop was doing my head in. Photoshop now is just another tool in my tool kit for creativity.

7. Is there anyone that you draw inspiration from?

I draw inspiration for the painter Raymond Ching. His style is very different to mine, but I feel a strong connection to the beauty he captures in his work. He breathes life and personalities into his subjects which is something I aspire to doing as well. There are also many artists in Photo Artistry that inspire me, particularly artists that also love birds.

8. Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future? What are your next steps?

In the future I aim to continue to advocate for New Zealand native birds using my work as a catalyst to engage hearts and minds one human at a time. Hopefully my work does not become a record of a growing list of extinct endemic bird species.

My next steps are to explore compositing using the beauty of Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) and also to start to dabble with some painterly brush effects. I had a goal to participate more in the Artist Down Under Facebook group but didn’t expect to have an opportunity like this presented to me. It is definitely stepping up a notch. I guess feel the fear and do it anyway is part of being an artist so thanks for the opportunity.

HEART WORM

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HYDRANGEA AND GLASS JARS IV

BENEATH THE SURFACE

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IN THE TROPICS

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LONDON CITY

STRIPES

MARINA HOBBS ( AUSTRALIA )

FOSSICKING WITH GRANDAD

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INTERVIEW WITH KIM RICCI

Kim, thank you for doing this interview. You’ve been a member of Artists Down Under since 2020. Since then we’ve seen many of your wonderful images in our monthly magazine and on our Facebook page.

From the time you joined we’ve seen many of your artistic creations in our ‘Artists Down Under’ Magazine, and on our Facebook page. We’ve also seen your art published in the international magazine ‘Living the Photo Artistic Life’.

One of the reasons for doing a series of interviews for our magazine is to enable our members to get to know each other a little better. I also think our general readers will be interested to hear more about your creative journey. This is your website for our viewers to look at https://kimricci.myportfolio.com

HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN ARTISTIC, AND HOW DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN PHOTO ARTISTRY?

I loved art classes at school, but it wasn’t something I pursued. I’ve had a few creative hobbies since then, including crochet, cross stitch and learning to sew. More recently I have had an interest in photography, specifically creating still life images. I was using Lightroom to edit and organise my photos but I had no idea how to use Photoshop and I wanted to learn. Sebastian’s Photoshop Artistry course really appealed to me. I now can’t think of a better way to learn, this course not only gave me the skills I needed to use the programme but it opened up a whole new creative world for me.

YOU CREATE A WIDE VARIETY OF IMAGES. MANY ARE IN A MYSTERIOUS STORY BOOK STYLE; OTHERS ARE QUIRKY AND BASED ON FANTASY. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE GENRES, AND WHY?

In life I admire quiet feminine strength and I feel that many of my images reflect this. I also enjoy being out in open spaces, whether it be in the country or along the coast. I like to use butterflies, birds, animals and trees in my work. When I had enough pieces to start a portfolio they naturally fell into these genres.

INTERVIEW WITH KIM RICCI (CONT....)

WHERE DO YOU FIND INSPIRATION AND IDEAS FOR YOUR CREATIVE COMPOSITIONS?

I find inspiration from many areas. Browsing through my collection of photos is often the way I start; a model or landscape image may spark an idea. The training videos we receive each month through Kaizen and Shift Art will give me ideas and also our monthly magazines are very inspirational.

CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THE TECHNIQUES YOU USE TO CREATE YOUR ART WORKS?

To be honest I’m not a planner, I choose a photo to start with and then play by adding various elements, textures and effects until it suddenly starts coming together. I sometimes work on an image over several days before I’m completely happy with it. I use a variety of adjustment layers and like to add some dodge and burn. I also use Topaz Studio 2 to add some painterly effects. Recently I have dabbled with Mid Journey to create some of my models. I work with a Wacom tablet and a MacBook Pro computer.

THE PHOTO ARTISTRY ENVIRONMENT WE ARE INVOLVED WITH IS A NEVER-ENDING JOURNEY WITH COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING. DO YOU ENJOY THE LEARNING?

I do really enjoy learning. Photoshop is forever changing, which can be challenging at times, but well worth the effort. I look forward to the new tutorials each month and will often start an image straight after watching one to try out a new technique.

Kindred Spirits

Farley

Siofra

INTERVIEW WITH KIM RICCI (CONT....)

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOUR CREATIVE JOURNEY TAKING YOU IN THE FUTURE? AND ARE THERE SPECIFIC PROJECTS INCLUDED IN YOUR PLANS?

I hope to be able to see a steady improvement in my work. I would like to get better at using the mixer brush and start incorporating that in my images. I don’t have any specific projects in mind, for me photo artistry is an enjoyable creative outlet, a place where I can go and zone out for a while.

WHAT DOES BELONGING TO ADU MEAN TO YOU?

It’s really special to belong to this group. I don’t have anyone close who really understands how we create these images so being a part of a group of like-minded people is very important. Having the Artists Down Under magazine and the zoom meetings each month are so valuable and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the members who are and have been involved in making them possible.

PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF, YOUR BACKGROUND AND YOUR OTHER INTERESTS.

I was born in England and my family moved to Australia when I was 8. I’ve been married to my Italian born husband for 46 years and we have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. I worked for two different companies doing data entry work before becoming a partner in my husband’s concreting business where I handled the book keeping. We have been retired for 18 months and are enjoying the chance to relax, hitch up the caravan and take off whenever we feel like it, and of course my camera is the first thing I pack.

Dancing To Nature’s Symphony

Frankie Seeking Sanctuary

Adrift

ALISON MEIER ( NEW ZEALAND )

THE FISHING VILLAGE

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I’VE PROBABLY TRIED EVERY SINGLE PILL

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WHAT LIES BENEATH

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photographic challenge theme: 97

Karen Waalwyk - The Abandoned Steamboat

Marina Hobbs - Riverboat Paddle Steamer

Bev Terawskyj - Paddlers Of Bourke

Robyn McLauchlan - SS Explorer

Penny De Jong - The Murray Princess

Rosa Perry - Murray River Paddle Steamer

Maureen Maxwell - Golden Brisbane

Sandy McCleary - Paddleboat Steamer

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Paddle Steamer

Prue Wright - Riverboat

Kim Ricci - Emmy Lou

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Art by Margaret Kalms Helping Women with Endometriosis

50% of profit donated to endometriosis research

When I first heard about endometriosis I felt a deep compassion and need to do what I could to help. Women with endometriosis suffer debilitating pain, disruptive symptoms and often endure multiple operations simply to function normally. Few people are patient when listening to descriptions of pain, symptoms or illness. This can have the effect of silencing people who are ill.

My compassion inspires my photoart which I show in presentations to raise awareness. I joined Awake to teach me advanced Photoshop skills, specifically to expand my photoartistic skills to create imaginative and dramatic images.

My photoart opens dialogue enabling freer expression of hidden feelings, experiences too private to mention in ordinary conversation. I create photoart inspired by the concerns of women with endometriosis. Several women have said that the process of imaging their suffering has helped them to face their pain and illness. There is immense strength in being heard. I want my photoart to become visual screams!!

26 women with endometriosis have told me about their experiences. They spoke to me about their concerns and collaborated during the photo session. We explored meanings of body, ideas of self and impacts of illness together, agreeing which ideas we would explore photographically. My photos are often carefully arranged, but that doesn’t mean they are fake. They represent the personal truth and experiences of 26 women with endometriosis. These women are remembering and acting out their OWN experiences. They choose their own stance and facial expression. Women with endometriosis are the only people who truly know what endometriosis FEELS like.

Unfortunately endometriosis is relatively common; an estimated 1 in 10 women living with endometriosis, being over 175,000,000 women worldwide! And an estimated 500,000 women in Australia! Their experiences are heart-breaking. Regular illness and debilitating pain result in missed education and poor career opportunities leaving them women vulnerable to poverty.

Women with endometriosis need real medical progress to reduce their suffering. I passionately desire to raise money for endometriosis research so that faster diagnoses are made and more effective treatments are found. To raise money for endometriosis research, I host events and sell products on Redbubble. Recently I gave $3,000 to Canberra Endometriosis Centre!

Share ‘EndoWomanArt’ with your friends on social media to raise awareness and money for women’s health!

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