That’s Me!

By Anne O’Sullivan

Photo credits: Sonny and Kat Photography

I am telling stories about the domestic and often hidden lives of women through using imagery instead of words.

EVER SINCE I WAS A CHILD, ANY CREATIVE ACTIVITY WOULD MAKE MY HEART BEAT FASTER. ALTHOUGH MY MOTHER WAS A WRITER, I HAVE STEERED CLEAR OF THIS MEDIUM FOR MOST OF MY LIFE AS WRITING WAS HER DOMAIN AND I HAVE NEVER WANTED TO INTRUDE.

Now, since my mother has passed away, I look back and think that she perhaps felt quite compromised. She was a religious person who always wanted to do ‘the right thing’ which seemed to involve submitting to the opinions of men. At the same time, she was an intelligent woman who became a teacher and wrote several books.

Read the complete article in the new issue of Mumpreneur Movement Magazine.

Anne O'Sullivan

Anne O’Sullivan’s work can be found at the Toowoomba Base Hospital, the University of Queensland and in private collections both in Australia and internationally. She is represented by the Uralla Gallery in NSW and is the current feature artist.