Nature’s fury…

At the moment I am in the process of writing and producing a video course, which we will be presenting on-line from April 21 for Culture Concept Circle Members.
It seemed poetic on Saturday that, as I was working on the production of the Roman epoch and destruction of Vesuvius in 79AD by the forces of [...]

Sydney’s Hidden Jewel – 150 Year Celebration of The Nicholson Museum

In 2010, The Nicholson Museum, Sydney’s and perhaps Australia’s best kept secret, will celebrate its 150th year with a special exhibition Charles Nicholson: Man & Museum

Collecting antiques …what do you need to know?

If you would like to become a collector, potential purchaser or, a dealer in antiques we offer FREE, An Introduction to Collecting Antiques sharing some of the considerations dealers, connoisseurs and experienced collectors make when purchasing. Take the journey…join us and the world will never look quite the same again…

Living in the East has its rewards…

Dr Sheena Burnell appeared on the ABC program ‘Collectors’ in 2007 with her collection of bound feet shoes and related objects.
Sheena is an anaesthetist currently living in Shanghai and she began collecting Chinese objets d’art and Japanese ukiyoe (wood block prints) in the 1980s.
Her shift in focus to collecting Chinese dress accessories dates from her [...]

iPAD…an apple a day keeps the mind active

Apple is relying on ease of use,  crisp, clean wide angle and accessible viewing display to carve out a whole new market for its new wiz bang wonder iPad. Its e reader capabilities are tipped to be the key to its success over the next decade.
It was my eldest son  who first started teaching me [...]

Julie Andrews …a woman for all seasons

On her 69th birthday much loved actress/vocalist Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan’s Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons).
One of the musical numbers she performed was based on ‘My Favourite Things’ the perennial favourite from the movie ‘Sound Of Music’. Here [...]

Avatar…experience a true sense of enlightenment….

James Camerons’ Avatar is a truly amazing experience. Donning my 3D glasses, I joined my son, and a packed audience to experience this extraordinary achievement in film making.
It takes creativity to a whole new level and, like everyone else after three hours I simply wanted to join Jake, Neytiri and the rest of the Na’vi [...]

State of the arts – harnessing creative thinking for a strong future

At London in England on January 14 a State of the Arts Conference will bring together a wide range of creative voices to debate the value and purpose of the arts at a time of significant change. It is about harnessing creative thinking to assist solve many of humanity’s most pressing problems and debate working [...]

An affair of state…wise men needed now!

Perhaps the getting of wisdom is when we realize, despite eons of learning, that in the grand scheme of things we really know very little at all.  Carolyn McDowall

January 6 is the climax of the twelve days of Christmas known as The Epiphany.
For early ‘followers of the way’ gathering in the catacombs, the underground burial [...]

Enjoy a holiday hunt…recycle grandly

Forming collections is a matter for the heart, not the head, and often it needs some inspiration or significant event to trigger off what for many of us becomes a lifelong, and very emotional obsession.