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MY PERFECT MAN

My Man in Melbourne

Som Chai meets my family & friends

I am so excited that Som Chai is now in Oz and has been granted a partner visa.

He's met my family and friends, and even come along to Uni with me.

It is wonderful having him here with me - no more lonely nights or awkward outings on my own!

I can throw my wish list in the fire now because he fulfils all my dreams. I am so proud of him - he is charismatic, generous and kind, and he is also Budhist and a meditator!

An Ode to a Human Painting Machine

I wondered whether there was a difference between art made by a human and art made by a machine? So I made a fan that painted, and I became a painting human fan.
Conclusion: there was no difference.

Ketubot/Marriage Contracts

Just an Ordinary Peasant is based on my uncle’s experience as an inmate at Treblinka extermination camp in 1944. His memoir recounts that while being forced to carry corpses from the gas chambers to an open-air pyre, he was handed a sack which held little children who were still alive. The guard commanded the sack be thrown into the fire. The woman I play in Just an Ordinary Peasant is a hybrid character created from the memoirs of my uncle, my parents and my own research. She sings and dances and also throws a sack of babies into the fire. This piece explores my own biases as well as questions the culpability of ‘ordinary people’ who were accomplices to the atrocities carried out during the Third Reich.

An Ode to a Human Painting Machine

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She Ain't Heavy, She's My Mother

Mum decided to move into my home in 2017, a year after Dad passed away. She was in her early 90s with the first signs of dementia. Instead of feeling burdened, I saw this move as a gift — an opportunity to care for her and share these years together.

These posts capture that precious time: mum living in my ‘share home’ with family members, housemates and guests, supported, appreciated and surrounded by love. The stories also offer a glimpse into the daily joys and challenges of caring for a loved one.

'All about Marysia' also includes stories from her earlier life -- pre-war, the war, and post war years.

Today mum is over a century old.

The Bathroom

7.7.18. A year later. Mum’s dementia is slowly getting worse. I constantly have to problem solve to get around the next difficulty. The...

Jane

Jul 7, 20181 min read

Que Sera Sera: The Cycle of Life

Dec 2017. In the summer of 2017 Sunny & Mia came to visit for less then a week. Even though it was so short, we had a wonderful time...

Jane

Dec 1, 20172 min read

A brief background of the family

A brief background of the family

A brief background of the family

Growing up as a child and teenager, I didn’t feel that close to mum and dad. They were busy working hard and partying hard. But I do have...

Jane

Oct 1, 20173 min read

A brief description of my household

A brief description of my household

A brief description of my household

Mum moved into my house in June 2017. It was her choice; one morning she told me that she’s packed my car and is going home with me. I...

Jane

Jun 1, 20173 min read

Marysia’s Treasure

Marysia’s Treasure

Marysia’s Treasure

2 hours later. I just helped mum get organised with stuff to do - sewing dad’s beautiful ties together to make a curtain. I gave her...

Jane

May 20, 20173 min read

Mum and I visit the hut

Mum and I visit the hut

Mum and I visit the hut

20.5.17. We're up here in our hut for the weekend. We came last night. It’s a skin/nerves/heart experience spending time with my nearly...

Jane

May 20, 20173 min read

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