Joan Stratton Blogs

A real heart beats no matter what your mood, it may sometimes feel light like skipping a beat or heavy like it is made of concrete and in those times of sorrow (whatever the reason for it) the heart aches, like a wound so deep and swells like it is p... 

I love having fun with my art, both the very new work and some of my older pieces, with ideas I have stored away for a rainy day! So today is the day that this pair of echidnas that were originally drawn for my Grow With Joe - Children's Books, where... 

The Art Of Obsession - please click on the link for the Blog page or use the following link :) http://ourartsmagazine.com/blog/2020/08/09/the-art-of-obsession/ 

Waterfront Cobh Cork Ireland - Cobh was the gateway to the new world and was last point of call for RMS Titanic. It was also the birth place of my paternal grandparents who came over to Australia from Ireland in the 1920s. I visited their beautiful c... 

Depressed but Not Lost I Am Here!! Depression and anxiety may be part of what you are, but it is not who you are. I went through an extremely tough time from 2013-15 where I suffered from stress and anxiety which was the result of personal wo... 

We hide behind masks we make for ourselves; to protect ourselves, to protect others, to scare others, to keep people at a distance, to bring them closer, to make them love, to make them hate, for confidence, for fear, to challenge, to hide. Whateve... 

Springtime paddocks of wild daisies, looking to the sun. As children in the 60's we would lay stretch out in the sun drenched paddocks, to feel it's kiss on our skin. We'd make daisy chains to hang about our necks, arms, ankles and over our ears....