The Owl, The Pussy Cat and The Humpback Whales
A glimpse into the life of a mural artist and visionary painter. SAM’S CORNER: MAY 2017 As Christmas 2016 approached I thought I was just...
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Samantha Wortelhock
- Dec 12, 2016
- 4 min
The Ebb and Flow…
I’ve been busy in hot blustery conditions, doing what I love. I’ve needed to rest in any spare time (hence the tardy dispatch). The...
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Samantha Wortelhock
- Oct 25, 2016
- 3 min
Let The Mystery Be
I didn’t know what to write for this week’s blog. I’d painted a mural for Park Lake State School. It is a little beauty with something a...
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Samantha Wortelhock
- Sep 15, 2016
- 3 min
From Town Mouse to Country Mouse
I’ve been a bit busy, hence the late posting of this blog. I’m enjoying two days’ at home after a magnificent week back in the heart of...
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Samantha Wortelhock
- Aug 25, 2016
- 2 min
Love Keeps Lifting Us Higher - Benowa State School
Today it is raining cats and dogs so I’m not up scaffold, in west sun, baking like a honey bun. This fortnight has tested most of my...
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Samantha Wortelhock
- Aug 4, 2016
- 2 min
Reading Between The Lines - Coomera Springs State School
Last week I got a feel for dawn. Every morning for seven days, to avoid traffic, I got up at 5.15am to be at Coomera State School (a 1...
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Samantha Wortelhock
- May 12, 2016
- 1 min
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ... at Murwillumbah East Public School
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ... This is the title of my favourite poem by Maya Angelou. It acknowledges the song of the caged bird...
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Samantha Wortelhock
- May 4, 2016
- 2 min
Beach cafe scene at Ballina Public School
One third of Ballina Public School children are Aboriginal. I can happily report that not once have I heard a racist remark ... (I have...
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Samantha Wortelhock
- Apr 27, 2016
- 2 min
Rain and vertigo at Possum’s Pre School
Rain and vertigo scattered my assumptions like a mini tornado this week … I never made it back to Ballina to complete the beach cafe...
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Samantha Wortelhock
- Apr 13, 2016
- 2 min
Mural #8 at Ballina Public School
Last week I returned to Ballina Public School to paint another mural, making 8 in total. This is the most I have painted in a single...
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Samantha Wortelhock
- Apr 6, 2016
- 1 min
Cave envy at Condong Public School
Last week at Condong Public School something was possible that I have long wished for. My canvas was the toilet block and it had the...
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