Artist blog

This artist's blog covers everything from important news, artistic inspiration, and just general thoughts on life. My favourite topics of conversation are art history, greek mythology, gender equality and personal development. My writing has an arty, feminist spin because that's just the way I roll.

Nov 30, 20215 min read

Pandora without her Jar

Pandora was made by the gods from clay, for the specific purpose of punishing mankind. Her fate was sealed the moment Zeus created her,

Sep 29, 20214 min read

Off with her head!: How Medusa lost her head and found her voice

Like many ancient stories, the legend of Medusa has been retold, reinterpreted and repurposed over time, including post the #metoo movement.

Sep 28, 20213 min read

Medusa as inspired by Klimt's Hygieia

My painting of Medusa is inspired by Klimt's Hygieia, as depicted in his painting of Medicine. She is the Greek goddess of health.

Aug 16, 20213 min read

5 things you didn't know about Klimt

Klimt paintings are everywhere but not much is known about the artist. Here are five facts about Klimt that you'll find surprising.

Aug 11, 20212 min read

5 surprising facts about the colour pink

Pink is everywhere from home décor, clothing and packaging. But do you really know pink as well as you think?

Aug 7, 20216 min read

Fifty shades of pink (& what they mean)

Before we deep dive into my complicated relationship with the colour pink, let me take you on a short and interesting history.

Apr 10, 20205 min read

Art makes good books

If you’re looking for some good books to read whilst in lock-down, here are my top 10 books inspired by art.

Oct 12, 20182 min read

Where to buy affordable art in Melbourne & beyond

Want to know where to find affordable art in Melbourne? Many people feel intimidated to walk into a gallery so I've made it easy for you

Sep 2, 20186 min read

Alice steals hearts at ACMI

The exhibition charts the evolution of Alice from the written page, to theatre, film and animation, highlighting cinematic advancements

Jul 20, 20181 min read

Curiouser & Curiouser: Opening night

Thanks to everyone who attended our opening event last night at Steps Gallery. It was a great turn out and a super fun night. See the photos

Jun 20, 20173 min read

How to survive without fashion

Franca Sozzaniwas was famously quoted as saying: I know a lot of people who buy fashion. know, perhaps, only two people who have style.

Mar 15, 20175 min read

My year of not buying clothes (so far)

Did you know that Australians are the world's second largest consumers of textiles, buying on average 27 kilograms of new clothing each year

Nov 14, 20161 min read

Hornsby art prize finalist

The Hornsby Art Prize finalists have been announced and my illustration, "Consume Me" has been selected as a finalist for the Hornsby Art...

Oct 22, 20164 min read

My very own artist manifesto

I've decided to write an artist manifesto. I briefly considered writing an artist memoir but decided they’re old news.

Jun 29, 20162 min read

What makes an artist: Leah Mariani and her take on fashion

This article is extracted from the Bluethumb blog. Bluethumb is an online selling platform dedicated to selling Australian art to...

Nov 25, 20153 min read

I like pretty things: does that make me shallow?

What would you do if you won millions of dollars? I’d spend it on art and fashion. Does that make me shallow?

Jul 30, 20154 min read

The Bloomsbury Group: who were they?

The Bloomsbury group made a significant contribution to modern British culture at the commencement of the 20th century. They rejected...

Jul 23, 20131 min read

My name in print!

Check out the current issue (#64) of Yen magazine for a 2 page feature on my artistic practice. Here is an extract of the article...