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Simplifying Complexity

I’m an illustrator, writer and artist living in southern Tasmania specialising in simplifying communication and helping people better understand the world.

Hub Creative Market - Tarremah Steiner School, Huntingfield
Sunday 20 September 10am-2pm

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My Three Words for 2026
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My Three Words for 2026
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Running a bit late on my 2025 reflection and sharing My Three words for 2026. This year is all about preparing for the future and the changes that I know are planned for next year. It’s all about my mindset, business, approach to life and concepts of self.

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My New Book is Here - plus a New Freebie for You
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My New Book is Here - plus a New Freebie for You
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My new book - Draw It Simple - has arrived. To celebrate the launch, I’ve got a new freebie in the subscriber resources. It includes some pointer for drawing things simply and a couple of step-by-step things to draw.

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I’m Publishing a New Book! Not the One You Might Think
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I’m Publishing a New Book! Not the One You Might Think
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I’ve written and drawn a new book about how to draw simple and effective things for visual notetaking. I’m really excited about this one - and a little scared.

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My Three Words for 2025
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My Three Words for 2025
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Reflecting on my three words for 2024 and outlining what 2025 will be.

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An Update on Making
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An Update on Making
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I started 2024 with a lot of goals - maybe too many. This is a post about how I’ve been going trying to achieve them, why I’m struggling to focus and a reminder that it hasn’t all been bad.

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My Three Words for 2024
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My Three Words for 2024
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Outlining my three words for 2024 and reflecting on how I went in 2023.

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10 Life Lessons from Aerial Circus

Give Yourself Permission -- I Dare You!

9 Talks That Are a Great Introduction to TED

Advice From a Judgmental, Perfectionist, Control Freak

Why Society Is Addicted to Awful Organizations

Failure to Act, Regrets, and Why Inertia Can Be a Good Thing

The Worst Thing About Deciding Not to Have Kids -- It's Not What You Think

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How my Year of TED was a lot like the Wizard of Oz: A Q&A with Kylie Dunn

My Year of TED: How 54 talks changed a life

TEDxHobart: My Year of TED

Let's Stop Prioritising Men's Comfort

The Power of a Personal Mantra

Getting to the Point

Advice for My Younger (and not so Younger) Self

You Never Know What's Going On

The Greatest Gift A Workplace Gave Me

Life Balance Happens in the Moments

Healing Your Broken Confidence