EDITOR’S LETTER
fires and mouse plagues, and the daily work is both physical and demanding. But amid these hardships, creativity seems to flourish, in problem-solving, in business diversification and in art. I am in awe of all artists, but especially those from regional areas. With all the challenges they have to contend with, these creative types produce magnificent pieces. I often ask myself, how do they find the time? Take Narrabri-based artist Brooke Dalton, whose colourful, joy-filled works I have long admired. To be able to paint and run a grain brokering business, she has seemingly split her life in two – including her home, which has an office downstairs and her art studio upstairs. During harvest, there’s simply no time to paint, and when Brooke’s boys are home from boarding school, she…
