In this reflective blog, I explore the journey of running a soul-led art business while navigating the familiar anxieties of money, self-doubt, and creative uncertainty. I share how long studio hours, mindful practice, and listening to inspiring books and podcasts help me stay grounded and connected to my creative purpose. From Elizabeth Gilbert’s insights on love and liberation to Nikki Trott’s guidance on intuition-led entrepreneurship, and the raw honesty of Kate Florence’

Discover how Melbourne artist Amanda Ketterer explore light, dark and connection in her paintings, offering resonance beyond surface beauty

This collection comes from the hope that if we each nurture our own corner of joy — through kindness, colour, stillness, connection — maybe we raise the collective energy too. Maybe we make the world, bit by bit, into a place we’d love to call our own.

Every time I return to my childhood home just outside London, I think it’ll get easier. And in some ways, it does. But there’s always a quiet shift that happens—a stirring of old memories, old versions of myself, and questions about who I am now. This blog is a little window into what that experience has been like this time around.

Colour has always been the starting point for me. It drives the whole mood in my work—sometimes before I even realise what I’m trying to say. It’s funny how a certain shade can hold a whole feeling or moment inside it.

Finding softness in hard times For me, tough times often bring a kind of forced reflection—as I try to find meaning or at least a...

It’s that time again… I’ve finished my latest collection of paintings, packed them up, and sent them off. They’re out of my hands now—yikes!

Are you an over thinker too? By overthinking, I mean the constant inner dialogue that runs in circles inside your head—the one you’d some

Because life and art are inseparable, my next exhibition is titled "Where Wild Flowers Dance"—a continuation of the wildflower theme in my

Sitting at my kitchen table this Sunday morning, I find myself wondering what to share with you.  The end of the year is rushing towards...

I wanted to write this blog post to mark a milestone: my first solo show. It’s so easy to brush over big moments, but this one deserves to

Learning, Growing, and Letting Go The paintings have left the studio—today, they were collected by the gallery, and they’re now out of my...

A time for reflection It's that time of year when we often look back on the year that has passed. I have to admit to having quite a bit...

It is that time of year again that I always seem to find myself reflecting on the year that has passed. As we attempt to wind down on a...

In January, I received the email that I always dreamt of as an artist. THE Julia Green from Greenhouse Interiors send ME an email asking...