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Painted in oils on a surface of strips of end of roll silk taffeta on canvas. A 1:1 scale copy of one of my Finnish Grandmother's rag rugs. Re-use, re-cycle, up-cycle. In my Grandmother's day it was just what everyone did. #oilpainting #blueskyart #finland #australianartist

Painting of a handmade rag rug. Turquoise and rose colours. Geometric pattern

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Maybe that was what the architect intended

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Photo taken at Easter transferred onto board. New technique for me which was fun. The swell was huge and it was just me and the seagulls on the beach.

Station a beach with huge swells in the ocean

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Seagulls captured my attention over Easter 😀

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Dear Australia Institute Would you please explain to me why Aus Govt subsidises fossil fuel companies. I don’t understand. Thank you

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Hope everyone is safe and the impact of Alfred is minimal. 🩵 (Painting Wild Weather - not Alfred but Oma)

Painting in dark turquoise blue with synoptic chart of cyclone Oma (bottom right) and vertical paint marks representing heavy rain

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Northern Sunshine Coast - grey skies, no wind or rain yet. Keeping calm & thinking of those further south who are more likely to cop it.

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Travel advertisements from Art in Australia magazine May 1938.

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

NDIS spending needed to be cut back. There are things I need to pay for for my son that were previously covered but I remember the pre NDIS days when even essential equipment like wheelchairs needed be fund raised for or funded by charities. It was degrading.

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

It’s true that art & music have therapeutic value even if not specifically art/music therapy. It helps with mindfulness, makes us feel better, happier & improves fine motor skills so I understand why people want to participate in classes/groups. 1/2

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

His disabilities are multiple & care needs very high but music is a constant when he’s awake. I hope your friend can find some way to continue to go to the pottery studio & reap the benefits from doing so. She must be devastated. I wish her all the best ❤️

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The original intention was also to allow people the support to participate in community/society, not just disability groups. In my son’s case his music therapy is in the realm of physio, occupational and speech therapy. It’s not music lessons. He’ll never learn to play music/songs as such.

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I agree the way it has been done is too harsh and the benefits of creative activity have been under valued (as always) by government. The range of disabilities is huge & originally the NDIS was designed to allow people to use supports to suit their individual needs to live a decent life.

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This would give NDIS package recipients choice and control over what best suits their needs.

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

There are other people who set themselves up as music therapists who didn’t have the qualifications (but a bachelor of creative industries) & were charging the same rate which wasn’t really ethical. In my opinion there needs to be different categories of art/music therapy billed appropriately.

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I agree with you that inclusion is a wonderful thing & I’m sorry she’s no longer permitted to attend your studio & have it paid for from her NDIS package. My son attends music therapy sessions once a week and pays $193 for a 1:1 45 minute session.

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Another of the paintings based on my Finnish grandmother’s rag rugs. #oilpainting #womensart #Finland #contemporaryart

Painting of a rag rug in ochre tones black and mauve hanging over a couch with a lamp to the left..

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

30 deg in Qld is vile too (although I’m probably in the minority) It goes on for months

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Something from a little while ago 😀 It’s about climate change and the freaky weather it causes.

Pastel drawing of Australia with a synoptic chart of a rain event. In tones of blue/green with marks suggestive of heavy rain

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

My tree and an ode to my Finnish heritage 😀 hope you have a lovely Christmas

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Functional art. I like using synoptic chart imagery in my work.

Two brightly coloured deck chairs with hand painted imagery incorporating synoptic charts

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Susy Neuvonen @susyneuvonen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

The first of my weather pattern drawings from way back in 2000. Inspired by an east coast low we sailed through overnight.

Artwork based on a synoptic chart of an east coast low off the coast of Australia.

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