Annie is a writer, poet, artist and activist.
At FSC, she has spent many years inshore racing, offshore racing and cruising. She is Vice-Chair of the Club's Marine Environment Committee, and the principal organiser of the Club's annual Big Beach Cleanup and its World Oceans Day celebrations.
You can find out more about Annie on her 'Ozartworks' blog, and on Sonia Bellhouse's blog "Meet the poet'.
In this exhibition each of Annie's works is accompanied by a poem.
There can be no safe harbour
When the seafarer sets sail
Into the unmerciful storm.
When wind and water meet
The force of air is greater
And so we go with the elements.
Let the light of the soul
Be your vigilant navigator
The fire of the skipper your heart
And the good body the crew that find a way into the storm
And hold course!
Only the brave heart in a strong vessel
Can love the energy of air and take joy.
SENSUALITY
And all our thoughts submerge
In the warm bath of touch and see and smell and hear
Delicious tastes and soft songs.
PASSION
The flower of passion is life
Passion is the core of life
It is the branch that joins
the dreaming moments to the world
and manifests the heart’s wildest thunder.
Let us all make new those faded dreams ~
Polish the dull mirror and let it
Reflect bright hopes.
Brush away the dusty webs of forgotten faith ~
Open the closed windows to let the new dawn shine
And renew great visions
FLOWERS MAKE A GIFT
All the flowers are a gift of love and beauty ~
The senses awaken and we see
The promise of new gardens
From seeds that spring from flowers
Always renewed.
Flowers make a gift with each
Petal anther and stamen
So enjoy the gift of colour scent and softness.
FLAME OF LIFE (Quilt)
Enlightens the dark passways.
Blessings on the gifts of fire ~
Warmth and heat and burning and bright.
We cannot lose the way in darkness
While we have light and fire.
Enabling all life
Yet not penetrating to the seas uttermost depths.
So light empowers and illuminates.
It is the light within
That is our guide, wayfarer.
TAKE JOY IN THE GIFT OF FLOWERS
Ever bright
Renewing each season and awakening the sense
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