This is my cyberspace for expressing myself in words and images, prose, poetry, paintings, sketches, photos, audio visual creations and whatever else that comes to mind.
About Me
- PattiB
- Elanora, Qld, Australia
- I was born in WA with the sun in Virgo, primary education in the eastern hills of Perth, secondary at Perth Modern School, tertiary training at Claremont Teacher's College and UWA, then BA and PhD at UNSW. Worked in WA High Schools teaching Art, English and Sports in the '60s. Had to resign due to pregnancy in '67. Established an (in)famous made-to-measure bikini fashion store, sold this in '73 to marry 2nd spouse and move to Sydney. Completed post-grad training in Sociology and taught this in NSW unis until 1996. Published articles in my fields of interest: Work, Women's Studies, Alternative Communities and Complementary Health. From '86 to '96 anchored the Australian Transpersonal Psychology Association and its national conference in 1996. Taught courses in Palmistry from late '80s, published a text book "A Handbook on Handreading" (Broomtail Press). From '97 to '03 had partnership in a therapy company to teach the Horstmann Technique a new energy-based modality. I love cats and horses, doing PR for wisdom teachers, designing artistic websites, the arts, painting, creative writing, bush walking and helping heal people's aches and pains.