Margaret Mahy

Margaret Mahy passed away on Monday 23rd July, 2012. She was (and is) one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed literary figures. Being awarded many prizes for her literary contribution and talent. Mahy wrote her first published story at age 7, “Harry Is Bad”. And in 1969 her book “A Lion In The Meadow” saw her…

Creative grieving – or morbid art?

In the past couple of months I’ve experienced the loss of 3 people, relatively close to me. And in this loss I’ve come to realise again the importance of grieving. This got me thinking about creative grieving and therefore creative healing. Out of interest I looked back historically, in particular at artists, and there is…