Helen BroadhurstHelen Broadhurst's life has been somewhat nomadic - more by accident than design - taking her from regional N.S.W. to Sydney as a child then P.N.G. in early adulthood. There she learned various crafts from villagers, particularly traditional potting echniques in the West Sepik Province. Returning to Australia in the mid-seventies with her family, Helen developed as a potter, teaching and conducting workshops throughout regional Queensland. During the nineties this morphed into a Community Arts place-making practice; she undertook projects making public art in many diverse communities, again travelling Queensland. Sculpture and mosaics became specialties. Describing herself as a 'maker' rather than a writer, throughout her different activities, she did write spasmodically for craft periodicals, as well as various professional publications. During her time as carer for her mother, Edna, she kept notes, as well as writing copious emails and letters to her daughters, describing her mother's antics and how she dealt with their consequences. This memoir is the result. Read More Read Less