I just couldn’t resist, here’s new artwork for I am Maria! Bloom, featuring Valeria’s @valeria_pazosf beautiful image and the symbolic rose that has become part of the visual language of this performance. Please note the updated performance time of 11.45 am. I’m looking forward to sharing this journey with you all at UN/BOUND 🌹@creativeartsresearchinstitute @qldcon @griffithuniversity #electronica #voice #memory #transformatiom #performance

“They say she’s past her prime.” I’ve heard that message in different ways over the years. Sometimes spoken. More often implied and felt. This beat is dedicated to anyone who has ever wondered if it’s too late: perhaps this is exactly your beginning and you’re “just getting started” 🎶❤️⭐️ On @ozone4zzz 🕛 tonight! 🙏 #pastherprime #never #creativeagency #womenempowerment #electronicmusic

Deep in the creative process…💭 Here’s a short moment from I am Maria! Bloom as the visual world continues to evolve in preparation for UN/BOUND Festival. There’s still much to do, but it’s exciting to see the many elements beginning to come together. 🪷🪻🌼🌷🌺 #iammaria #Bloom #CreativeJourney #Voice

A small glimpse into I am Maria! Bloom. My days are spent creating this new work, and I’ve found myself returning again and again to the photographs of Otto Gilmore, which were taken at the El Shatt refugee camp in 1944 where thousands of Dalmatian refugees, including women and children, lived during the Second World War. Who were these little girls? Their hopeful spirits captured in a photo. I am Maria! Bloom will be a performative work where like the petals of the rose new revelations are revealed. A reminder that we have the power to transform ourselves and all whose hearts we touch. #unbound #festival #croatia #wwii #refugeestories 📷Otto Gilmore

Time to teach. 👩‍🎓 After a week of creating, researching, performing, organising, and dreaming, I get to spend the afternoon doing something else I love: helping others discover their voices. Every lesson is different. Every student teaches me something too. 🙏❤️ Let’s sing. 🎶✨ #teacher #mentor #findyourvoice

I am delighted to share that I am Maria! Bloom has been selected for the UN/BOUND Festival 2026, presented by Griffith University’s Creative Arts Research Institute (CARI) @creativeartsresearchinstitute Created specifically for the festival, this new 30-minute performance explores voice, memory, identity, and the possibilities that emerge when we move beyond traditional constraints and conditioned beliefs. Blending voice, piano, electronic sound, and curated video, the work invites audiences into an immersive space of listening, reflection, and connection. I am thrilled to be joined by pianist, @artemii_music with visual elements developed in collaboration with Mexican visual artist Valeria Pazos @valeria_pazosf As part of my ongoing Higher Degree Research project, this performance continues my exploration of voice as memory, connection, and creative practice. 📍 Griffith University Logan Campus Auditorium 🕒 11.45am I look forward to sharing this new iteration of I am Maria! Bloom as part of the UN/BOUND Festival 2026. More details to come.come. I am Maria! Hero image @jane_long_art #unbound #festival #griffithuniversity

Supernova was inspired by a post from @guelmemisart about women being seen, valued, and the idea that we can emerge at any age. That idea lit a fire in me. My answer? Look up. We are there. Not emerging quietly, but exploding like a supernova. 💫 Tune in tonight midnight on OZONE 102.1FM @ozone4zzz or listen to it now! The link is in the bio ⬆️ #iammaria #supernova 📷 @evelinaphotographer

So honoured to hear that Lonely Star! will be on @ozone4zzz @4zzzradio alongside so much incredible local talent. This work forms part of the evolving creative world of I am Maria! Bloom. 🪷 Thank you to the OZONE team for supporting independent and emerging original music. A small sneak peek of Lonely Star! ⭐️ 📷 @evelinaphotographer #LonelyStar #OZONE #4ZZZ #BrisbaneMusic #australianwomenartists

There’s a first time for everything. 🎶 A little moment of joy seeing my contribution appear in the latest edition of @projectspectrummusic Project Spectrum Zine, alongside so many creative voices. Sometimes creative journeys find their way onto stages, sometimes into songs, and sometimes onto printed pages. #iammaria #bloom #artisticresearch #creative