When Billie asked me to introduce my new song Time for her @ozone4zzz program. I did something i’ve never done before. possibly because I just needed a creative break from working on my thesis. 😊 So i decided to keep talking at a minimum and sing an intro improvising using looping and Logic pro. Sooo fun! 🎶🎶🎶🎶 You can listen to it here: https://4zzz.org.au/program/ozone #Improvised #intro #song

Such a lovely conversation with Ana Soloman on SBS Croatian speaking about my work, my heritage, and the journey behind my Master of Philosophy. So beautifully put together. Thank you Ana for telling my story with such care 🙏❤️🇭🇷 Link in bio ⬆️ #sbscroatian #iammaria #croatia

My first ever live conference presentation at the Critical Autoethnography Conference in Brisbane. At the last minute I put my script aside and spoke from my heart. I trusted and the words came in that moment as I shared: Her Voice in Mine: Intergenerational Transmission as Transformative Sound. Feeling, grateful, and still a little surprised by how lovely it felt to be welcomed so warmly and have my work, resonate so strongly with this amazing group of people✨ Looking forward to Day 3, and hearing some amazing presentations dedicated to “Vulnerable Voices”. #autoethnography #creativecommunity #vulnerable #voices 📷 @cathartic.collaborations

⭐️Today after months and months of reading, research, composing, writing, and brainstorming, I finally presented my performative exegesis! I am Maria! Bloom. The voice so central in my research and my life finally vibrated in all its colours. 🌈 Thank you @sonaravera, your vocal guidance over these years has led me to this very moment, of artistic transformation and vocal freedom. 🎶🙏 @artemii_music thank you for your support and artistry. And today, so many of my cohort showed up to support me. Thank you, ❤️🙏💋@frankie.dysonreilly, @em_kay_ultra, @adamdillonn, @tammyz1010, @austin_zli To my supervisors, my dear, dear friends and family, thank you for constantly inspiring me and cheering me on in everything I do. And @valeria_pazosf let’s keep dreaming together, amiga, you inspire me so much. ❤️ #transformation #bloom #everevolving

🙏❤️I am deeply grateful for the collaborative inspiration and extraordinary sensitivity of artist and philosopher @valeria_pazosf As she dreams, ⭐️ she somehow sees my dreams too and transforms them into reality. She gives me the imaginative material from which I create the garment, always with sensitivity, intelligence and her unmistakable artistic vision. I feel incredibly lucky to have you beside me, amiga. ❤️ #amiga #artist #iammaria #bloom

I DID IT! 🌹 Today I presented my Thesis and Candidature Review Milestone, sharing the journey of I am Maria! From Voice to Vision and the transformation of a classically trained opera singer into a self-authored multi-faceted creative artist. Soooooo much work, discovery, courage and heart have brought me to this moment. Feeling enormously relieved, proud…next milestone I am Maria! Bloom September 25 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🌹 #IAmMaria #FromVoiceToVision #CreativeResearch #PracticeBasedResearch #WomenInMusic

🌹 BLOOM 🌹 My Master of Philosophy is moving into its final stages, and I’d love to invite friends, colleagues and supporters to come and see what I’ve been working on over the past 18 months. I am Maria! BLOOM has evolved and transformed alongside my research and it has taken me places I never expected when I began. So… expect the unexpected. 🌹 Opera. Electronic sound. Spoken word. Audiovisuals. Live performance. And a few surprises. With the wonderful @artemii_music on piano. Friday 25 September | 12 noon Ian Hanger Recital Hall Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University ✨ FREE ENTRY — ALL WELCOME ✨ Come and see where the journey has taken me. ❤️ #iammaria #BLOOM #queenslandconservatorium #practicebasedresearch

I can’t believe it! The first I am Maria! Bloom 🎶done. 🌹 Thank you to @creativeartsresearchinstitute, @griffithuniversity and @qldcon, and to everyone who supported and facilitated the incredible events over the two days. This first performance was such a learning curve for me bringing together voice, sound, movement, looping, video, objects, memory, and all the unpredictable things that happen when an idea finally becomes live performance. There are things I want to change. Things I want to strip back. Things I want to deepen. And moments that surprised me completely. Now I will take everything I learned from this first I am Maria! Bloom and begin shaping it towards my final Master of Philosophy performative exegesis on Friday 25 September. You are all welcome. Details coming soon. 🌹🎶⭐️ Here are some action shots from the performance at UN/BOUND Festival today thanks @tammyz1010 📷 and thank you @artemii_music for your wonderful playing and support! 🙏🌹🎶 #IAmMaria #Bloom #ArtisticResearch #PracticeBasedResearch

📻Join me tonight on Ozone on 4ZZZ 102.1FM! I’ll be chatting about my creative journey, my research, and the upcoming performance of I am Maria! Bloom. If you’re free, I’d love for you to tune in and listen. Thank you to the Ozone team for the invitation, I can’t wait to share this conversation with you all. 🎙️ Tonight on @ozone4zzz 🌸 I am Maria! Bloom I hope you’ll join me! #iammaria #bloom #griffthuniversity