Grandma's Knicker Tree

Barbie is co-Principal of arts media not for profit website and internet radio station LIVING ARTS CANBERRA. She is a Canberra-based arts journalist, photographer, writer, designer, arts marketing consultant and event manager. She was a teacher in government schools for thirty-four years before moving into community and professional arts, including marketing and gallery management. She is the author/designer of three solo books of poetry: 'Singing in the Wilderness' (Humble Pie Press, 1986), 'Flowers, Seeds and Promises' (Humble Pie Press, 1993) and 'That looks on tempests - thoughts on the nature of love' (For Pity Sake Publishing 2018); contributor/designer of the joint publications 'Sky of Fire, Tree of Ice' (Robinson-Forestier, 2003) and 'Sky of Fire, A Year of Recovery' diary (Robinson-Forestier, 2004 ) and was both a contributing writer and book designer for the group writing project, 'Between the lines', stories of 11 women (Barbara Baikie & Associates, 2008). Barbie and her husband live in Canberra. They have two sons and three grandchildren.