Academic writing update
- Sheena has an article on campus safety and security, being published this month, in the Student Psychological Society’s (SPS) newsletter.
- The newsletter is an internal publication of CQUniversity, Australia.
- Sheena is also consolidating ideas for a writing project she is undertaking at her university.
Art update

An arty afternoon trying out some techniques. Works by Estelle Toussaint and Sheena Mackie
New art group
With the demands of everyday life, art can take a backseat to other ‘pressing’ activities.
That is why Sheena has recently started a special group on Facebook for artists at all levels, who want to maintain and improve their skill level.
This ‘closed’ group is focused upon learning, sharing and encouraging.
The group is for drawing and painting styles in pencil (and pen), pastel (and oil pastel), acrylic and watercolour, as well as mixed media within those mediums.
If you are interested, please read the description and send a join request via the button. Thanks 🙂 All applications go through an admin approval process.
Facebook group link: Visual Artists: Learn & Inspire
New Age writing update
The Psychic Club of Australia Pty Ltd, is selling Your Stars magazine and moving on to other ventures.
Sheena will not be contributing to future publications of the magazine. This also marks the end of 19 years of writing for the Club, its affiliates and other new age publications.
The March news for this genre is available here: New age writing news: March 2017
Any further endeavours in this genre will be research-related.
Music update
John (Nymo) Nyman is busy in the studio putting together various aspects of the Lives Travelled album.
Sheena is co-writing and performing a piece for the album, for which instrumentation is currently being recorded at the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.