Maria Blackman Creates

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She/her Artist 🖌️ Writer ✍️ Reader 📖 On Noongar Whadjuk Boodjar (Perth, Western Australia)

The camera pans in and out of the book nook, showing Prospero drawing a circle with his staff as Ariel flies down from above. The exterior of the book nook is decorated to look like The Globe theatre
A photo of a book nook depicting Act 5 scene 1 of The Tempest. It is on a shelf in between Shakespeare books
A short video showing a paper cut out tabby cat that spins back and forwards on a straw held between two hands. It makes the cat appear to pounce on its own tail
A photo of a small paper cut out cat next to a small pot plant and a crochet toy. The cat appears to be pouncing on its tail.
A graphic with the text THE FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE MAY 1, 2026 MY MIDNIGHT.COM
A photo of off cut pieces of paper clipped to an old back part of a notebook (the holes where the wire binding was are visible)
Photo of two books. A line in the sand; 20 Years of Red Room Poetry, and Discipline by Randa Abdel-Fatteh
A watercolour illustration depicting a stormy scene. At the bottom of the image is a small house. Above it are storm clouds and lightning. Two supernatural beings are visible in the clouds
A watercolour illustration depicting a branch of yellow flowers, a sprig of blue berries, a spindle, three strands of yarn braided together, and a scene of an old woman weaving coloured strands of yarn over the sleeping boy's bed
A watercolour illustration depicting a man leaning over a person sleeping in a bed. They both have ginger hair. Behind the sleeping person a priest holds a Bible up
A watercolour illustration depicting a red-headed boy's head (his eyes are closed and his face is pale). Around the borders two imps look at the boy, and rain clouds fill the top border and a small cottage is visible in the bottom left corner
A watercolour illustration of two imps clasping their hands over their ears. Behind them is a scene of trees and birds, with one stump in the foreground. Hawthorn berries and leaves fill the borders of the painting
A watercolour illustration depicting an old woman and a young girl sat by a fireplace. Around the border of the image are seen two imps, a thistle, a crescent moon and two horses
A watercolour artwork with the text "I'm Joining Folktale Week 2025" and a dark green horse galloping across water
A photo of a small pencil and watercolour sketch of a witch holding a bone in one hand, and a pile of bones in front of her
A photo of a small watercolour illustration depicting three red toadstools and an eery green face
A photo of a small illustration of a girl sleeping in a bed near a window with billowing curtains. A large ghost hovers over the head of the bed, three smaller ghosts appear sleeping over the bed
A photo of a small pencil and watercolour illustration of a ghost in a graveyard
A photo of a small pencil drawing of a ghostly figure disappearing around a stone wall. The shadow of a large creature with horns is visible on a wall in the foreground of the picture
A photo of a small watercolour sketch of a child reaching up to a table upon which is a large pie, a spoon, a bowl of strawberries, a cloth napkin and a vase with yellow flowers
A photo of a small watercolour illustration of a group of three tomatoes. Two are regularly shaped but one has a protruding shape on its side. The regularly shaped tomatoes look alarmed
An illustration of a gravestone with a raven and a white dove perched on top. The following words are etched into the front of the gravestone: Folktale Week 2025, 1. NIGHT, 2. ECHO, 3. RAIN, 4. BOOK, 5. CHARM, 6. STORM, 7..DAWN, @LOUVE.DRAW
A photo of a watercolour illustration of ghost mushrooms growing on the side of a plant. The photo is taken in front of books on a shelf
A photo of a small watercolour illustration of a black and white cat looking at something to its right. The cat's markings look like a black face mask
A photo of a small piece of paper on a book shelf that has pencil sketches of cats tiptoeing and arching their backs across a surface
A photo of a small watercolour pencil illustration of a kettle. Tea leaves and flowers float in the background
A photo of a pencil sketch of a mother holding a baby. They both have a heart shaped birthmark on their upper arm. The birthmark is painted in a reddish colour
A photo of a narrow watercolour artwork leaning against books on a shelf. The artwork depicts a person holding a candle in front of a large plant. A ghostly shadow is visible behind the plant
A photo of a watercolour illustration of a sleeping child that is cuddling a owl shaped night light. The text Sleep Tight is written across the top of the picture
A photo of a watercolour painting of a butternut squash vine on a narrow piece of paper, propped against books on a shelf
Graphic of Top 100 Books of the 21st Century. The ABC Radio National logo is in the top left corner. The text in the middle of the graphic reads: My Votes Cursed Bunny (2022) - Bora Chung Klara and the Sun (2021) - Kazuo Ishiguro The Good People (2016) - Hannah Ket The Boat (2008) - Nam Le The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness - Matt Ottley Life After Life (2013) - Kate Atkinson The Dictionary of Lost Words (2020) - Pip Williams Yellowface (2023) - R.F. Kang Station Eleven (2014) - Emily St John Mandel The Sympathiser (2015) - Viet Thanh Nguyen
A woman with black hair and glasses stands in front of a group of seated school children. She is holding her hand to her face and her eyes are partially closed. There is a Book Week display behind her and an easel next to her
Photo of a white board with a word tally count over 13 days. The figure 32000 is circled at the bottom
A photo of a writing desk with laptop open in front of a large window. The view from the window includes old gumtrees and other Australian plants
An image from an Instagram story with a photo of a woman with short dark hair. The image's text reads: Maria Blackman KSP Fellow Maria Blackman is a writer and illustrator living in Whadjuk Noongar land. When she is not engaging in the joyous world of children's picture books, she enjoys speculative fiction and gothic literature
A woman with short black hair reads a picture book to a group of children
A photo of a handmade pop card that has a bird with a wide beak. A handwritten message in the card says "Anna Haig 4 years This book will be a hoot!"
A graphic image with the text "Circle's Sunday Session, your hosts: Michael & Valerie, Feb 23rd, 2025 2-4pm, Special Guests Maria Blackman, Fionna Cosgrove, 107.3 HFM The voice of your community". There is also a picture of a radio microphone and the Gosnells Writers Circle logo.
A watercolour illustration of a Tawny Frogmouth looking cross eyed
A photo of a black and white cat that is curled up asleep inside a cardboard box