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Liz - "Past life"
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My childhood was spent in
various rural locations in South Australia. In keeping with my Sagittarian
birth sign, moving was a way of life. By the time I was 17, I had called
eleven different houses "Home". This number has been raised to
twenty two during adulthood.
Most enjoyable were my teenage years in Port Lincoln, with its superb
marine scenery and unparalleled opportunities for aquatic activities -
swimming, fishing, boating and surfing, as well as camping and exploring
the bush in nearby National Parks.
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*"Magic Tiger", aged 5
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I moved to Adelaide for tertiary
studies, graduating in 1974 with a Bachelor of Applied Physics after
five years part and full-time study and a wide variety of casual
employment. Somewhere in here, I managed also to learn welding, cake
icing and the elements of three languages!
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Graduation
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Upon graduation I worked on
research projects in all three of Adelaide's leading tertiary
institutions, SAIT (now University of South Australia), Flinders and
Adelaide Universities.
Areas of investigation included Metallurgy,
High Vacuum Surface
Chemistry and Electron Microscopy in the field of Cell Biology.
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*At Work
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Mohri, preparing for his next trip
in the Space
Shuttle, October 1999
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A colleague in the High Vacuum
research group was Mohri Mamaru, who later became Japan's first
astronaut, continuing his experiments from the Space Shuttle.
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Other skills developed
during this time were graphics and photography. The latter was practised
both at work and during leisure hours as a serious amateur.
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In 1977 I married student
soulmate John, in a ceremony at Adelaide Railway Station, followed by a
reception in the historic 1920s Pullman dining car "Adelaide",
on a picturesque train
journey through the Adelaide Hills. The dining car is now at the
Port Dock Station Railway Museum in Port Adelaide.
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On the engine!
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Together, we continued to enjoy many leisure time activities,
including camping and walking, boating, music, cinema, theatre and
enjoying the company of friends.
In 1981 we embarked on travels in
Australia and New Zealand before continuing further afield for an
extended period overseas.
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*Campfire,
Flinders Chase, Kangaroo Island
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Upon returning to Australia in
1984 we moved to Melbourne and began afresh, with 75c and Bankcard!.
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*On a Melbourne tram
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Being unable to take up full-time employment as a result of injuries
received in an accident, I discovered artistic talents. I undertook
part-time studies in Fine and Decorative Arts, Psychology and
Philosophy. I began consolidating artistic direction and participated in
a group exhibition in the Moore Gallery, Melbourne. I also had a solo
showing at the RSL club, Albury NSW, and shared and solo showings at the
Swedish Church, Toorak, VIC.
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*The artist at work!
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During our time in Melbourne,
John and I continued to enjoy outdoor and cultural interests, bought a
20 ft sailing boat, and began learning Norwegian. The only connection
between these latter two is that we gave the boat a Norwegian name -
"Midnatsol" - Midnight Sun. And no, we are not planning to
sail to Norway!
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*"Midnatsol" with John.
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* Images on this page
(c) 1999
Liz Yelland
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