Welcome to Jacque’s Website

Jacque Duffy is an artist and writer. Both her art and her writing take many forms. The art ranges from photorealism to complete abstraction through to illustration and graphic art. The writing stretches from poetry, educational children’s books, picture books and short stories.

Along with all of her other projects Jacque is currently working on an art exhibition titled ‘Hindsight’, a non-fiction book about Mother Nature’s fury and a crime novel. She would like 60 hours in a day and unlimited funds, this way she is sure she could find the time to do more things.

Born in Brisbane, Australia, Jacque has always been creative and entrepreneurial. At 14 years old she left school after being offered a job with a national department store chain as a visual merchandiser. At 15 she designed and made jewellery supplying exclusive fashion stores on Queensland’s Gold and Sunshine Coasts and a chain of up market department stores.

With the extra money she earned from her jewellery, during her lunch break from work she put herself through ‘Gowrie’ and ‘June Dally Watkins’ elocution and deportment classes; she also bought a car had it re-upholstered and painted hot pink before she was old enough to drive.

Jacque has always made up stories and created colourful pictures for them. In her teenage years she enjoyed writing elaborately decorated letters to pen friends all over the world.

Creativity runs in the blood, Jacque’s two boys are both very inventive. Jacque and her husband like nothing better than encouraging them, feeding their creativity.

The latest from my Blog...

Bundy or Bust Pt2

May 21st, 2013

As I said in my last blog post I generally am lucky enough to be thoroughly entertained on my long train journeys. This last one was no exception.   The Sunlander is one of two trains that do the Cairns – Brisbane  run, it is the older train but comfortable with generous seating, a bar/café car and a restaurant car, everything one needs for a 24hr trip. I waited at the station for an 11am departure, luggage brimming with ‘stuff’ to entertain myself. I was on my way to Bundaberg to attend ‘WriteFest’ for the weekend.  My trip was to be 20 hours. The... read on

Bundaberg Or Bust

May 20th, 2013

  All I can say is thank goodness I’m not flying. But then again, maybe I wouldn’t need to pack so many toys if I did. ‘What’s your problem?’ I hear you call. I am leaving this morning to attend the Bundaberg Writers Festival ‘Writefest’ and I am getting there by train, that’s not a problem. I love my train rides and this is a goodie at 22 hours. But as I am traveling alone this time I am wondering what I should take to entertain myself along the way. I am only taking hand luggage and so far I have packed … lollies,... read on

Trippin Around With Diane...

March 27th, 2013

Hi everyone, I recently took a little jaunt with a friend Diane, to find out what we did visit her blog...  Very hot strong black coffee, Belgian chocolate torte, six sugars,and an energy drink.   Jacque  ... read on