{"id":24852,"date":"2026-08-21T12:47:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T02:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/?post_type=article&#038;p=24852"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:47:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T02:47:27","slug":"olivias-artwork","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/article\/olivias-artwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia&#8217;s Artwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Year 12 student Olivia R has spent the past several years (2022\u20132025) courageously undergoing treatment in the Oncology Department at The Sydney Children\u2019s Hospital, Randwick, where she received Beads of Courage &#8211; each one symbolising a moment of strength and perseverance. The program honours the strength and resilience of young people facing serious illness. This year, Olivia and Mrs Markas collaborated on a special art project that transformed these beads into a meaningful mural. Together, they spent many hours thoughtfully arranging and threading each bead, creating an artwork that celebrates her courage. The finished artwork stands as a heartfelt tribute to Olivia\u2019s journey and a beautiful reminder of the compassion, creativity, and connection that enrich our school community.<\/p>\n<h5 dir=\"ltr\"><em><strong>Joanna Markas<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Visual Arts Teacher<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-24852 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/08\/IMG_1925.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/08\/IMG_1925-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/08\/IMG_1921-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/08\/IMG_1921-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/08\/IMG_1928-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/08\/IMG_1928-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/08\/IMG_1933.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/08\/IMG_1933-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The finished artwork stands as a heartfelt tribute to Olivia\u2019s journey&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-24852","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/24852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}