{"id":148339,"date":"2024-12-01T21:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/three-things-with-wendy-whiteley-my-daughter-died-so-its-a-real-emotional-connection-to-her-being-very-much-alive\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T05:58:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T22:58:45","slug":"three-things-with-wendy-whiteley-my-daughter-died-so-its-a-real-emotional-connection-to-her-being-very-much-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/three-things-with-wendy-whiteley-my-daughter-died-so-its-a-real-emotional-connection-to-her-being-very-much-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Three things with Wendy Whiteley: \u2018My daughter died, so it\u2019s a real emotional connection to her being very much alive\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIn Guardian Australia\u2019s weekly interview about objects, the Sydneysider talks about things that bring her happy memories \u2013 and the photos she really hatesRead more Three Things interviewsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt was the turn of the 1970s when Brett and Wendy Whiteley moved into what was then a \u201cvery old, run-down house\u201d overlooking Sydney Harbour. The couple had spent most of the previous decade living between the bright lights of London\u2019s Ladbroke Grove and New York\u2019s Chelsea hotel, together with their young daughter, Arkie.Returning to comparatively sleepy Sydney might have felt like a step down \u2013 but Wendy Whiteley loved their Lavender Bay home so much that it didn\u2019t matter. Many of Brett\u2019s most famous paintings were produced from its balcony, which offers a prime view of the harbour. The family lived there until the late 1980s, when the couple divorced. They had both battled heroin addiction but, while Wendy managed to get clean, Brett died from an overdose in 1992. Arkie died from cancer in 2001. In her grief, Whiteley spent years and millions of dollars converting the derelict RailCorp-owned land adjacent to their home into a charming secret garden \u2013 one now protected by a long-term council lease. Continue reading…
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