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Conflict-of-interest disclosure

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Latest comment: 2 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I interviewed Matt Ottley at his home and subsequently met him twice in a professional context. I am not employed or paid by him, and we are not friends. Because I have had direct contact with the subject, I am disclosing a possible or apparent conflict of interest. I am submitting Draft:Matt Ottley through Articles for Creation for independent review. My Wikipedia username is Tansy1213. Tansy1213 (talk) 05:15, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Request to expand The Sound of Picture Books section

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Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments1 person in discussion

I would like to request an expansion of the article's coverage of The Sound of Picture Books. My possible conflict of interest and previous contact with Matt Ottley are disclosed above. The proposed replacement preserves the existing material while adding independently published coverage and clearly attributing information taken from the project's official website. Please consider replacing the existing “Music and multimodal works” section with:

Music and multimodal works

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In 2014, Ottley and writer Danny Parker developed The Sound of Picture Books, a live performance project combining picture-book text, illustrations and music. It was subsequently presented through The Literature Centre in Western Australia.[1] The West Australian Symphony Orchestra reported that more than 1,000 Perth students attended workshops for the project in 2014. The program combined narration, projected illustrations and Ottley's original music, performed by a WASO string quintet and a Yamaha pianist.[2] In 2023, The West Australian described the performances as combining narration, projected illustrations and live music, with the author narrating while musicians performed Ottley's score.[3] The project's official history states that it has been presented through The Literature Centre in partnership with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Yamaha, as well as at literary and arts festivals in Australia and overseas.[4] Ottley is the project's founder and co-director, while Tina Wilson is its co-director and narrator.[5] Wilson's Afloat in Venice, for which Ottley composed the music, was presented by The Literature Centre and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in Fremantle in 2021. The performances featured seven WASO musicians, pianist Alf Demasi and narration by Wilson.[6] In 2025, The Messy Bath Monster was presented in Geraldton with Wilson, Ottley and members of the Perth Symphony Orchestra as part of a Western Australian tour.[7] Ottley's later multimodal work The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness pairs an illustrated narrative with a 50-minute score co-composed with pianist Alf Demasi. Its recording is narrated by Tina Wilson and features the Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno.[1] The work also includes a 50-minute animated film created from the book's 74 paintings and illustrations. Its symphonic score was recorded by the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno. Ottley has said that the work drew on his experiences of bipolar disorder and psychosis and that he intended it to help reduce stigma surrounding mental illness.[8] Ottley has described synaesthesia as influencing the relationship between his visual and musical work, explaining that pitched sounds produce colours and shapes in his visual perception.[9] I also suggest adding this entry under “External links”: The Sound of Picture Books official website Tansy1213 (talk) 23:43, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

One small correction to my request: please format the first appearance of each relevant title as The Sound of Picture Books and The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness. This will allow the links to become active automatically if the proposed standalone articles are accepted. Tansy1213 (talk) 23:46, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Higgie2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Encore: The newsletter for WASO" (PDF). West Australian Symphony Orchestra. June 2015. p. 6. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  3. ^ Zubek, Heather (23 August 2023). "Book Week 2023: Picture books are not just for little kids". The West Australian. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  4. ^ "History". The Sound of Picture Books. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  5. ^ "Our Team". The Sound of Picture Books. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  6. ^ "The Sound of Picture Books: Afloat in Venice" (PDF). The Literature Centre and West Australian Symphony Orchestra. 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  7. ^ Hingst, Josephine (7 October 2025). "Making a splash: The Messy Bath Monster brings music, art and storytelling to life in Geraldton". Geraldton Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  8. ^ Chenery, Susan (8 June 2022). "'A visceral experience of psychosis': why one artist spent three years painting bipolar disorder". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  9. ^ "Between the bookshelves: Matt Ottley". The Arts Unit, NSW Department of Education. 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2026.

Request to add portrait photograph

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Latest comment: 1 month ago4 comments2 people in discussion

Please add the following freely licensed portrait near the beginning of the article, before the opening paragraph: thumb|Matt Ottley in 2026 I took the photograph, uploaded it to Wikimedia Commons as my own work, and Matt Ottley explicitly consented to its publication on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. Tansy1213 (talk) 00:25, 12 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Comment: Perhaps you meant File:Matt Ottley.jpg? Beta Beta Beta - talk 01:30, 12 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Yes, thank you. The correct Commons filename is File:Matt Ottley.jpg. Could the portrait please be used in the following proposed infobox at the beginning of the article?
::{{Infobox person
::| name          = Matt Ottley
::| image         = Matt Ottley.jpg
::| caption       = Ottley in 2026
::| birth_date    = 1962
::| birth_place   = Highlands of [[Papua New Guinea]]
::| occupation    = Author, illustrator, composer and visual artist
::| notable_works = ''[[Requiem for a Beast]]''<br />''[[The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness]]''
::| website       = {{URL|https://mattottley.com/}}
::}}
::
Tansy1213 (talk) 11:12, 12 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
Done Beta Beta Beta - talk 01:56, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 1 month ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Now that The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness has its own accepted Wikipedia article, please link its first appearance in the lead.

Please change:

His The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness received the 2022 Aurealis Award for Best Graphic Novel/Illustrated Work and the 2023 World Fantasy Special Award—Professional.

To:

His The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness received the 2022 Aurealis Award for Best Graphic Novel/Illustrated Work and the 2023 World Fantasy Special Award—Professional.

This changes only the link; the existing wording remains unchanged. Tansy1213 (talk) 23:33, 12 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done Beta Beta Beta - talk 01:58, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Did you know nomination

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Latest comment: 14 days ago8 comments5 people in discussion
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by TarnishedPath (talk) 00:43, 28 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Created by Tansy1213 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Beta Beta Beta - talk 02:19, 13 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

  • Both articles are fresh and sufficiently long. I like the original hook; it is concise and I think it will do well. QPQ is done. I see no copyright or neutrality concerns. What does concern me is that my very first spotcheck resulted in a failed verification. Reference #1 at Matt Ottley does not, as far as I can tell, say that Ottley did not get a degree. Am I missing it? If not, are we sure that there are not any other such instances? I think I have gone through all the other sources myself after that, but I'd still like us to be sure. Pinging the author, Tansy1213, and the nominator, Beta Beta Beta. Surtsicna (talk) 20:28, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
    @Surtsicna and Beta Beta Beta: Thank you for reviewing both articles. Regarding the graduation point, Jennifer Higgie's Saturday Paper profile states that "without graduating, Ottley once again upped sticks and worked as a stockman". This is in the paragraph beginning "Despite his immersion in an urban, creative life". To stay closer to the source, would "He left university without graduating" be preferable to "Ottley did not complete a degree"? This addresses the specific graduation question; I have not yet completed a fresh source-by-source check of both articles. Thank you for flagging the need for careful verification. Tansy1213 (talk) 21:49, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
No, that's fine! I had not connected that paragraph with the one mentioning the school. Because this checks out and I did not uncover any other issues, I approve the nomination. Surtsicna (talk) 21:55, 30 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
  • As an interpretation of the book (even the author's interpretation) the hook fact should be attributed both in the article and here. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:32, 23 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
    • @Crisco 1492: I have rephrased the relevant sentence in the article (which admittedly was tricky for me, I don't know what's with me at the moment) and the original hook fact for you, hopefully that should do. Setting forth the following revision:
ALT0b: ... that that The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness features a tree that was interpreted by its author (pictured) to be an allegory for bipolar disorder?
Hopefully this will resolve your concern. Beta Beta Beta - talk 00:36, 24 September 2026 (UTC)Reply


Correction to age on moving to Australia

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Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The article currently states that Ottley's family moved to Australia when he was about 13. A published biography from Hardie Grant Publishing states that he spent the first eleven and a half years of his life in Papua New Guinea.

Please replace:

His family moved to Australia when he was about 13.

With:

His family moved to Australia when he was eleven and a half.[1]

The existing Saturday Paper source says that his first bipolar episode occurred at 13, shortly after the family moved, but it does not state that he was 13 when he arrived in Australia. Tansy1213 (talk) 04:44, 13 August 2026 (UTC) Tansy1213 (talk) 04:44, 13 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ "Matt Ottley". Hardie Grant Publishing. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
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