‘Where do you get your creative energy from?’ my friend asked. ‘I’m not that creative.’ I laugh. Creativity, in my view, is relative. The graphic designers and hand-letterers I follow on Instagram are creative; they get paid to make prettyRead more…
Harnessing creativity – Cath Rollinson
Cath Rollinson is the creative mind behind Bumble bee and me, a clothing line for children that uses extremely cute fabrics and clever designs to keep kids cosy, comfy and adorable. Cath is a former colleague of mine, and IRead more…
Wild bush child – Jennifer Gough
Jennifer Gough is a Health Promotions Officer at the Women’s Centre for Health Matters, and Project Manager for Women With Disabilities ACT. Through her work, Jennifer promotes the health and wellbeing of women in Canberra, and advocates for better healthRead more…
We can’t afford origami paper
I told a friend recently that my mother had always encouraged me to be creative. She bought me a gouache set in Paris, put me in ceramic classes and exposed me to a broad range of crafts. For a longRead more…
Consumption
I deliberately ingested my first crayon at the age of four. The deep blue waxy finish of the crayon seemed to promise that it would transform me, and I wanted to make myself heavy so that I would fall throughRead more…