by Gela-Marie | Jul 17, 2015 | Art, Creativity, Essays, Marie's Notepad
Creativity, a Pathway to Hope. I’m a huge fan of Maria Popova, the well-known Brain Pickings writer and self described ‘interestingness hunter-gatherer’. I read one of her articles the other day where she explores ‘how drawing trains you to see the world more...
by Gela-Marie | May 29, 2015 | Marie's Notepad, News and Events
It’s been a while since I said hello. Truth is I’m not much of a blogger and seem to do my writing and arty creating off line. However, there’s an In-Conversation event coming up in Brisbane on June 19th and it would be lovely to see you there in person. I’ll be...
by Gela-Marie | Mar 19, 2014 | Books, Green Vanilla Tea, Marie's Notepad, Reviews
The Jessie Street National Women’s Library is an absolutely wonderful Australian resource. I hope to drop in for a visit the next time I’m in Sydney. It is a unique specialist library dedicated to the preservation of Australian women’s work, words and history. The...
by Gela-Marie | Sep 23, 2013 | Marie's Notepad, News and Events
What a heart-warming weekend! I so enjoyed speaking with the community at St Mary’s in Exile, South Brisbane – such an incredibly warm and engaged community – thank you everyone! If you would like to hear the podcast, you can have a listen here. I...
by Gela-Marie | Sep 19, 2013 | Green Vanilla Tea, Marie's Notepad, News and Events
For those of you who can get along to St Mary’s in Exile this weekend – I’ve been invited to share stories from Green Vanilla Tea at all the community gatherings. Books will be available at the drop shop with proceeds going to Micah Projects – have a...
by Gela-Marie | Sep 19, 2013 | Green Vanilla Tea, Interviews, Marie's Notepad, News and Events
For those of you who haven’t seen this already – enjoy! It was a treat talking to SAPeople. We chatted about all sorts of things… “love, loss, green goblins and discovering what makes your heart sing.” We talked about Green Vanilla Tea, ideas of perfect...
