by Gela-Marie | Sep 19, 2019 | Art, Creativity, Illustration, Living, News and Events, Projects, Turing Failure Upside Down, Workshops
Turning Failure Upside Down! To make visible what matters. The Turning Failure Upside Down kit is out and about, doing its work all over the place, so I’m dropping in with a little behind-the-scenes story and exciting workshop dates! I so enjoyed...
by Gela-Marie | Jun 13, 2019 | Books, Caregiving, Creativity, Dementia, Green Vanilla Tea, News and Events, Projects, Story, Storytelling, Writing
A new-ish book! I’m excited to let you know that I’ve contributed a chapter to a great book that is out on shelves. I’m a little behind in sharing this news but with the launch of my revamped website, now is as good a time as ever to chat...
by Gela-Marie | Nov 5, 2015 | Art, Creativity, Essays, Living, Writing
The streets of Brisbane are awash with purple! It’s a beautiful time of year in this part of the world. The Jacarandas are blooming and their fallen flowers have created a magnificent carpet of colour on the footpaths of my new neighbourhood. Yes, I’ve moved and my...
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...
