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 | 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 | 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 | Nov 13, 2013 | Creativity, News and Events
I recently returned home to Brisbane after volunteering in Cambodia for a few weeks. I’m still digesting my experiences in this exotic kingdom, there is so much to take in: the beauty, the gentle spirits of the people I met, and sadness, too. The...
