Guides

  1. How a local bookstore became a hub for zine-making workshopsAt first, the bookstore’s back room was simply a place to store extra stock, broken display stands and boxes of unsold event posters. Its transformation began…
  2. A Weekend Of Strangers, Painted One Face At A TimeOn a brisk Saturday morning, an artist arrives in a town with a small case of brushes, a folding stool and enough paper for a dozen faces. She has no gallery…
  3. A playlist for the moments between inspiration and executionThere is a particular stretch of time between having an idea and making it real. The concept is still bright, but the practical work has not yet begun: the…
  4. The Poet Who Writes Haikus on Receipts at the Grocery Store Self-CheckoutAt a supermarket self-checkout in Melbourne, the small paper receipt can become an unlikely page. It curls beside the card reader, carrying a list of bananas,…
  5. Making Room for Two Creative LanguagesI used to think creative compatibility meant sharing the same references. If two people loved the same photographers, dressed in similar colours and saved the…
  6. The Stage Designer Building Sets from Recycled CardboardUnder theatre lights, cardboard can become a crumbling palace, a suburban kitchen, or an entire city skyline. For one inventive stage designer, discarded…
  7. Creativity, self-compassion and the courage to make meaningful workCreative work can feel liberating, yet it can also expose every doubt a person carries. A blank page, unfinished canvas or quiet studio can quickly become a…
  8. Unfinished novels under Australian streetlightsAt dusk, a small crowd gathers beneath the amber glow of a suburban footpath. There are folding chairs, takeaway coffees, marked-up notebooks and the slightly…
  9. How a Photographer Built a Darkroom in a Closet and Never Looked BackThe darkroom began with a problem familiar to many Australian photographers: there was no spare studio, no generous warehouse, and no budget for a dedicated…
  10. The urban forager turning weeds into living colourAn urban forager who makes natural dyes from weeds and parking lot plants sees overlooked places differently. A cracked footpath becomes a small botanical…