Guides

  1. The Filmmaker Who Finds Stories in Natural LightA filmmaker working without dialogue, studio lamps or elaborate lighting rigs is choosing a demanding kind of simplicity. Every frame has to communicate…
  2. Arranging imperfect blooms: a florist’s perspectiveA Conversation with a Florist on the Art of Arranging Imperfect Blooms begins with a simple shift in attention: the flower does not need to be flawless to be…
  3. From blank tank to public landmark: earning a council’s yesA city-owned water tower can look like an enormous blank canvas, yet its surface belongs to a working piece of infrastructure. It may sit beside a suburban…
  4. When Beginners Bring Unfamiliar Instruments TogetherThere is a particular kind of freedom in arriving at a gathering with an instrument you cannot properly play. Nobody expects a polished performance, a…
  5. The Photographer Who Captures the Same Barbershop Over Four SeasonsAt first glance, a barbershop can seem like a fixed point: the same striped pole, the same mirrors, the same waiting chairs lined against the wall. Yet light…
  6. A Rainy Day Playlist For Making Something SmallRain changes the scale of a day. The streets blur, the kettle seems to work harder, and staying under the doona can feel like a reasonable creative decision…
  7. A Monthly Mailbox of Care for Isolated SeniorsOn the first Saturday of every month, a long table fills with paper, pens, postcards and small moments of attention. The organiser is a writer who hosts a…
  8. The Patience Of Sanding And The Joy Of GrainIn a workshop in Melbourne’s inner north, the loudest sound is often the one that arrives after the saws are switched off: sandpaper moving across timber in…
  9. A neighbourhood canopy drawn through every seasonFor one illustrator, the trees along her daily routes became a year-long visual diary. She began with a simple promise: draw every tree in her neighbourhood,…
  10. How a weekly art share transformed one apartment buildingA group of friends started a weekly art share in their apartment building with little more than a lounge room, a stack of folding chairs and the feeling that…