Vanessa

“Giggly girt! Giggly girt!” “See I got my hair cut on Friday. I’ve got my hair band to keep it up. See? Like this I keep it up. Biscuit Blair – she’s my favourite woman. And you. And that cheeky lady over there. My last name is Rule. I’ll write it down for you, you […]

Samantha

“I love pattern design. It really, really excites me.” “I moved to Melbourne when I was 19 with the dream of working for Julia Green at Greenhouse Interiors. With no experience, I found it really hard to find a decent job that would have me full time. I think I was a bit naive to […]

Kirstee

“I’ve always needed to do things with my hands. When it comes to creative work, if i’m not doing it i’ll be thinking about it. I had my business pre-earthquake but it looked alot different back then, and it evolved as I’ve evolved. It started when I filled my house with too many pieces. I […]

Reuben

“It’s a strange feeling I guess, like everybody in the city you still vividly remember that day 10 years ago. Everyone’s affected in some way, some more directly than others. I think for me my life would be so different without the earthquake experience. It’s hard to say that because of the tragedy that the […]

Vanessa

“As a child I was extremely self reliant and very responsible, I think I was very good at convincing myself that I just cope really well with things. It took me a while to realise I had struggles with mental health because I think a lot of things we internalise as being normal at a […]

Rosie

“I’m an intentional creativity artist.  Intentional creativity is like my navigation system. It’s a step into the unknown. For me it’s about having a way, navigating both the inner and the outer journey of life. Because when you create with intention; and that can be anything like doing the garden, planting plants or vegetables or […]

Warren

 “I always had a love of the outdoors so right from school I started as an apprentice in the Botanic Gardens. I used to see the rangers going around and I thought; those guys had a great job. I joined the Police and I thought if I like it I’ll stay, and if I don’t, […]

Mark

“I didn’t really enjoy high school, I just went because it’s what you do. I didn’t really have any teachers I could really connect with, it’s like those movies where you might find one teacher who really inspires you, I didn’t have that as such.  It’s funny, in high school I studied graphic design, and […]