Author: Amanda Viviers

Place; Milkd

Poison: Water

Favourite Things: Green laptop case

Lately I have been thinking alot about ‘Capture: 30 days of inspiration’ and its sequel soon to be written, then published ‘Capture: 30 days of desperation’.

I received an email this week from Borders saying that they will take on Capture Australia wide, which Im so excited about.

Putting your creative work out there is always such a vunerable place of risk and I know that the rewards are never truly uncovered because its so seasonal and private. But I can honestly say that capture was such a stretch and even thinking about writing another one, seems so stupid! But I can’t let it go. I am consumed, I am inspired, I am desperate to see change in people’s perception of what they can do with whats in their hand.

Capture: 30 days of desperation, is all about reaching beyond what is circumstantial in your world and getting creative with your local community. It will be written 2 weeks in Thailand and 2 weeks in Australia. Juxtaposing the different cultures and the consumerism of Christmas and the desperation of two cultures to creativly live beyond what is circumstantial in the every day. Its about capturing justice, capturing culture, capturing humanity and capturing life at its rawest!

From the slums of Khlong toei Bangkok to the backstreets of Northbridge, the 12 days of Christmas are extended to late trading hours and uncovering the myths of creativity in the consumerism of the season.

Its unfolding, its being birthed, its on its way.

Any thoughts, love to hear your comments.

Desperate for change. Particularily in a world that is so full of desperation. Its bursting at its seems.

Have you noticed?

A

place: mums

poison: orange juice

Favourite Things: don’t know how to change this font.

Going to make the most of this font problem.

 

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is an amazing movement of young people who are determined to make a difference in the area of youth suicide, cutting and depression.

Im into and so should you be.

I have walked side by side with a young friend who has been plagued by the demon of cutting. Its so confronting and is a secret part of our society that is not often addressed.

speak up

A

place: mums

poison:water

favourite things: mums new rosary cd (smile)

i am loving the whole creative aspect of the website, these are pictures of people who feel pretty right now. NICE

A

place: Mums

Poison: Choc covered licorice

Favourite Things: choc licorice!

I have found this website that searches blogs, myspaces, wespaces and the like looking for sentences with the word feel and then a describing word attached…

Like I feel beautiful, I feel angry, I feel itchy. So on and so on.

At this moment people accross the world, accross the web are expressing the fact that they feel:

1.small

2.dirty

3.proud

4.awkward

5.cold

6.safe

7.lonely

8.wrong

9.real

10.great

What a fascinating social experiment. That someone, would create a software to check how the world is feeling. Its a huge big question shouting out accross the ‘How are ya feeling?’

The interesting thing however, for as long as this experiment has been going most people express feelings that are negatively bent.

Feelings. nothing. more. than.

Feelings.

or

not.

A

Place: Office

Poison: Water

Favourite Things: bright green tees…

On tuesday night, the amazing Jeff Crabtree and Julie Crabtree spoke to our creative teams about ‘Living with a creative mind!’ (the topic of their well anticipated book)

Jeff played a clip from this website- which was inspirational.

Check it out.

That’s a topic for a book right there!

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66

Watch it, I promise it will be 20 mins well spent.

Dance a little

A