Creative inspiration

Catch up on the interviews with creatives filmmaker Su Hudson and site-specific dance artist Naomi Elizabeth Montoya on creating work inspired by landscapes and domestic spaces, finding your creative tribe, and doing what you love rather than chasing financial success.

Visual artist Michael Manning on piecing together modern identity through found imagery, asking good questions to find answers, and building collections of colours and textures through magazines and discarded materials.

Multidisciplinary artist Mary Powell on exploring various media, embracing messiness and spontaneity in the creative process, and gravitating towards whatever captures her interest in the moment

Interviews with creatives: Children’s book illustrator Maddie on creating respectful stories for kids using animal allegory, remaining curious through sketchbook practice, and making art for the joy of expression rather than perfection.

Interviews with creatives: Writer Laura Wagner on finding inspiration in unexpected moments on city streets, allowing writing to flow without interruption, and exploring ideas through quiet, uninterrupted expression

Interviews with creatives: Artist and designer Kent Curtis-Weakley on drawing as meditation, working in focused 20-minute segments, and following your passion rather than listening to naysayers or chasing money.