Not many guitarists can say they have had a Gibson guitar made especially for them, but when award-winning Frankston South blues guitarist Geoff Achison won the Blues Foundation (USA) Albert King Award in 1995, he impressed Gibson so much that they custom-made an instrument for him. That came on the back of the highly successful album Big Machine with his band The Souldiggers.
Arts
Never in a million years did Rosebud go-go dancer Vicky Sapkin think professional go-go dancing was in her future. In 2024, she established her business, 1960s Dance Party, and has since taught both private and public classes.
In her white weatherboard studio in Mount Eliza, overlooking the Moorooduc plains, award-winning ceramic artist, Manuela Ferstl throws and squashes, rolls and coils, concocts glazes and experiments with firing. She’s an artistic alchemist creating genuinely unique work.
Despite having a Ned Kelly Award under his belt, national recognition, and publishing deals, Brendan James Murray has chosen to stay in the classroom at Frankston High School, teaching English and English Literature to teenagers.
We tell stories written by men, mostly directed and conducted by men, through the male gaze. So it’s no wonder that the soprano always has to die for her transgressions. My PhD project drew on the stories of these women.
Mount Eliza painter Debbie Mackenzie creates serene landscapes and seascapes. She started painting seriously 17 years ago and gone from strength to strength ever since with six sell-out solo shows in a row.
Mornington singer-songwriter, Natasha Kate was born to be a musician. On top of incredible natural talent, she has exceptional focus, drive and determination.
When bestselling Australian author Kylie Ladd needed a fictional house with six bedrooms for her latest novel, The Mix-Up, the answer came naturally. Portsea was the obvious answer,”.
Award-winning Frankston author Irma Gold takes her readers into exotic worlds that they may never experience for themselves.