Award-winning Frankston author Irma Gold takes her readers into exotic worlds that they may never experience for themselves – the shantytowns of South Africa’s Soweto – in her latest novel, Shift and the steamy jungles of Thailand in her first novel, The Breaking. The intimacy and vibrancy of her prose puts the reader firmly in each setting.
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In their boutique studio, Magic Mountain Records, in Mount Eliza, brothers Matt and Jack Harrison offer a full service to singers and musicians who want to record their music, have coaching, or co-write.
Rosebud novelist Heidi Catherine jokes about her new “life of crime”; not a nefarious career change but merely the latest genre to which she is now turning her prodigious talent.
Mornington artist/designer Emma Morgan loves to ramble in her drawings – to see where the pen takes her. It’s not always the destination she imagined but, more often than not, she loves where she lands.
While Judith has always loved working as a hairdresser she wanted to apply her creativity in a different direction. The cogs started turning when she saw a work colleague’s handmade, crocheted handbag.
Rye photographer Nathan ‘Natti’ Miller is wholly focused on human connection. He’s interested in visually telling the stories of people and the worlds they inhabit, internally and externally.
Michelle Scheibner calls herself the ‘Identity Activator’ because she knows from personal experience what it’s…
Frankston painter, Lisa O’Keefe has spent her entire life doing what she loves, including the opportunity to travel to the quintessential artist’s holy grail to learn her incredible skills.
Singer-songwriter Bonita Habils’ songs serve as a canvas for her fears, feelings, and dreams, transforming raw emotions into hauntingly beautiful melodies and lyrics.