Creating in the Cracks

Alessandra Doyle and Sarah Fiddelaers
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A Writer. An Illustrator. Mothers who create art and children. Sharing anecdotes, advice, faith and support in the crazy world of artistry and motherhood. Welcome to Creating in the Cracks!

  1. 06/13/2024

    Ep 28: Drafting drudgery, AI and illustration

    In this episode Sarah has been marching through some drafting drudgery and recovering from re-entry into the week after a writing get-away. Lessie continues to make progress with her current illustration project and has been discussing the implications of AI on the industry with fellow illustrators from the Cardboard box Illustrators community.

    39 min

  2. 06/05/2024

    Ep 27 Weekend Whiplash & Decluttering, Working with Publishers and Maos Last Dancer in symphony

    In todays episode Sarah and Lessie discuss busy weekend whiplash and the art of decluttering. Lessie raves about the fantastic workshop with Matt Shank facilitated by Tash Hagarty through the Cardboard Box Illustrators and discusses some of the considerations Matt shared when working with publishers. Sarah has been inspired by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s latest Classic Kids show, The Peasant Prince, based on the story of Maos last dancer and has begun the final stitching on her drafts of her current novel. Von Hosking https://www.instagram.com/beingvon/ Litany of the home https://litanyofthehome.com.au/ The Peasant Prince Classic Kids https://www.angusrobertson.com.au/books/the-peasant-prince-li-cunxin/p/9780670070541 https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2024-classic-kids-the-peasant-prince   Cardboard Box Illustrators https://www.instagram.com/cardboardboxillustrators?igsh=MXZzZGtoN3F1Znp5cA== SCBWI East https://www.instagram.com/scbwi_auseast?igsh=dG82cWlvczB6Z3Y3

    39 min

  3. 05/29/2024

    Ep 26 Concussions & Cross Country, the stitching of novels & picture books and the last of KLV 2024

    After a knock to Sarah’s little one’s head bumped the podcast across to this week, Lessie and Sarah both had happy weekends punctuated by efforts to carve out creating time. While they talk the benefits of kids’ sport and recent success, Sarah has been steadily stitching away at her draft and combining characters while Lessie is striking the balance between constructive criticism and authenticity. The KidLitVic conference produced some fantastic directives for all children’s literature creators and Sarah also shares some of the literature and quality British TV she’s been getting into. Instagram Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/sarahfiddelaers?igshid=YzVkODRmOTdmMw== Lessie: https://www.instagram.com/ag_doyle?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Words and Nerds https://open.spotify.com/show/5VIh8k1uXOMsQtAcNq4pyV Drawing on the right side of the brain https://www.drawright.com/ See me Jump https://thegirlandduckshop.bigcartel.com/product/see-me-jump-pdf-edition The Lady Vanishes The Lady Vanishes - Crime drama | BritBox Children of Men, PD James The Children of Men by P. D. James | 9780571342211 | Booktopia

    42 min

  4. 05/17/2024

    Ep 25: Illustration Portfolios & commitment to craft, getting enough sleep and The Fourth Draft

    In this episode Sarah and Lessie share some parenting wins when it comes to sleep and holding the balance of needs for the neurospicy kids before diving into discussions about their crafts. Lessie attended the KidLitVic Illustrators workshop and shares her biggest take-away from the wisdom of Donna Rawlings and Maryann Ballantyne. Sarah continues to put in the work on her fourth draft, looking forward to mentorship from Lisa Island and Ava January. In among the babble of kitchen sinks and gallery walls, they both also share about the need to reframe how creative work is viewed in the context of being the main stay-at-home parent. *correction: Maryann is a publisher at Wild Dog Books* Cardboard box illustrationhttps://www.instagram.com/cardboardboxillustrators/ Kidlitvic https://www.kidlitvic.com/ Donna Rawlings https://www.instagram.com/donnabelindarawlinsfrench/ Maryann Ballantyne https://www.instagram.com/maryannballantyne64?igsh=a2k4bjNuZGNtM3Y1 Wild Dog Books Best Australian Books for Children & Young Adults - Wild Dog Books

    52 min

  5. 05/13/2024

    Ep 24: Holiday happenings & Disconnected kids and Encanto

    In this episode Sarah and Lessie finally catch up after the welcomed onslaught of school holidays, exchanging glory stories and shenanigans of the clans. Lessie shares about exploring Dr Melillo’s work as a mother of neurospicy kids while Sarah has fallen under the spell of Encanto. Enjoy! Dr Rob Melilo Disconnected Kids https://www.booktopia.com.au/disconnected-kids-dr-robert-melillo/book/9780399172441.html The out of sync Child https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-out-of-sync-child-third-edition-carol-stock-kranowitz/book/9780593419410.html

    44 min

  6. 04/07/2024

    Ep 23 Happy Easter! Over-chocolofied adventures, more on Beowulf, Cabrini and KidlitVic

    In this episode Sarah and Lessie swap Easter celebrations and shenanigans involving too much chocolate. Sarah has continued her exploration of Tolkien’s translation of Beowulf while Lessie has been plugging along with her commission and examining her portfolio for Kidlitvic. Lessie gives the Angel Studios film, Cabrini a glowing review in its ability to emphasise the humanity of its subject and the simply phenenomenal story of Mother Cabrini and her missionary order in New York.

    50 min

  7. 03/20/2024

    Ep 22 Wildling Hours & Commissions, Tolkien & the art of Language. And KidLitVic!

    In this episode Sarah’s and Lessie share the shenanigans of family life between 4-9pm, a bit about managing anxiety and why Sarah didn’t pursue birth coaching. Lessie talks about tackling commissions and Sarah discusses her latest Tolkien discovery which lead to a golden moment of motherhood and the joy of language. The KidLitVic conference is coming up in May, tickets go on sale next Monday, so Lessie is getting pretty excited! Tolkein and Beowulf https://www.booktopia.com.au/beowulf-j-r-r-tolkien/book/9780007590094.html Inspired to write https://www.instagram.com/inspiredtowrite/ India Rose Crawford https://www.instagram.com/indiarosecrawford/

    39 min

  8. 03/20/2024

    Ep 21 Nightmares, Toilet training and humanising people in conflict

    In this episode, Sarah and Lessie swap comic horror stories about toilet training and being boy-mums, and delve into helping to heal recurring nightmares. We share the discovery of Rachel Ryusch, an artist mother from the Dutch Golden Era, before launching into the fraught labyrinth of humanising people on all sides of conflicts that involve terrible ethical and moral dilemmas, inspired by the novel, The German Wife by Australian novelist, Kelly Rimmer. Gingermelon dolls https://www.instagram.com/gingermelongirl/   Kelly Rimmer the German Wife https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-german-wife-kelly-rimmer/book/9780733649479.html The Dream completion technique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv38dzpcxfA Rachel Ryusch https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/rachel-ruysch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Ruysch

    1h 10m
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A Writer. An Illustrator. Mothers who create art and children. Sharing anecdotes, advice, faith and support in the crazy world of artistry and motherhood. Welcome to Creating in the Cracks!

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  • Creator
    Alessandra Doyle and Sarah Fiddelaers
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Alessandra Doyle and Sarah Fiddelaers
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