Creative Parents: Sarah Darling (contemporary artist and mother of two)
"Showing up consistently, even if it’s just to work in small amounts, helps to keep the inspiration alive."
Creative Parents
Ever since I had my first daughter in 2021, I’ve been so curious about how artists, designers, writers, curators and more manage a creative career and parenting. Often with undefined work hours, working for ourselves, lack of sick pay, and actually having to tap into creativity on minimal sleep — how do you do it?? First launched on Hunter & Folk, the project has developed into a raw, honest style Q&A, published on Substack.
You can read more here: creativeparenting.substack.com, or feel free to click through the articles below.
Creative Parents: Melanie Waugh (contemporary artist and mother of one)
"Painting is a way for me to get back to myself"
Creative Parents: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah and Anna Louise Richardson (contemporary artists, curator, and father and mother of three.)
"Trust in God but tie your camel."
Creative Parents: Emma Itzstein (contemporary artist and mother of two)
“There are no rules in art making; experiment, play, do things the way you want”
Creative Parents: Jacqueline Kaytar (designer and mother of three)
"We don’t always have to keep the train on the tracks. Sometimes, derailing it is exactly what’s needed."
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It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.
Creative Parents: Ema Shin (textile artist and mother of two)
Daijoubu daijobu (Japanese for "Don't worry; it's going to be okay")
Creative Parents: Jeremy Lee (furniture designer and father of four)
"I just have to do what I feel called to do. If they like it great, if they don’t, fuck ‘em…"
Creative Parents: Marisabel Gonzalez (contemporary artist and mother of three)
“You don’t need to lose your identity during this journey; rather, you should let life unfold naturally.”
Creative Parents: Kathryn Dolby (contemporary artist and mother of two)
"Life is an exquisite, painful and mysterious combination of states."
Creative Parents: Amanda Tye (contemporary artist and mother of two)
"Art has always been my thing."
Creative Parents: Meg Walters (contemporary artist and mother of two)
"Having a baby really lit a fire under my ass."
Creative Parents: Emma-Kate Wilson (freelance writer and mother of two)
Hello, welcome to ‘Creative Parents’, a substack I've been meaning to share for a little while.
Creative Parenting – Kathryn Dolby
Abstract artist Kathryn Dolby crafts colourful scenes inspired by nature, the beautiful landscape of the Northern Rivers, NSW on Bundjalung Country feeding into her practice, where she lives with her partner Steve, and daughters Freda, five, and Leni-Jean, one.
Creative Parents — Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Julia Busuttil Nishimura is a name well-loved in kitchens across the world for her delicious recipes. For our Creative Parents series, we step into her home to find out more about balancing family life and an inspiring career.
Creative Parenting – Billie Justice Thomson
Adelaide-based artist and mum of one (Marvin, 7), Billie Justice Thomson is inspired by the day-to-day pleasures of life. This love is evident through her paintings which feature everyday objects depicted in a graphic, kitschy style.
Creative Parents — Jessie French
Constructing futurist designs out of algae, Melbourne-based designer Jessie French plays with science and art for installations, tableware, and alternatives to plastic. With experimentation at the forefront of her practice, Jessie recently added motherhood to her list of ‘jobs’ — blending with designer, artist, and scientist.
Creative Parents — Tom Adair
In our latest piece on Creative Parents, Melbourne-based artist Tom Adair shares how he balances a successful (and very busy!) art practice and a newborn baby.
Creative Parents — Mr and Mrs White
A creative couple in business and life, Nathan and Sasha White’s journey in handcrafted timber furniture goes hand-in-hand with the home they built, raising their three children.
Creative Parents — Ella Reweti
In their house by the creek, ceramist Ella Reweti lives with her partner and two-and-a-half-year-old son, where she launched her design practice in the garden between nap time and daycare.
Creative Parents — Kim Kneipp
Melbourne-based interior designer Kim Kneipp muses on her career while being a mother and how the two are intrinsically linked for our latest Creative Parents profile.
Creative Parents — Hannah Lange
Next up in our Creative Parents series, we speak to Wiradjuri artist and mother of two Hannah Lange, who first began painting during 2020’s covid lockdowns.
Creative Parents — Emma Coulter
First up in our Creative Parents series is contemporary artist Emma Coulter, who lives with her partner, two children, and dog Brutus while running a successful art practice that transforms the built environment into multichromatic sculptural expressions, of colour and shape.
