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Creating in the Cracks
by Alessandra Doyle and Sarah Fiddelaers
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!
Episodes
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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...
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Ep 20 A freezer meltdown, double prams and "It's not Goodbye, just see you soon"
In this episode Sarah and Lessie share the joy of catching up face-to-face and spending a friend's 40th birthday at the museum. Lessie is lacking more sleep than usual while Sarah has caught up on word counts over the weekend away. The Story of the World Susan Bauer...
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Ep 19 Possum wars, Female Verbosity & the beauty of Wonder
In this episode Sarah and Lessie talk toilet training wins, possum wars and the wonder of childhood and art. Lessie explores how mindset is impacting her creative practise and Sarah delves into the way her word count is directed by the verbosity of her female characters. Bouncing between all that...
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Ep 18 Booting your Inner Critic, Paper Dolls, Tiger slippers & the collaborative work of kidlit
In this episode, Sarah and Lessie have both been feeling pretty flat in their creativity. They talk about recognising your inner critic and how to send them… well elsewhere. The girls draw inspiration from Claude Monet and Julia Donaldson while delving into ways to observe how one describes...
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Ep 17: Family habits & Heritage, Literary Letters & the secrets of Victoria State Library
Ep 17 In this episode, Sarah and Lessie share routines and habits currently making their lives a little easier and keeping the chaos at bay. Sarah shares all about her recent tour of Victoria’s state library and divulges some of the secrets it has tucked away before we touch on some of Lessie’s...
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Ep 16: Scene lists and Summer holidays, Inspiration and Ned Kelly
In this episode Sarah and Lessie recap our summer, talk scene lists and inspiring illustrators. We wish for more Georgette Heyers in the world, perhaps with a dash of Ned Kelly's letter writing style. Lessie also touches on getting businessy as a creative. Kristen Willis...
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Christmas Special 2023: a meeting of poetry and nostalgia, a most sublime gift with Helena Adeloju
Welcome to the last episode of creating in the cracks for 2023, our Christmas special. Today we bring to you the delightful Helena Adeloju and her most sublime Christmas compilation of spoken word poetry, including her very own composition, “The Kings Gift”. Inspired by her research and work…
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Ep 14 A fascination with character development, movie nerding and a super exciting delivery!
In this episode, Lessie finally gets past car issues (she hopes) and has all the end of year feels with the school term wrapping up. Sarah continues to delve into character development - what her characters are not! - and plotting for her new novel, drawing inspiration from what we agree is a...
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Ep 13: Car Saga Instlament 1, Plotting after a Duck cake Melt Down, Advent & St Nick
In this episode, Lessie explains how her van (like everyone else) has had enough of 2023 and created a saga on the way to market. Sarah is served tea and a book after emulating Bandit Heeler's duck cake meltdown, and both of them share plans for St Nick's Day, Advent, and Christmas. Sarah also...
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Ep 12 A grace filled melt down, American pop-art nun & permission to believe in yourself
In this episode, Sarah is the heroine, gracefully keeping her cool through a week of meltdowns, and I conquer a trip to Officeworks. We both melt over the beauty of felt art and the discovery of a pop-art nun. Sarah continues to push through the anatomy of a story while I tick off projects to…
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Ep 11: Hangry-ness, moving from Paris to London and the charm of childhood memories
In this episode Sarah and Lessie tackle hangry-ness and helping kids communicate with the wisdom of Dan Seigel. Lessie rediscovers the joy and charm from two very fond childhood memories, while Sarah daringly moves one of her characters across the globe from Paris to London. This episode feels…
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Ep 10: Apple Hoards & Holidays, Structure, Pigments & Play!
In this episode, Sarah and I discuss apple hoards, swap holiday packing tips and explore the world of pigments and play, in writing and doodling. In my latest read, I delved into the abyss of communism while Sarah has begun to wrestle with the structure of her latest story. Binca Pozzi...
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Ep 9 Seasons of Motherhood & creativity, diffusing points of tension and working with self-doubt.
In this episode Sarah and I delve into the seasons of motherhood & creativity, conquering imposter syndrome and your inner critic. We explore how setting goals or deadlines can keep those cracks creative, cultivating the art of leisure and the exciting discovery of a new chocolate! We also…
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Ep 8 WELCOME BACK!
Sarah and Lessie are thrilled to be back podcasting together! Boy have we missed it, and you! This episode holds a quick catch up on the last few years, moving from all littles to school aged kids, new directions, learning your craft and bringing women together to get creative. Instagram...
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Ep 7: Daily Battles (finding pants for children), history and heritage & writing with sensitivity.
In this episode, Sarah and Lessy lay it out about daily battles with little people and discuss the importance of historical events and cultural heritage. Sarah talks about her research for her novels and Lessy delves into the complexities of being simultaneously sensitive and creative when it…
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Ep 6: Word Culling, Collectibles and Copyright plus happy dancing for Sarah’s success
This episode, Sarah and Lessy discuss the love hate relationship with supermarket collectibles, manuscript editing and what Sarah learned at the Romance Writers Festival. Highlights also include living vicariously through other people’s travels and how Sarah went with her pitch dates at the...
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Ep 5: Hiatus Ends, Love Letters and Manuscript Progress
In this episode, Sarah and Lessy give you the low down on why they've been so MIA. We're talking babies, baptisms and love letters inspired by Pride and Prejudice. On the creative front, Sarah has made some serious progress with her manuscript and Lessy has continued to dip in and out of creating...
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Ep 4: BIG NEWS! Plus Banjo Paterson & rolling with life
Our contact details: sarahfiddelaers.com Instagram @sarahfiddelaers Facebook @Sarah Fiddelaers (writer) Twitter @sjfiddelaers alessandradoyle.com Instagram @ag_doyle Facebook @Alessandra G Doyle Twitter @agmdoyle Saintx studio https://saintxstudio.com.au/ Rosemary Mastnak, Dancing with Grandma...
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Ep 3: Christmas in July, Research & Doing What You Know
sarahfiddelaers.com Instagram @sarahfiddelaers Facebook @Sarah Fiddelaers (writer) Twitter @sjfiddelaers alessandradoyle.com Instagram @ag_doyle Facebook @Alessandra G Doyle Twitter @agmdoyle Action/expression sequences websites: www.youtube.com https://www.udemy.com https://www.skillshare.com...
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Ep 2: Weetbix Crumbs & Wool, Synopses & Authenticity
Our contact details: www.sarahfiddelaers.com Instagram @sarahfiddelaers Facebook @Sarah Fiddelaers (writer) Twitter @sjfiddelaers www.alessandradoyle.com Instagram @ag_doyle Facebook @Alessandra G Doyle Twitter @agmdoyle Sarah Davies illustrator http://sarah-davis.org/ Nanowrimo...
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Ep 1: Expensive chocolate, cheap cider & where we began
Our contact details: www.sarahfiddelaers.com Instagram @sarahfiddelaers Facebook @Sarah Fiddelaers (writer) Twitter @sjfiddelaers www.alessandradoyle.com Instagram @ag_doyle Facebook @Alessandra G Doyle Twitter @agmdoyle Useful links and info from Episode 1: NSW Writers’ Centre...
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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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Creating in the Cracks is created and hosted by Alessandra Doyle and Sarah Fiddelaers.
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