Film, Art & Poetry.

November 13, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Last year's Tropfest in Centennial Park.

Tropfest cancelled after huge hole in funding… Perth’s Film & TV Institute in the State Cultural Centre will show local films made for this year’s cancelled event.

Creative Haven Fantasy Designs Coloring Book

If you’re into elves and fantasy: Creative Haven Fantasy Designs Coloring Book by a local artist, Aaron Pocock.

And I just loved this, Colin Farrell reading William Butler Yeats.

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Blogging Around…

November 10, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Highly specialized stores like Berl’s are proliferating in Dumbo, which lies beneath and between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges.

The Curious Persistence of Poetry Shops.

Tips for writers

Ten Rules for Writing Fiction.

Hague letters

Undelivered letters shed light on 17th century society.

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Eric Clapton: Redemption at 461 Ocean Boulevard

November 9, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Such talent!

The Immortal Jukebox

Music is an art and a craft. And, for a performing artist it’s an art and a craft that must be practiced; physically, emotionally and spiritually engaged with- if the music is to live and the artist is to grow.

Between the beginning of 1971 and the early part of 1974 Eric Clapton who had become rock music royalty and widely acknowledged as a guitar god after his work with The Yardbirds, John Mayall, Cream, Delaney and Bonnie and Derek and The Dominoes was not practicing his art and craft.

Instead he was holed up in Hurtwood Edge, his luxurious hideaway in rural Surrey, seemingly having abandoned his talent and career in pursuit of the oblivion provided by alcohol and heroin. As is the way with addicts wasted days became wasted weeks became wasted months became wasted years.

His life and his career was saved from this tragic torpor through…

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Why Picture Books Are Important by Julie Hedlund

November 9, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Why Picture Books Are Important by Julie Hedlund Forgive me for the sap that is to follow, but picture books are important because they are love. First, there is the love that the author and illustrator put into their creation.

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“Paying for Handmade – a gentle rant…”

November 7, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

“You do not have to buy anything we make! But when you do, you support an idea, a lifestyle, art. You encourage the production of objects that hold love, thought, care. You pass that joy onto the people who receive your gifts. You infuse your home with warmth and meaning when you hang that art on your wall or drink out of that hand-thrown mug. You perpetuate a world where objects exist that weren’t made by underpaid workers in third world countries to line the pockets of corporate CEOs. You encouraged an artist to sing her song and that enriches everyone.” Liz Smith is Mill Girl

Couldn’t have said it better myself – as an ETSY shop owner, Liz speaks to me…

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Rhino Poaching Finally Has Zuma’s Attention

November 7, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Please help, if you can.

Fight for Rhinos

It took president Mr Jacob Zuma seven years to visit the Kruger National Park to experience the devastating effect of rhino poaching first-hand.

Although Zuma had been in Kruger before, this weekend was the first time he was there for the sole purpose of familiarising himself with the extent of rhino poaching and the efforts being undertaken to curb the massacre.

Conservation experts are concerned that government is not doing enough to curb poaching. Zuma tried to put the critics at ease, saying that he personally came to Kruger “to demonstrate the highest level of commitment by South Africa to address this challenge”.

Zuma met with ranges in Kruger.

On Sunday, he witnessed the darting of a rhino cow for the purpose of relocation, visited a rhino-poaching crime scene, partook in a wreath-lying ceremony for SANParks rangers, unveiled the Joint Operations Centre (JOC) and addressed communities bordering Kruger, urging them…

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