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!... more

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The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.

Creating in the Cracks episodes:

June 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.
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39min
June 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
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40min
May 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
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43min
May 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
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53min
May 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
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45min
April 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.
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51min
March 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/
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40min
March 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
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1h 11min
March 14, 2024 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
https://www.theeducationalwarehouse.com/product-page/volume-2-the-
middle-ages-story-book-only-22-00
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52min
March 03, 2024 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 as well as imitating and learning from the Masters of art and writing, there's something for everyone in this episode.
email: [email protected]
instagram:
Lessie: https://www.instagram.com/ag_doyle/
Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/sarahfiddelaers/
Pixels profil WIP: https://pixels.com/profiles/alessandra-doyle
Tolkien article: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2024/02/10/tolkiens-lessons-for-hollywoods-failures/
Stacie Bloomfield 5 day challenge. https://www.instagram.com/gingiber/
Beradette Salvador https://www.instagram.com/beesalvadorart/
The bible project https://bibleproject.com/
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1h 16min

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