Beaswax
Beatrice Byrne (she/her), is a Beekeeper based on the Surf Coast. Focusing on rescuing and relocating hives, maintaining her clients and own hives. Bea lets us in on the fascinating field of beekeeping, the importance of the survival of bees, women in beekeeping and her own experiences that have led her to becoming a beekeper.
Molly Johnstone
Molly Johnstone (she/her), is a Naarm based Fashion Stylist. Molly speaks on a typical day of fashion styling and what to expect, as well as how to begin a career in styling.
Endorfin
We chat with Naarm DJ Kim Dorfman, aka Endorfin, about her entry into the DJ world, as well as her experiences, her takes on accessibility of DJing, and what she wants to see more of in the scene.
Ethereal144
Demure chats to Linda Chen (she/her), who runs Ethereal144, a Naarm based sustainable fashion brand focusing on repurposing second hand jeans into 90's/Y2K inspired pieces. Linda tells us about her finding inspiration in lockdown, the versatility of denim and how to avoid getting caught up in comparing yourself to others.
Lecker Things
Annie Brechja’s Instagram account Lecker Things is a delectable selection of her cooking and baking creations. From unique flavour combinations to upgrades on your simplest recipes, Annie is focusing on bringing fun back to cooking.
Eddie Badgery
Eddie Badgery (she/her) is a painter and ceramist based in Naarm (Melbourne) whose inspiration stems from the influences, experiences and people that come into her life. Badgery brings to life the physical embodiment of the everyday, commenting on public space and experience, found objects and people around her.
Lan Nguyen
Lan Nguyen (she/her), is a Vietnamese-Australian photographer, artist and model based in Eora. She works exclusively with film and polaroid photography to create portraiture. In this article, she lets us into her world of sensual and risqué polaroids, and explains her creative process.
Kate Lewis
Kate (she/her) is a practising painter who has been living, working and creating in Naarm for more than nine years, and is currently undergoing a Masters in Contemporary Art at the VCA. Kate’s work continues to explore the intersection of place, space and practice whilst translating a fleeting moment in time with her oil paint, in an attempt to extend the boundaries of what a painting can communicate.
Holy Trinity Collective
Demure got chatting with Pip, Maree and Stephanie, the girls who started Holy Trinity Collective. HTC is an up and coming events and zine collective focusing on women-identifying and GNC artists and contributors in Naarm. They talk inclusivity, imposter syndrome, their overall experiences in the industry, and what they're doing to actively combat the predominantly male-held spaces of DJing, producing and event organising.
Amelia Carlisle
Amelia Carlisle (she/her) is a multidisciplinary and emotionally-fuelled practitioner that uses the tactile and personable nature of fashion to communicate her work. Based in Naarm, Amelia actively strives for story telling to communicate lived experiences. The tender nature and therapeutic possibilities of fashion and textiles is how Amelia aims to create productive advancements within the creative industries. Hoping that fashion can move beyond just dressing the body and toward aiding the community.
Impermanence is On Our Side
Ria Nabatar explores impermanence and how understanding death can help us appreciate life in her essay Impermanence is On Our Side. A deep reflection on the stages of life and how we heal through grief.
The Women Who Will Roar
The Women Who Will Roar is a piece by Caitlin James (she/her), a feminist on Wurundjeri Country working out how to move through the world and her place within it. This piece is about the migroaggressions faced by women every day, and borne from a particular moment in her experience as a woman.
Ruby Bovill
Ruby Bovill (she/her) is an artist and Art Therapist based in Naarm (Melbourne). Bovill’s work is vibrant, colourful and joyful and is taken from the world around her. Practicing with a vast range of media and with murals exploding across the street, we’ve sat down to talk with the unstoppable force that is, Ruby Bovill.