House of Tomorrow
Demure speaks to flourishing young director Maxine Zanoni (she/her) about her upcoming short film, a story about two sisters living alone during a near-future climate disaster. She talks sisterhood, how conflict & love exist simultaneously, and the tests and joys of the filmmaking process.
Courtney Hogan Studios
Courtney Hogan (she/her) uses line heavy drawings and intricate wirework in her stunning jewellery and wirework pieces. Her first collection Renewel reflects on the forced adaptation, change and growth we are all facing as a collective.
Anthology
A collection of beautiful poetry written by Christiane Carr (she/her) throughout lockdown. Snapshots of the mundane; honest and real, and written entirely from the heart.
Stepping On The Legs Of My Shadow
Isabella Venutti (she/her) explores the complexity of adolescent female friendships, and the navigation of discoveries that both repulse and entice us on the precipice of young adulthood in her short fiction.
My First Breakup
In this particularly emotional and moving piece, Theo Boltman (they/them) recounts their journey toward accepting and recognising their breakup with the male gender.
Matilda Bailey
Artist Matilda Bailey (she/her) works and creates intrigue from symbolism and imagery of the modern world with her practice creating a series of works that focusing primarily in collage and create impactful snapshots of the world around us.
Izzi McGrath
Izzi McGrath (she/her) is an amazingly talented Creative based in Naarm/Melbourne. As a digital designer and part of a creative team, her work focuses on ideas that can change minds and positively influence culture.
Georgie Damm
Georgie Damm (she/her) gives us an insight to her creative mind, sharing her style evolution and style inspiration. Georgie’s distinctive oil paintings are organic in shape, and colour, see more of her work and thoughts.
Hilary Green
Hilary Green (she/her) sheds a light on her artistry and a day in the studio. Hilary hopes to tell a story with her sculptures and to “bring the clay to life”. Glazed in beautiful intense colours, each vessel is carefully thought out and made with love.
Miri Badger
The Meanjin (Brisbane) based artist speaks about her representational paintings depicting objects of adornment and decoration. To Miri, these collaged artworks speak to the ways in which we represent our interior selves through exterior expressions and symbols.
Gogogreene
Sisters Georgia, Bella and Lucy (she/her) discuss their upcoming brand, and the belief that clothing should be made to fit every body. The Greenes’ couldn’t ignore the gap in the market for inclusive clothing, and we knew if we were experiencing this then others must be too.
RUPA
As part of a series focusing on emerging female and non-binary DJs in the Naarm scene, Demure speaks with Naarm DJ and graphic designer Rupa Anurendra (she/her), about her music, her experience in the industry, and what she has coming up as Naarm heads out of lockdown.
Morus Quin
Sydney based artist, Morus Quin (she/they), works across the realms of performance, printmaking, painting and jewellery. They explore extremely personal ideas, including sex, sexual violence, the impacts of trauma on the body, cultural and medical perspectives of the body.
Moira Rodriguez
With an emphasis on diversity, Moira Rodriguez (she/her) explores the outdated notions associated with nudity and the female form in her organic and experimental designs.
Leili Walker
Artist Leili Walker’s (they/them) practice explores ideas of spatial memory, agoraphobia, queer and Irani-diasporic identity, incorporating their theology and mathematics backgrounds with their inspiration of Islamic architecture, girih, and Persian calligraphy to create a beautiful collection of vibrant and sensory works.
LLh Studio
Multifaceted furniture designer Lauren Haynes gives us an insight to her brand ‘LLh studio’. Inspired by Australia’s versatile landscapes and plants, she continually pushes boundaries and is not refined to one medium. Lauren’s fascination for exploring materials is evident in her curiosity and continual plans to learn, already designing furniture composed of limestone, powder coated aluminium and upholstered seating, read more to hear about LLh Studio’s next venture, as well as current works.
How do I Set My Boundaries When I Want you to Like Me?
Isabella Mamas (she/her) speaks on her own personal difficulties of setting boundaries in relationships, and how even the smallest of decisions can help build them.