Evie Lulu
Evie (she/her) is an incredibly talented musician, who is delving into the world of producing. Passionate from a young age, using music as a form of communication. Evie has released various singles and music videos and can be found on all platforms, Apple, iTunes, triple j unearthed, Spotify, Soundcloud.
Julia Clark
Julia (she/her) documents ‘light subjects’ in her own form of portraiture - exploring what a light subject is and what they mean to her. Feast your eyes on the selection of images, cultivated by a talented storyteller.
Emma Creasey
Emma (she/her) talks about her visual story-telling through painting, and her use of food and setting as anchor points to create a scene.
Ms. Pam Goods
Ms. Pam Goods, run by Stella (she/her) and Claire (she/her) endeavours to encourage and support local up-and-coming creatives - using a combination of their own designs as well as local artist’s designs for their clothing and goods.
Chaotic Threads
Cat Mackenzie (she/her) tells us about her brand of out-there, homemade streetwear brand Chaotic Threads. We talk upcycling, inspirations and what' the future has in store for her small business.
AEW Studios
AEW Studios, Image is ‘People Get Periods’ shot by Kit Valero. The talented woman behind it all is Astrid (she/her), a multidisciplinary creator, crafting jewellery and ceramics. Expect up-cycled denim in 2022 and more.
Thinking Content From a Depressive Episode
Morgan Reddick’s Thinking Content from a Depressive Episode reflects a large depressive episode she had earlier this year. Covering themes of wrangling her ego-complex, issues of love, being bi-sexual, capitalism and existential dread, Morgan has captured a deeply personal yet relatable account of mental spiralling.
Annika Karksens
Annika Karksens is a sculptural artist who is fascinated by the iridescence of natural objects. Whether in the form of a butterfly wing, a bird feather or a seashell, nature has been a consistent source of inspiration in her artwork.
VEIN Apparel
VEIN is a trans-owned clothing brand run by Seth (he/they). All garments are upcycled one-of-one pieces, adhering to the values of slow and environmentally sustainable apparel. They speak about how, at the core of VEIN, is the aim to de-gender fashion.
The Darling Skin (Anthology)
Stephanie Powell’s (she/her) collection of six poems finds the body in different places, in the buildings and motorways of a city, in nature, at home, in new places and familiar ones.
Welts are Lovebites
Welts are Lovebites is a poetry collection written during the Sydney lockdown by Karen Leong (she/her). It is organised around the staleness of self-love and attempts to capture the brevity of feeling in-place as in my own body, and how these corporeal tensions are upbraided by race and dysmorphia.
Pru Illingworth
Pru Illingworth (she/her) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Naarm, Melbourne, whose creativity knows no bounds. Demure have sat down with Pru (also known under her stage name Prudns) to discuss her visual and musical practices, how they influence each other and what drives her creative inspiration in both.
Hannah D
We speak with the head of record label, The Space Between Us, and heavenly DJ angel Hannah D (she/her), about her music, refining her label, and what she wishes to see more of in the Naarm music scene.
Apostasy
Demure speaks with Siobhan Paterson (she/her), a 19-year-old aspiring filmmaker in Melbourne/Naarm about her new short film, a gripping story about sexuality set in an Catholic all-girls school. The film is set to be premiered early this year at the Swinburne Advanced Diploma screenings at the Coburg Drive-In.
Gold and Black
Gold and Black came about as Isabelle was finally settling into their new pronouns like a jacket that was familiar yet brand new. How my non-binary identity has always been a part of them, just below the surface, waiting to rise up. Gold and Black is a reflection of the dream they’ve always held on to, a fantasy of being their truest self.
Bridget Gurrie
Bridget Gurrie just finished her Bachelor of Fashion (Design) at RMIT and has just released her graduate collection online. ‘the pieces you left behind’ is a an combined collection and textile project that reflects Bridget’s own reflections of experiences with heartbreak, grief and trauma.