Creating in the Cracks
By Alessandra Doyle and Sarah Fiddelaers
Creating in the CracksSep 13, 2019
Ep 23 Happy Easter! Over-chocolofied adventures, more on Beowulf, Cabrini and KidlitVic
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.
Ep 22 Wildling Hours & Commissions, Tolkien & the art of Language. And KidLitVic!
Tolkein and Beowulf www.booktopia.com.au/beowulf-j-r-r-tolkien/book/9780007590094.html
Inspired to write www.instagram.com/inspiredtowrite/
India Rose Crawford www.instagram.com/indiarosecrawford/
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
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
Ep 19 Possum wars, Female Verbosity & the beauty of Wonder
email: steinbingenstudios@gmail.com
instagram:
Lessie: www.instagram.com/ag_doyle/
Sarah: www.instagram.com/sarahfiddelaers/
Pixels profil WIP: pixels.com/profiles/alessandra-doyle
Tolkien article: www.catholicworldreport.com/2024/02/10/tolkiens-lessons-for-hollywoods-failures/
Stacie Bloomfield 5 day challenge. www.instagram.com/gingiber/
Beradette Salvador www.instagram.com/beesalvadorart/
The bible project bibleproject.com/
Ep 18 Booting your Inner Critic, Paper Dolls, Tiger slippers & the collaborative work of kidlit
Ep 17: Family habits & Heritage, Literary Letters & the secrets of Victoria State Library
Ep 16: Scene lists and Summer holidays, Inspiration and Ned Kelly
In this episode Sarah and Lessie recap our summer, talk scene lists and inspiring illustrators. We wish for more Georgette Heyers in the world, perhaps with a dash of Ned Kelly's letter writing style. Lessie also touches on getting businessy as a creative.
Kristen Willis
https://www.instagram.com/tondocreative/
Helen dardic https://www.instagram.com/helen_dardik/
Naomi Lawler https://www.instagram.com/naomilawler_artist/
Marloes De Vries
https://marloesdevries.com/en/
Mortal monarchs Suzi Edge https://www.instagram.com/suz.edge/
Mathilde magazine https://www.instagram.com/mathildemagazine/
Bonnie Christine https://www.instagram.com/bonniechristine/
Christmas Special 2023: a meeting of poetry and nostalgia, a most sublime gift with Helena Adeloju
Ep 14 A fascination with character development, movie nerding and a super exciting delivery!
Ep 13: Car Saga Instlament 1, Plotting after a Duck cake Melt Down, Advent & St Nick
In this episode, Lessie explains how her van (like everyone else) has had enough of 2023 and created a saga on the way to market. Sarah is served tea and a book after emulating Bandit Heeler's duck cake meltdown, and both of them share plans for St Nick's Day, Advent, and Christmas.
Sarah also discusses her previous battles with plotting and how she's making progress while Lessie goes through some of the considerations to make when submitting to a publisher as an author-illustrator.
Sarah: @sarahfiddelaers
Lessie: @ag_doyle
Stein & Bingen Studios: @steinbingen_studios
email: steinbingenstudios@gmail.com
Bianca Pozzi: https://www.instagram.com/bianca.pozzi/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
Aid to the church in need: https://thatcatholicshop.com/shop/all/know-thyself-the-game-of-temperaments
Ep 12 A grace filled melt down, American pop-art nun & permission to believe in yourself
In this episode, Sarah is the heroine, gracefully keeping her cool through a week of meltdowns, and I conquer a trip to Officeworks.
We both melt over the beauty of felt art and the discovery of a pop-art nun. Sarah continues to push through the anatomy of a story while I tick off projects to share and sell.
Finally, we get to the vulnerable side of being artist mothers, how we work towards a positive mindset, giving ourselves permission to enjoy and cultivate our gifts through our work.
steinbingenstudios@gmail.com
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/sarahfiddelaers/
https://www.instagram.com/ag_doyle/
Less's personal development course with Sydney Archdiocese: The Woman School Masterclass with January Donovan: https://thewomanschool.com/
Sally Mavor Felt Wee Folk https://www.instagram.com/salleymavor/
MMMcrafts https://www.instagram.com/mmmcrafts/
The American Pop Art nun: Corita Kent https://www.corita.org/
Ep 11: Hangry-ness, moving from Paris to London and the charm of childhood memories
Ep 10: Apple Hoards & Holidays, Structure, Pigments & Play!
In my latest read, I delved into the abyss of communism while Sarah has begun to wrestle with the structure of her latest story.
Binca Pozzi www.instagram.com/bianca.pozzi/
Studio Senn www.instagram.com/studio_senn/
Belle Vue park wool www.bellevuepark.com.au/
Marlene Taylor, Ruco Paints instagram.com/rucopaints?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==
The Archivist’s Story www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/81820/the-archivists-story-by-travis-holland/
Stacie Bloomfield www.leverageyourart.com/
Ep 9 Seasons of Motherhood & creativity, diffusing points of tension and working with self-doubt.
Ep 8 WELCOME BACK!
Ep 7: Daily Battles (finding pants for children), history and heritage & writing with sensitivity.
Michael McIntyre www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qrn8dla424
Their Finest (WW2 film) www.imdb.com/title/tt1661275/
Better reading podcast www.betterreading.com.au/better-reading-podcast/
We would love to hear from you, contact details below!
Sarah Fiddelaers
www.sarahfiddelaers.com
www.instagram.com/sarahfiddelaers
Alessandra Doyle
www.instagram.com/ag_doyle
And find us on facebook!
Ep 6: Word Culling, Collectibles and Copyright plus happy dancing for Sarah’s success
Romance Writers of Australia romanceaustralia.com/
Australian Society of Authors www.asauthors.org/
Polina Bright Instagram www.instagram.com/polina.bright/
Spalding Education www.spaldingaustralia.com.au/
The Curious Case of the Missing Mammoth www.bookdepository.com/Curious-Case-Missing-Mammoth-Ellie-Hattie/9781848694491
Ep 5: Hiatus Ends, Love Letters and Manuscript Progress
Sarah Fiddelaers:
instagram @sarahfiddelaers
www.sarahfiidelaers.com
Alessandra (Lessy) Doyle
Instagram @ag_doyle
And we're both on facebook!
Resources mentioned
Janet Lansbury www.janetlansbury.com/
Little Pink Dog Books littlepinkdogbooks.com/
Jen Storer’s duck pond girlandduck.com/
Scribbles academy girlandduck.com/
Romance writers of Australia romanceaustralia.com/
A Year of Tales wilkinsonnest.com/a-year-of-tales.html
Ep 4: BIG NEWS! Plus Banjo Paterson & rolling with life
sarahfiddelaers.com
Instagram @sarahfiddelaers
Facebook @Sarah Fiddelaers (writer)
Twitter @sjfiddelaers
alessandradoyle.com
Instagram @ag_doyle
Facebook @Alessandra G Doyle
Twitter @agmdoyle
Saintx studio
saintxstudio.com.au/
Rosemary Mastnak, Dancing with Grandma
www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishing/bookfinder/book/dancing-with-grandma-by-rosemary-
mastnak/9781760126186
Kiss Kiss
http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Kiss-Kiss!/Margaret-Wild/9780689862793
Jennifer Fulwiler, one beautiful Dream
jenniferfulwiler.com/books/
Ep 3: Christmas in July, Research & Doing What You Know
Ep 2: Weetbix Crumbs & Wool, Synopses & Authenticity
Ep 1: Expensive chocolate, cheap cider & where we began
www.sarahfiddelaers.com
Instagram @sarahfiddelaers
Facebook @Sarah Fiddelaers (writer)
Twitter @sjfiddelaers
www.alessandradoyle.com
Instagram @ag_doyle
Facebook @Alessandra G Doyle
Twitter @agmdoyle
Useful links and info from Episode 1:
NSW Writers’ Centre writingnsw.org.au/
Queensland Writers’ Centre qldwriters.org.au/
Hachette Manuscript Development Award qldwriters.org.au/hachette/
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators www.scbwi.org/
Jen Storer jenstorer.com/
Duckpond girlandduck.com/
Sarah’s new historical fiction author obsession Ella Carey www.ellacarey.com/
Lessy’s latest read that she can’t stop talking about One Beautiful Dream, Jennifer Fulwiler jenniferfulwiler.com/books/
Sarah’s research read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spycatcher
Lessy's new pens:
Copic Multiliner pens
Intro music by John Paul Doyle