Conversations with Creative Women (Paperback)

Conversations with Creative Women features exclusive interviews with creative Australian women about the varied paths that have led them to their current achievements. Learn how women juggle work, creativity, small business and the demands of family and life at various stages of their creative careers.

Volume One features exclusive interviews with:

• Blogger & stylist Lucy Feagins of The Design Files

• Designers Tess Lloyd & Maja Rose of Polli

• Artist Maryann Talia Pau

• Musician and textile artist Seja Vogel

• Author and retailer Pip Lincolne of Meet Me at Mikes

• Fashion designer Masayo Yasuki of Dogstar

• Textile designer Kristen Doran

• Jeweller and silversmith Marian Hosking

• Marketing consultant Clare Lancaster

• Stationery Designer Cristina Re

• Architect Kate Vernon

• Milliner Serena Lindeman

• Graphic designer and creative director Grace Camobreco

• Writer and editor Lou Pardi

“So thoughtfully curated and beautifully designed... I am seriously impressed with the finished product.”

— The Design Files

“Interview is a genre that’s easy to consume but hard to master and McCabe seems to have hit the nail on the head, really letting the interviewees speak about their journeys, never interrupting to speak for them, and it truly lets the artistry of the women involved shine.”

— Pelican Magazine

“Calling all creative souls intent on getting serious about their business this year – I think this might just be the New Year boost you need!”

— Studio Home Online

“How do we follow a creative path without a clear direction? Where can our abilities take us when we’re not restricted by our expectations of what we ‘should’ be achieving? Tess McCabe’s [Conversation’s with Creative Women] may be described as ‘interviews about the careers and creative lives of 16 Australian women’, but it goes far beyond this humble description; it’s a study into the practice of leading a creative life.”

— Portable

“A good conversation has the ability to fuel our ambitions, stimulate our creativity and give us a motivational kick up the bottom – so you can imagine how inspired you’re going to feel after listening in on 16 enriching conversations with some of the country’s most creative cats.”

— The Weekend Edition

“Brace yourself Australia: 16 creative ladies and their thoughts on design, business and life are about to hit a bookshelf near you!”