Sometimes the benefits of a regular creative practice don’t just come from the making but whom you’re creating it with. Michele Elliot is a textile artist who was trekking in Nepal after a residency in India when she found herself in the middle of the massive 2015 Gorhka Earthquake. Michele returned safely to Australia but suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She began to re-evaluate her entire artistic practice and found comfort not only in those repetitive Kantha stitches, but in reconnecting with her local community, teaching workshops and leading a sewing circle at Tender Funerals. 

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Guest: Michele Elliot - micheleelliot.com

Executive Producers: Caitlin Marshall & Lizzie Rose - makeshift.org.au

Producer: Jennifer Macey - jennifermacey.com

Theme Song: Elana Stone - elanastoneband.com.au

Extra Music: Smith and the Devil 

Sound Engineer: Chris Hancock - chrishancock.network

Cover Art: Kiara Mucci - kiaramucci.com


This podcast was produced on the lands of the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal Nation and supported by a small cultural grant from Wollongong Council. 

Sometimes the benefits of a regular creative practice don&rsquo;t just come from the making but whom you&rsquo;re creating it with. Michele Elliot is a textile artist who was trekking in Nepal after a residency in India when she found herself in the middle of the massive 2015 Gorhka Earthquake. Michele returned safely to Australia but suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She began to re-evaluate her entire artistic practice and found comfort not only in those repetitive Kantha stitches, but in reconnecting with her local community, teaching workshops and leading a sewing circle at Tender Funerals.&nbsp;
Makeshift.org.au
Guest: Michele Elliot - micheleelliot.com
Executive Producers: Caitlin Marshall &amp; Lizzie Rose - makeshift.org.au
Producer: Jennifer Macey - jennifermacey.com
Theme Song: Elana Stone - elanastoneband.com.au
Extra Music: Smith and the Devil&nbsp;
Sound Engineer: Chris Hancock - chrishancock.network
Cover Art: Kiara Mucci - kiaramucci.com
 This podcast was produced on the lands of the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal Nation and supported by a small cultural grant from Wollongong Council.&nbsp;

In the Making by Makeshift explores creativity as a prescription for challenging times. Featuring interviews with makers and artists who share their personal stories of how creative practices have helped them through tough times. The conversations are rich, insightful and illuminate the myriad ways that creativity (in all its many forms!) can be a true lifesaver during difficult periods of our lives. 

MakeShift - a support and education agency connecting creativity and mental health for social change.

Creativity as a prescription for challenging times

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