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Carmel Joy

I’m an artist, mother, and educator based in the hills of Perth. I create art—including designing wearable pieces and accessories—and hold spaces for reflection and connection. My work is rooted in beauty, meaning, and the belief that creativity can help us come home to ourselves.

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A small Creative Sanctuary update 🌿

Hey Reader, Just a quick note to let you know that I've made a small change to the date of our next Creative Sanctuary. Rather than Friday 28 August, we'll now be gathering on Friday 4 September. I realised that 28 August is the Book Week parade day for many local schools, so I've made a small change to the Creative Sanctuary date so that parents and grandparents (myself included!) don't have to choose between cheering on their little people at the Book Week parades and spending a gentle day...

10 days ago • 1 min read

Hi my friend, I believe creativity has a beautiful way of helping us slow down, reconnect with ourselves and others, and make space for joy. It's become such an important part of my own life that today, I thought I'd share a little more about why I believe that. I've always loved understanding why things work. In fact, I studied science, language, and education at university. These days I couldn't explain all the biochemical pathways (or even any of them!), but I don't think a scientific way...

25 days ago • 3 min read

Ok Reader, imagine this...This time next Friday... You're sitting with your creative project in front of you.A warm cup of tea beside you. You look up and the person at the next table gives you a smile.No pressure to produce anything.No deadlines.No expectations. Just a few uninterrupted hours to create in peaceful company. Bring whatever creative project is calling to you — knitting, sketching, writing, sewing, painting, scrapbooking, mending, or exploring something new. You're also welcome...

about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader, A few weeks ago, we gathered for the second Creative Sanctuary — this time moving from my dining table into a community space at Harmony Hall in Mundaring. There was knitting, wood burning, painting, collage, conversation, cups of tea, and stretches of quiet creating in the company of others. One of the things that stayed with me afterwards was how, when 2pm arrived, it felt like we all could have happily stayed for hours longer. I think there’s something really special about...

3 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader, Just a little note to say that Creative Sanctuary is coming up this Friday (24 April) There are still a few places available (I’m keeping it to 10 people to keep the space calm and personal) , and I’d love to gather a small group for a relaxing, creative day at Harmony Hall. If you’ve been meaning to come — or quietly thinking “that would be nice” — this is your gentle nudge. To take a few hours for yourself. To create. To slow down a little. Reserve my place! And if booking online...

4 months ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader, It’s been about six weeks since the first Creative Sanctuary, and I still notice small traces of that day appearing in quiet ways. A lingering sense of calm. A stronger pull towards creating. A gentle remembering that when we make space to create, something within us settles. That first gathering was held around my dining table — just three of us sharing an unhurried creative day, which somehow still felt like it ended too soon. We began with felting — soft wool between our...

5 months ago • 1 min read