27.Nov.2009 Work it: Interview with Sophie Ward, Literary entrepreneur
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Sophie Ward is busy, aligning disparate universes.
There are her home bases – Perth, the world’s most isolated city, and bustling New York, her adopted home.
And then there’s the modelling – for Italian and Australian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Giorgio Armani and Diane von Fürstenberg, among others – which sits alongside her [...]
06.Nov.2009 Work it: Caitlin Shearer
Caitlin Shearer started selling her art out of necessity: high school had ended, and it was time to make some money. “I needed to earn some sort of income. Probably quite naively, I chose painting over working at a supermarket,” the Sydney-sider says.
It’s a decision that has paid off. Almost two years later, the 20-year [...]
28.Sep.2009 Role Model of the Week: Miranda July
When we were younger there were our older sisters, Disney stars and fairytale princesses. But who do we look up to now that we’ve grown up? Eschewing the drugged-out celebrities and philandering politicians, each week we seek someone who inspires. The talented, the hard-working and the unconventional are put on display here, giving us all something to strive [...]
