Culture, Courage and Creativity

Meet Jess a 26-year-old woman from Yorkshire, UK. She is married to Adam and they have a daughter Grace. Despite her young age, Grace has already made a difference to many children and toddlers. She just doesn't know yet. Jess is a law and criminology student and specialised in disability rights. She has up and till April 2018 worked for the NHS. But sometimes things can change and having baby Grace made Jess think differently about her career. So she gave it a shot and decided to design baby clothes and accessories. Inspired by Grace of course. Us at Culture and Creativity is delighted, she wanted to share her story with all of us. Enjoy! When did you decide you wanted to try an start your own business? Whilst on maternity leave I began making bows for Grace, to pass a little time. I've always had a creative streak, I made all of our wedding stationary and centre pieces when I got married and did the same again when we christened Grace. I first began sewing when I...

Culture and Creativity are happy to present this interview to you. We caught up with the founder of Honeycake Candles. So are you into gentle homemade candles, to help you with meditation, sleeping, smiling and much more, Then read on... Meditation Candle in Rivendale Glass Tell us a bit about yourself, so we get to know you a bit better?     I live in a small town called Crook, County Durham, North East England.  I am a 46-year-old Heretic and Goth.  Originally I came from Leeds, West Yorkshire, England but have lived in the North East for the last 12 and a bit years.  Along time ago I got a Bsc degree in Geology and my day job is as a Production Planner.  I am married to a very talented artist, Cobweb Mehers. What gave you the idea that you would like to make your own candles       When I first met my husband we would visit his parent's house where I would be exposed to plug in air fresheners. We quickly discover...

We are happy to introduce you to Erin Evans-Walker. She is a voice actor, narrator and writer and she kindly took some time out to answer some questions. Her latest work is the audio version of the book "Snowball" by M.Y. Zeman who we have also portrayed before. Here is an interview with a very interesting girl with many voices. Could you tell us a bit about your background? I was born in the midwestern United States, but I currently live in Scotland, where I've been for the past ten years, more or less. I came to the UK for a Masters degree, stayed for a PhD, and fell in love with the place (and my Scottish husband)--the rest is history! My background is a bit of a mishmash; my undergraduate degree was in East Asian Languages and Cultures with a focus on the Japanese language, but I switched to researching Gnosticism for the MSc and PhD. I did a stint in the government, and now I work part-time doing admin for a small company, and part-time doing freelance voic...

If you sit down and google the unique name "Squid McFinnigan" you will come across a very busy Irish lad who likes to share stories with you. He will also happily serve you a beer while you tell him a good story. He is a pub owner, writer, storyteller and curious to what life can teach us. Google away readers, but pause here first and get a little appetizer to what Squid McFinnigan is all about. He willingly gave and interview to Culture and Creativity and this is one portrait that will only make you smile.  Could you begin by telling a little about yourself, we are curious to know about your background?                        So, where to start? We’ll I’m a bloke so that is a start and I am 45 years of age. Most of my life I have lived in the countryside but I have spent some time in Dublin, Galway, Limerick and London. Right now, I live in Kerry and I am ver...