Creative Space Available
for up to 18 participantsSuits a wide range of functions
Cafe on site
$30 per hour
$100 per day
Heather Blakey
Heather Blakey, artistic midwife and creator of the Soul Food Cafe, is interviewed in Sark's book, Juicy Pens and Thirsty Paper.
Heather lives in the Central Goldfields and she is offering a variety of courses at the Red Lotus Community Hub.
Heather has over thirty years experience as a specialist teacher of writing and she has worked with an international community, publishing work in beautiful features on the internet.
Make sure to ring and ask for details about Hestia's Hearth, a hearth where creatives regularly warm and transform the creative spirit.
Phone: 0431976324 for details of upcoming course.
A Testimonial
WRITERS' block.....
It is a terrible thing. It can inflict bouts of frustration on school students and professional writers alike.
But English teacher, Heather Blakey has found a way to make writing more stimulating for students. Mrs Blakey unlocks the creative juices in her students by using free stuff that inspires, such as visual aids.
"It provides students with a reason to learn. I sprinkle a bit of magic into the learning process," Mrs Blakey says.
"For example, I'll bring in a box of shoes cut out from magazines and each student uses it as a visual trigger to stop writer's block."
"We get the mannequins and we decorate them and arm them to help with the study of text."
Mrs Blakey has been a teacher for more than 30 years and is in the perfect position to know how students work. Her website not only helps unlock creativity in students but anybody who is having trouble finding their muse.
A number of primary schools have invited Mrs Blakey to teach her methods to students.
from The Leader Newspaper: 2002
from The Leader Newspaper: 2002
Bernard and Carol McConnell
