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Ardoch Writer In Residence – Emma Bowd – Ardeer Primary School

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Hello Melbourne 💙 SO lovely to get out for a walk with friends today 🙌 💙 . . . #walking #walkandtalk #hellomelbourne #melbourne #baysidemelbourne #visitvictoria #seeaustralia #friends #sunshine #freshair #freshairandsunshine #freshairandfreedom #freshairtherapy

❤ I love it when my worlds collide ❤ Currently working on a very special bespoke commission over @deedbags - for the author (@barbierobinson56) of this exquisite book of poetry: 'That looks on tempests - thoughts on the nature of love' (published by @forpitysake_publishing ). How lucky am I 😍 . . . . #whenworldscollide #wip #emmabowd #author #maker #designer #deedbags #handmadetotebag #inspiredby #poetry #madeinmelbourne #madeinaustralia #deedsnotwords #love #melbourne #lovemyjob #howluckyami

🐔💖 11am TODAY 💙🐔I've got my feather bower at the ready to join 1 million Australian children as they read along to WHITNEY AND BRITNEY CHICKEN DIVAS with talented Australian author/illlustrator @lucindagifford 💖🐔💖🐔💙 Head to @scholastic_au Facebook page💖🌈💙🐔 . . . #1millionkidsreading #nss2020 #whitneyandbritneychickendivas #lucindagifford #alia #scholasticaustralia #readaloud #readtokids #chickenlove #picturebooks #emmabowd #author #picturebooklover #childrensbooks

Thanks to Oscar Wilde for summing up why I do what I do with words and thread 🙏💖💙💚❤💜 And thanks to @paperboatpress for this beautiful earthenware trinket which has pride of place in my studio 💜 Sourced at one of the loveliest giftstores you'll ever stumble across @thenookatflinders - which also happens to have one of the best curated selections of children's picture books you'll ever find...better than many fine bookstores! . . . . #oscarwilde #oscarwildequotes #creative #creativity #beautifulthings #beautifulthingsinlife #littlethingsmakemehappy #happycreativelife #paperboatpress #emmabowd #writer #maker #doer #melbournecreative

🙂 Happy World Bee Day 🐝 Can you guess which delicious bee from talented artist @mhdesignillustration I chose? Yup...my all time favourite gravity-defying fuzz ball extraordinaire ... the bumblebee 🐝🖤🐝💛 Can't wait to pin it to my studio wall! Max is such a talented illustrator of many things other than bees too... go check her out @mhdesignillustration 🙂💛🖤 . . . . #happy #worldbeeday #worldbeeday2020 #bees #beesofinstagram #bumblebee #bumblebees #emmabowd #beelove #beelovers #fineart #inspiredbynature

A slight sidestep from my usual creative pursuits of writing books and sewing bags (and face masks!) to one of my other great passions... hand crafted charms. ❤ It's a rare day that you'll see me without my fob chain on, with its tiny precious charms warm against my skin - each of them with their own very special significance (and all of them inspired by nature and my family). . ❤ We had the biggest, fuzziest, gravity-defying bumblebee in our London garden, and my bumblebee charm by @annoushkajewellery is one of my most treasured (and admired) memories of it! And so when I saw London-based Annoushka's #charmofhope competition, I was inspired to put my lesser skill of drawing to the test, and enter this simple yet striking symbol from nature of hope, beauty and courage: the black swan. ❤ My full entry is up on my story today ⬆️ ❤ There are so many gorgeous entries over @annoushkajewellery - I can highly recommend having a look at them all! ❤ . ❤ A Black Swan 'event' is rare, with severe impact, and obvious in hindsight (like covid-19). A Black Swan in 'nature' is a graceful reminder to move from a position of powerlessness to power = HOPE. With it's ruby bill, this black rhodium swan charm represents hope, joy, love and freedom in helping others. . ❤ I worked on the frontline in the NHS in London during the 1990's and can honestly say they were the hardest and most unglamorous days of my working life. And yet, I have never received so many letters, cards and flowers of thanks for simply 'doing my job' as I did during those years in the NHS - it truly is a very unique and wonderful institution. Sending lots of love from Oz to everyone in the UK and especially the NHS heroes right now. 😘 . . . #emmabowd #author #maker #jewellry #jewellery #lover #charms #inspiredbynature #blackswan #annoushkajewellery #bumblebee #daisy #leaf #nhsheroes

💙 🙌 Thank you Dymocks and Ardoch for partnering in Victoria for the COVID-19 'Books for Homes' Fundraiser, to get books into the hands of our most vulnerable children 🙌 💙 A $10 donation will give at least one book to a child to keep in their home - especially important for children with little or no access to schools and libraries, and without books in their own homes during COVID-19 lockdown. . 💙🙌 Last chance tonight to donate to this worthy cause. Please type in this link, and it will take you straight to the Ardoch donation page: https://bit.ly/3fulXmC . 💙 Likewise, you can go to @ardoch_yf Facebook page where they have a link on their latest post. 😊THANKS . . . . #dymocks #dymocksbooks #dymockschildrenscharities #ardoch #childrensbooks #booksforkids #readtokids #covid19 #covidkindness #booksforhomes #childrenscharity #emmabowd #author #maker #literacyambassador

Growing Up 💙 Miss Winnie 💙 5 months 💙 . . . #jackrussell #jackrussellpuppy #jackrussellsofinstagram #studiodog #studiopuppy #familydog #emmabowd #authorlife #author #maker #melbournecreative

My very own love letter to motherhood (and shoes!) which I dedicated to my children ❤ Published in 2009 by @bloomsburypublishing ❤ The pages may be starting to yellow, but the tale is timeless.❤ . ❤ I was inspired to write this high-heels-to-high-chairs book after becoming a mum for the very first time... and being completely knocked off my feet by it!! Never having written a novel before, it was crafted over many years, mostly at night and during my kids' nap times, over two continents and many house moves! But always from the heart. . ❤ I literally learnt the craft of writing 'on-the-job' from one of the best editors in the business, Marian Woolf, with whom I've also forged a lovely friendship outside of books and publishing to this day. Editors, by the way, are the great unsung heroes in the engine room of publishing. ❤ . ❤ I often get random tags and emails from readers about this book. Am so chuffed that it's still kicking around and resonating with mums all over the world. . ❤ Thrilled to be gift-wrapping an author signed copy of this book today, on Mother's Day, and posting it to a lovely mum in Canberra. I have the last few hard copies of this novel in the entire world, after clearing out Bloomsbury's UK warehouse late last year. . ❤ To nab a copy of 'The Shoe Princess's Guide to the Galaxy' head to www.deedbags.com via profile link @deedbags and look in the Books Collection ❤ . . . #theshoeprincessguidetothegalaxy #booksandshoes #shoeprincess #theshoeprincess #books #novel #chicklit #fiction #mothersday #firsttimemum #newmum #motherhood #babies #friendship #shoes #love #life #melbournewriter #writerlife #authorsofinstagram #emmabowd #writersofig #signedbytheauthor #bloomsburypublishing

Favourite day of the year ❤💛💙💜💚 French Toast and coffee in bed = Mother's Day 😍 . . . #mothersday #favouritedayoftheyear #😍 #emmabowd #author #maker #mum

Good morning sunshine 🌞 My iso wardrobe staples: 💕 scarf (@hokumaustralia) + 🖤 stripes (@sally_phillips) + 💕 bomber jacket (lucky NYC hand-me-down from my sister @roastresscoops) . . . #iso #wardrobestaples #scarf #scarfstyle #stripes #bomberjacket #everydaystyle #goodmorningsunshine #emmabowd #author #maker #literacyambassador #fashionlover #madeinaustralia #stayathomestyle

❤ A sneak peek at me on my 'Writer in Residence' at Sunshine Primary School in Melbourne's West, for education charity @ardoch ❤ PLUS warmest thanks and congratulations to Leisa @ilovethatnecklace for being the highest bidder in my 10th Charity Bag Auction for Ardoch @ardoch_yf ❤ . ❤ ❤ DEED bags has now raised more than $1,000 for Ardoch in our Charity Bag Auctions ❤ ❤ My very first auction was Valentine's Day 2018, and we now hold four each year! Children in disadvantaged communities are more vulnerable than ever to falling behind educational outcomes, and we are thankful for the tireless work that Ardoch does 🙏 . . . .#thankyou #gratitude #deedbags #deedsnotwords #purchasewithpurpose #saynotoplasticbags #instyle #Masks4all #ardoch #giveback #education #charity #madeinmelbourne #wearyourheartonyourbag #emmabowd #designer #maker #author #literacy #volunteer #lookgooddogood #charityauction

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