Science and Poetry of the Salish Sea
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Finding Your Voice
One of the hardest and yet most rewarding parts of being a writer is discovering and developing your voice. In…
Elasticity, Flow and Improvisation
Get inspired by a 20-minute movement meditation by Margie Gillis. Focus on meeting life from a deeply centred place. Learn…
The Hollyhock Song
Last June, on Summer Solstice we hosted a 10-hour online benefit Shine the Light. This virtual event featured music, movement,…
Connecting through Song
Rhiannon dedicates this song to the youth on the front line of climate action and social justice and we thought…
3 Creative Ways to Grasp Nature
In the natural world, there is so much that captivates. Sometimes there are precious moments that we want to grasp…
The Path of Watercolour
Painting directly from nature can be a reverent communication with the land. This is a process of the seer, seeing,…
Telling Your Story with Soulo Theatre
We all have story to tell, even if you don’t know it yet. Hollyhock instructor Tracey Erin Smith is a…
We Just Wasted Time – 12 Steps to Doing Creative Work while Parenting
I have 4 kids from teen to 5 years. My husband works 7 days a week these days. I already…
Olatunji Hall
Babatunde Olatunji was a Yoruba man born to be King in his region of Nigeria. Well-educated as well as initiated…
Before You Go Out, Set Up Your Camera – 7 Tips for Better Nature Photos
On your mark! Get set! Go? Many of us love going into nature, taking beautiful scenic pictures, and relishing in…
Reel Youth: Films of Strength, Perseverance, and Identity
It’s hard to think of a world without film. Whether it’s the whimsical story of Snow White or scanning the Great…
Go wordless.
I’ve started writing something new. In the morning, I write before doing anything else. I try to do this every…
5 Tips for Starting Your Own Podcast
A podcast is a great way to explore and reflect your own inner journey, your favourite hobby, or the story…
We are Queens.
I’ve never met Morley before but when I was preparing to interview her, what I discovered was quite daunting: a…
Yay Boo: The Highs and Lows
No mud, no lotus. The oscillating wave of life with peaks and valleys, comprised of our yay moments and our…
Going Fallow – When Taking a Break Creates
If you’re a creative, you know this feeling; the feeling of playing catch up, the feeling that you have to…
The Nature of Media
Since 1999, the Media that Matters series has been quietly evolving; doing something unique, subtle, and crucial. In a society…
The Tone of Healing: Enter to Win
Sound. From the sputters of a baby’s lips to a bird’s chirping that harmonizes with a spring breeze, sound is…
World of Imagination: Win a Creative Purpose Mentorship Session
Enter the world of Day Schildkret, author of Morning Altars, artist, and creative purpose mentor. By deep immersion into the…
Create to Liberate
All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you. – Octavia Butler Creativity is not reserved for…
Paint: an Interrelationship with the Planet
Painting directly from nature can be a reverent communication with the land. This is a process of the seer, seeing,…
Expressive Arts: Embracing Intention
A beginning is an opening for surprises. Beginnings are new horizons that want to be seen. What is the new…
Scrapbooks and Revision
I once took a writing workshop with Margaret Atwood. I was fairly new to writing stories, and over the moon…
Return and Get it
Sankofa – “return and get it” / “learn from the past” Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean proverb There are a number of…
Nature is my Muse
Whenever I go into the forest something overwhelms me with a sense of calm. So much of my inspiration is…
Watercolour On Location
What’s it like painting on location? In his recent Hollyhock Talks post, The Path of Watercolour, David McEown explores how…
Writing in the Uninspired Life
I have four children. They are 16, 12, 7, and 4. I live in a country town in the Central…
Listening Meditation: Name That Sound
When’s the last time you took a moment to really listen? So often we focus on the visual details and ignore…
Wildcraft Art
Paint from stone? Paintbrush from a branch? Charcoal from wood? Everything changed when I started making my art materials directly…