Category Archives: Travel

Kate James’ creativity retreat day four: journalling

“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment” – Lao Tzu After spending most of the week reconnecting with our inner-child, our last workshop was dedicated to discovering our inner mentor. This concept is based on the idea that, through

Kate James’ creativity retreat day four: journalling

“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment” – Lao Tzu After spending most of the week reconnecting with our inner-child, our last workshop was dedicated to discovering our inner mentor. This concept is based on the idea that, through

Kate James’ creativity retreat day three: painting class

“When I’m in my painting, I’m not aware of what I’m doing” – Jackson Pollock On day three a local artist came to Sangsura to help us create some masterpieces. Again, the focus was on the process, and not the

Kate James’ creativity retreat day three: painting class

“When I’m in my painting, I’m not aware of what I’m doing” – Jackson Pollock On day three a local artist came to Sangsura to help us create some masterpieces. Again, the focus was on the process, and not the

Kate James’ creativity retreat day two: laughter class

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cure for anything” – Irish proverb Kate’s partner in crime, Judy, facilitated our workshop on the second day. The topic: laughter. Judy took us through a number of exercises to generate some hearty

Kate James’ creativity retreat day two: laughter class

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cure for anything” – Irish proverb Kate’s partner in crime, Judy, facilitated our workshop on the second day. The topic: laughter. Judy took us through a number of exercises to generate some hearty

Kate James’ Creativity Retreat day one: mandala making

“Time you enjoyed wasting was never wasted” – John Lennon On the first day of the retreat we eased into the theme of creativity with some quick sketching and writing exercises, before launching into the main task of the day:

Kate James’ Creativity Retreat day one: mandala making

“Time you enjoyed wasting was never wasted” – John Lennon On the first day of the retreat we eased into the theme of creativity with some quick sketching and writing exercises, before launching into the main task of the day:

Kate James’ Creativity Retreat: introduction

Nestled in the bushland of Byron Bay, on a hill over-looking the most eastern tip of Australia, is Sangsura Retreat. Sangsura is a temporary home to spiritual seekers, and once a year is taken over by Kate James and Judy

Kate James’ Creativity Retreat: introduction

Nestled in the bushland of Byron Bay, on a hill over-looking the most eastern tip of Australia, is Sangsura Retreat. Sangsura is a temporary home to spiritual seekers, and once a year is taken over by Kate James and Judy

Alternative process

Process assignment #7 The brief This assignment is to be an image of your choice, utilising several traditional process techniques applied in a digital format to any of your own images. Choose any of the following techniques and loosely apply these

Alternative process

Process assignment #7 The brief This assignment is to be an image of your choice, utilising several traditional process techniques applied in a digital format to any of your own images. Choose any of the following techniques and loosely apply these

North America update

I finished my year of travel by hitting the major cities on the east and west coasts of North America – New York, Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, to name but a few. You can read

North America update

I finished my year of travel by hitting the major cities on the east and west coasts of North America – New York, Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, to name but a few. You can read

Cuba update

Hola! I kept hearing great things about Cuba, so I took a two week detour from my North American travels to see what all the fuss was about. Click on the photo below to download the travel update and read

Cuba update

Hola! I kept hearing great things about Cuba, so I took a two week detour from my North American travels to see what all the fuss was about. Click on the photo below to download the travel update and read

U.K., Spain and France update

Hiking along the Welsh coast, surfing in Spain, and cycling along the western coast of France. That’s just a few of the fun things I did during this portion of the trip. Click on the photo below to download the update and

U.K., Spain and France update

Hiking along the Welsh coast, surfing in Spain, and cycling along the western coast of France. That’s just a few of the fun things I did during this portion of the trip. Click on the photo below to download the update and

Rome to Amsterdam update

Here’s a behind the scenes look at my 38 day sprint from Rome to Amsterdam, via Austria, Germany and Belgium. Special mentions go to Cinque Terre in Italy, and Innsbruck in Austria. I had a whole lot of fun in

Rome to Amsterdam update

Here’s a behind the scenes look at my 38 day sprint from Rome to Amsterdam, via Austria, Germany and Belgium. Special mentions go to Cinque Terre in Italy, and Innsbruck in Austria. I had a whole lot of fun in