2014-06-20 14:03
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Thoughts and discussions on storytelling by professional award-winning Australian teller Jenni Cargill-Strong.
2013-10-29 08:06
It was my great privilege to be able to present a workshop at last years National Storytelling Conference in Sydney. The idea for my workshop sprang from my experiences using Elisa Davey Pea… Read More
2013-03-13 04:56
Please have a little look at my 'Goldenheart' You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-wkY0AeBuk. Please let me know what you think as its is my first self made clip. For those of you con… Read More
2013-03-13 04:48
I recently had the great pleasure of visiting the fabulous Valentino exhibit at the Brisbane Museum of Contemporary Art. When the second week of our October school holidays turned raaaa… Read More
2013-03-13 04:34
If you dwell in the southern hemisphere as I do, I hope you had a great winter solstice - or if you are in the northern half of the planet I hope you had a wonderful summer solstice . Here… Read More
2013-03-11 12:55
The Meaning and Origins of EasterAs the shops began filling up with chocolate Easter eggs, bunnies and bilboes, for me, it is time to think of a story for the season. The word Easter co… Read More
2013-03-11 10:41
One day Baba Yaga’s two trusted toads said,”You are truly terrifying!” “Good!” said Baba Yaga, “because that&rsqu&hell…Read More
2013-03-11 03:27
Inanna is the older sister the Goddess Ishtar. Her Descent to the Underworld is thought to be the mythic source for the famous “Dance of the Seven Veils.”The complete translation… Read More
2013-03-08 01:42
Woodford Folk Festival is one of Australia's largest folk music festivals. It happens on land owned by the Festival and has grown into something far larger than a folk music festival. There… Read More
2013-03-08 01:28
To tell the truth, I have a love-hate relationship with Woodford Folk Festival. That is because it is usually either stinky hot and dusty or very, very muddy. It’s a bit like aft… Read More
2010-10-05 21:29
I just had a fantastic conversation with Wendy Bunning, a counsellor and hypnotherapist from Sydney. Wendy found my website while web surfing, ordered my adult CD and then gave me… Read More
2010-10-05 11:05
I just created for my partner Max (aka Salty Pete the Pirate) a You Tube clip for his recording of "Bound For South Australia". (It is the 5th track on his CD of pi… Read More
2010-10-03 11:25
This is a photo of my storytelling colleague, Sydney-based master teller Donna Jacobs Sife, who has been a great mentor to me. Read on to find a link to a video of Donna and other… Read More
2010-07-02 16:35
NAIDOC is an Australian celebration and stands for 'National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee'. I was very delighted to be able attend the NAIDOC celebrations that were held… Read More
2010-07-02 15:26
OK. I confess. Work got busy, life got busy. I didn't end up doing much of a Winter Solstice ritual with my family. I lit a tea-light in safe holder and reminded my daughter to invite sweet… Read More
2010-06-10 01:10
'Brave Vasalissa and Baba Yaga' is a Russian and Eastern European folktale which has ancient mythic and Goddess roots. The tale was most probably a part of an ancient initiation for young wo… Read More
2010-06-03 04:45
Happy Mabo Day for Thursday June 3. We celebrate the huge and valiant struggles of Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo (and his mob and supporters) towards native title in Australia. I photogr… Read More
2010-05-12 03:16
I have just come home from a wonderful week in sunny, beautiful Townsville. The dynamic librarians up there collaborate with the Townsville City Council, local schools and various community… Read More
2010-05-12 01:25
2010-04-28 12:54
Inanna and I over the years My favourite story for adults is the great myth cycle of The Sumerian Goddess of Fertility, Inanna. The Jung Society in Brisbane want me to do my workshop for th… Read More
2010-04-23 12:56
Storytelling is an ancient art that has enjoyed an enormous international resurgence since the seventies. As well as performing in schools, conferences, festivals, libraries and events large… Read More
2010-04-23 11:08
Twenty two years ago I completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Queensland. In those last years of free education, you could do a course just because you wanted to. I took majors in… Read More
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