This month we’re featuring Naima Brown, a writer whose creative and professional life has spanned continents, cultures, and mediums. Now based in Ballina on Bundjalung Country, Naima draws on a rich tapestry of experience—from growing up in Northern California to living in Yemen and Afghanistan, and working across news, current affairs, and documentary.

Eddie is a creative studio founded by Elke Gill and Drew Magnum in 2019. Based in Murwillumbah, behind a bright pink door, Eddie brings together a collective of multi-disciplinary creatives working across branding, interior architecture, storytelling, content creation, photography and copywriting—just to name a few. Their work spans across the Northern Rivers and Southeast Queensland, and we love them because their work is fresh, happy and pretty cool. Today, we're chatting with Elke to hear more about her journey as a creative and the story behind Eddie.

This month, Northern Rivers Creative spotlights poet and performer Sarah Temporal, a Murwillumbah-based spoken-word artist whose work explores raw, deeply personal themes with striking honesty. We spoke to Sarah about her creative process, the magic of live performance, and the thriving poetry community she’s helping to grow in the Northern Rivers.

In this month's artist feature, we are thrilled to introduce Ellen Ferrier, a finalist for the ‘Create NSW and Artspace 2025 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging).’ Based in the Byron Bay hinterland, Ellen is a multidisciplinary installation artist known for her captivating large-scale, multisensory works.

We’re thrilled to introduce Tim Fry, a contemporary artist based in Lismore who specialises in drawing and ceramic sculpture. With his exhibition Local Knowledge currently on display at Lismore Regional Gallery, now is the perfect time to dive into his creative journey.