This year to date I have been shortlisted for both the Visual Art open (not finalist), ART100 awaiting further news to discover if I reach the finalist selection and longlisted awaiting further news from Artist Of The Year Award in the coming week/weeks. I am privileged to be in such a position and grateful each…
Finally The Festival Edition of UNVEILED Is Live!
UNVEILED Festival Edition 2026 (Magazines) by Stacie Amelia The magazine has been delayed this year due to a family bereavement but finally it is here. This edition includes more of the heavily requested DunsPlayFest as well as a deep dive into the shortlisted work for this years international Visual Art Open. In addition there is…
Through The Looking Mind
There are days I wake already falling. Not from a rabbit hole but from yesterday's certainty, watching it unravel before my feet. The maps insist there should be roads here. Instead, conversations with what feels abstract, questions that answer themselves, doors that ask for smaller versions of me and clocks that refuse to recognise the…
Love
I used to think love arrivedalready named. That someone would hand it to me like a language.One others had learned in childhood while I was absent. I thought love was duty. Not warmth.Not always kindness. Just…remaining. I mistook proximityfor affection. Silencefor safety. Obligationfor care. Then, I thought love was fireworks. It was warm fuzzy and…
Between Visibility And Process There Is Movement.
This year, I’ve been quietly working in the background on the pieces I shot and began developing toward the end of last year. From that body of work, a number of new pieces have emerged across different forms including visual art, immersive work and mixed media. So far this year, I’ve submitted work to two…
Behind DunsPlayFest: More Than A Festival
This year I felt very privileged to be invited behind the scenes with the crew to see the festival from the inside out. What stood out most was the level of teamwork, effort and all the different facets that have to come together in order to bring something of this scale to life. I was…
Returning Once Again To DunsPlayFest: Where Theatre Breathes.
Soon, I’ll be returning to DunsPlayFest for the third year in a row and I can feel the anticipation building. I’ve been reading through this year’s programme and once again it is exceptional. There’s a richness, a creative generosity that stretches across disciplines in writing, performance, improvisation and general storytelling. Inviting anyone with even the…
Life Lessons: Five Years On
Revisiting an old post Life Lessons, reflecting on 5 years of growth and shift whilst exploring the motivation and story behind my new art project
Returning to the Heart of It: DunsPlayFest 2025
There are some spaces that quietly transform you. Not by force, not with grand declarations, just by their sheer intention, warmth and the people who show up for them. Returning to DunsPlayFest this year wasn’t just a follow-up from the first edition of Unveiled. It was a return to something deeply rooted in my artistic…
Out Now
Unveiled The moment is finally here. I’m honoured to share the first edition of Unveiled with you. This marks the beginning of a new chapter, one that weaves together my art and the deeper layers behind the work I create. Unveiled is more than just a magazine; it’s a space for reflection, expression, and connection.…
In Becoming
I have learned to inhabitthe spaces between words,where truth sitslike morning dew on grass. Once, I thought strength meanttaking up less space,folding myself into cornersuntil my edges disappeared. But wisdom comesin the gentle unfurlinglike ferns in spring,patient and inevitable. My heart has becomea listening room,walls weathered softfrom holding others' stories. There is no grandeur here,only…
Between Worlds
I stand on the threshold,a life I no longer recognise behind me,the future unformed,like mist before dawn. Everything I once held closeslips away quietlyobjects, habits, even the homethat has cradled me for years.It is still here, yet no longer feels the same. There is no visual,no shape as to what comes next.Only a knowing deep,…
DunsPlayfest: A Hidden Gem of the Scottish Borders
Nestled quietly in the Scottish Borders, the town of Duns is not a place that screams for attention. Before visiting, I’d never heard of it. However it is a beautiful town and steeped in history. After attending its annual theatre and performing arts festival Duns Playfest, I’ve realized that it is home to something truly extraordinary. This unassuming town bursts into life for nine days each May, becoming the stage for a celebration of creativity, passion and community that is both powerful and enchanting.
Finding Family In The Garden Of Eden (Festival)
A Festival of Family, Fun and Inclusion http://www.edenfestival.co.uk Nestled in the heart of Raehills Estate, Moffat, Dumfries, Eden Festival continues to establish itself as the ultimate family-focused celebration of music, creativity, and community. Known for its inclusive atmosphere, this year’s edition proved once again that there’s no better place for families to connect, play and…
Coming Soon ‘Who Are You In The Silence Between Your Thoughts?’
Finding Community In The Garden of Eden (Festival)
https://edenfestival.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/theedenfestival enquiries@edenfestival.co.uk Arrival And Context Eden Festival is situated in Raehills Medows near Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway. It was founded in 2009 as a breakaway element of the Wickerman Festival, situated near Kircudbright in Dumfries and Galloway (sadly closed its doors in 2016). For the first time I attended Eden festival from the…
Visual Arts Open Finalist
Visual Arts Open Call Finalist 2021 Breathe….
Meaning Making
Today I was wonderfully reminded of a quote that was incorporated in an earlier post In Search of Meaning (ii), it still resonates deeply and was a delight to read once more. It is still as pertinent to this creative journey I am undertaking, so much so I wanted to share it once again. “The…
What Is It That Exists?
Spoken Word Poetry ©️ Stacie Amelia Contemporary Fine Artist · Inadvertent Incognita ©️ Spoken Word Poem This poem was inspired by an interpersonal exchange this week. Inadvertent Incognita When you think, feel and know that you lived, there’s a story of what happened but nothing to prove that it did. Nothing of substance than can…
Life Lessons
What life has taught me on a personal level, hoping to help you make sense of your life. Exploring the grace in being human.
Our Map?
There has been so much that has occurred since the end of last year that has deeply and profoundly affected my heart and being. I don’t want to get into detail for now but it has me thinking about our lives and when we are no longer here. Where is the evidence of our story?…
The Invitation
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Thich Nhat Hanh
We want to understand ourselves, the world around us, and what it means to be alive on Earth. We want to discover who we really are, and we want to understand our suffering. Understanding our suffering gives rise to acceptance and love, and this is what determines our quality of life. We all need to…
Identity
Who are we?
In Search Of Meaning (ii)
Continuing searching for a sense of meaning
A Search for Meaning (i)
Searching for sense of meaning
Potential?
After much contemplation I am thinking (not 100% certain just yet) of focusing on 'emotion' as the theme to explore. Emotion, we all experience it; we feel it, express it, embrace it, hide from it, distract from it by engaging in another form of it, run from it, bathe ourselves in it, wear it like a…
The Heart Of It
Emotion It seems more often of late that wherever I turn I find a heart offering from the universe. It got me thinking about emotion, what is it? How does it affect us? How does one capture and express it? Dictionary definition Emotion is a strong feeling deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with…
In The Still Moments
In the still moments I find I am sitting with much grief. Grief has to be the most painful emotional experience of them all, feeling attachment to something we hold dear whilst simultaneously knowing we can not be connected to that anymore. The swirl fleeting between feeling the yearning for and the feeling of loss,…
Connection
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking out new landscapes but in having new eyes.” ~ Marcel Proust This first trip has two purposes, to explore the 'beingness' of humanity and also to find some space within myself to be with my own soul and take the trip I was meant to take…