by storytree | Jul 20, 2022 | Australian stories, environmental storytelling, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Local stories, Storytelling
This is an original story told in the form of a folk tale. Below the story I explain background to the folktale motifs and story structure I incorporated. It is written to be told orally because I am a storyteller. In the oral tradition, a tale is honed and enriched,...
by storytree | Jun 27, 2022 | Stories of the feminine, Storytelling
The second winter solstice event event I was fortunate to attend was The Lismore Lantern Parade. (The first was a private fire event described here.) The theme this year, after the devastating catastrophic floods was ‘Healing our Hearts’. Even though I was...
by storytree | Jun 22, 2022 | Aboriginal stories, Folk Tales, Storytelling
ABOVE: A bower fire by Aunty Pixie Byrnes. I was very fortunate to experience two extremely beautiful, healing events this Winter Solstice. The first gathering was at a private home. When I arrived, the firewood had already been laid and covered in plastic....
by storytree | Feb 22, 2022 | environmental storytelling, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Ocean Stories, Storytelling
IMAGE CREDIT : Diver in Water ~ John Cahil Rom ~ Pexels This video, ‘The Sea Sprite and the Kelp Gardens: Upwelling and Marine Permaculture’ is my attempt to use story to explain the natural phenomenon of Upwelling, which is key to understanding how...
by storytree | Nov 16, 2021 | Australian stories, environmental storytelling, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Green Storytelling, Local stories, Storytelling
Lately, as I go to my strawberry bed each morning and gather a little bowl of strawberries, I have been feeling like Lily, the protagonist of my story, ‘Lily and the Fig Tree’. This is the first season in years that I’ve managed to grow plump, tasty...
