by storytree | Feb 5, 2013 | Stories of the feminine, Storytelling, Women's rights
The ‘One Billion Rising’ movement was initiated by Eve Ensler, author of the ‘Vagina Monologues’.The scale of the movement is breathtaking and exciting: currently 187 countries have signed up to join in. Authors, politicians, filmmakers and...
by storytree | Dec 3, 2011 | Fairy Tales, Green Storytelling, Storytelling, Uncategorized
ABOVE: A wondrous Fairy I saw at the summery Woodford Folk Festival many years ago. She wore gumboots as it was very muddy that year. Listen to my retelling of this tale for FREE via Soundcloud. Christmas was originally a Winter Solstice tradition. Here in Australia...
by storytree | Dec 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
The folk tale ‘Brave Vasalissa and Baba Yaga’ is an ancient female initiation story (see previous post). Last Saturday I had the pleasure of leading a workshop for a group of women in which we explored this rich tale and made a doll as a talisman of the...