Exploring the increasingly active roles of creative practitioners in driving science and envisioning regenerative futures.
Floating Stories Lab
Creating a Floating Stories Lab: a regenerative sailboat studio that will depart northern Europe on a circumnavigation, merging science, art, and research, to re-discover how humans can have a positive impact on our planet.
Academic Research in Creative Practice Centered in Regenerative Thinking
Angie is currently completing a post-graduate Masters degree in Creative Industries remotely with SAE Institute Australia.
Creative Research Projects
Boat Build
Hand-building a wooden catamaran
Researching bio-composites
Citizen science
Creative practice research
GRP Database
The ‘Bad Boats’ database is a citizen-driven project to collect data on problematic fiberglass (GRP) boats.
The overarching goal is to integrate the data with visual mapping software to create a comprehensive resource that supports scientific research, informs policy, and fosters community engagement.
Methodology: Autoethnography
Autoethnography forms the core of Angie’s methodological approach. This technique, rooted in ethnography and anthropology, allows her to introspectively analyze my creative practices. Through this lens, Angie documents and reflects upon my personal experiences, particularly in the context of the Floating Stories Lab, to offer insights into the broader implications of regenerative storytelling. Angie also explore indigenous knowledge systems and methodologies.
Bridging Creative Practice and Academic Research
Her research extends beyond traditional academic confines, embracing the creative process and interwoven life experiences as a vital component of scholarly inquiry. Angie is curious to understand the nuances of narrative creation in various contexts and how these narratives can drive scientific understanding (including ‘modern’ and indigenous sciences) and envision regenerative future possibilities.
Supporting Theoretical Frameworks
Angie’s research situates regenerative thinking as pivotal in informing creative practices in order to center planetary health and societal wellbeing. She is interested in theories of postcolonialism, imperialism, globalization, patriarchy, post-growth and de-growth, and as she builds upon her research of such theoretical frameworks, Angie continually strengthens the connection between her creative outputs and their potential for fostering sustainable and regenerative futures.
Academic History
Post-Graduate: MA Creative Industries, SAE Institute, In Progress
Undergraduate: BA Arts, Majors in Asian Studies, Japanese, and International Studies, Adelaide University
Masters’ Degree Articles
By necessitating audience interaction, YouTube influences not only the form and substance of media but also the very perception of culture and community within the digital age (Jenkins, 2006). Audience participation, or ‘co-creatorship’, becomes the “message” that YouTube, as a medium, communicates and embeds into today’s digital culture ecosphere.