Community Projects
The Book Incubator is active in the community building relationships, telling and curating stories and proudly mentoring young (and not-so-young) authors and illustrators.
Eleven year old Bella Burgemeister is a child with drive and passion. In her book, Bella's Challenge, she encourages children and adults alike to step up and take responsibility for making this planet sustainable.
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The participants in the No Fixed Address exhibition all have stories that are currently being compiled into a book due for publication in July 2017.
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Domestic violence knows no boundaries.
Father Christmas Doesn’t Know my Address is a deeply moving story of courage, fear and resilience. It is a child’s musings of her everyday life.
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The women who created book in this project were all victims of domestic violence. Some wrote the stories of their past some wrote stories of their hopes for the future. Being heard, being valued, being supported regardless of the story was the key.
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One hundred females and one hundred males, each representing a year from 0-100 are being interviewed and photographed for this Book Incubator community project.
All participants live or work in the Greater Bunbury area and all are making a positive contribution to their community.
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This lively , down to earth, off the cuff conversation between Kylie Patchett and Kate Heaslip talks about about how empowering and freeing storytelling is. They talk about sharing stories, embracing vulnerability , finding joy and moving forward using the Book Incubator process.
A piece from that ABC interview with Kate and Jaqui Lynch about the process of creating the No Fixed Address Project.
A quick video showing the opening night of the No Fixed Address Exhibition.
Storytelling takes on a whole new dimension when creating mini mees. This group of non sculptors created amazing mini mees.
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Capturing the essence of the individual is Kate's signature as a photographer. This 350 page book provides the viewer with many opportunities to get an insight into the community of the Southern Highlands in NSW.
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Ten children with disabilities created books in a school holiday workshop. The process was challenging and engaging and the results speak for themselves.
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Kate spent 6 months shooting the training sessions at the female grymnasts at West Australian Institute of Sport. The results were a beautiful book of images that captured a moment in time and a piece of gymnastics history.
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Fabulous books were created by the participants and their carers. A book launch was held where participants were celebrated and many tears of pride and joy shed.
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Kate's beautiful photography enhances the charismatic words of Roger Ballard on every page of this insprational book.
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