Faerie Cara....                The Eco Faeries in Australia

February 2010 Even the most peaceful of hearts can find a place of resistance. A place to question your path inspired by positive change when the world seems to broadcast violence, differences and community pain. At times where you find yourself looking at the bigger picture and seeing only the pain and horror of the world, look instead to the smaller things around you. If we focus our vision to reach the moon, we forget the flowers blossoming at our feet. The seasons have shifted, the Chinese new year of the golden tiger is upon us and the world quivers with hope or doubt. The beginnings of a new year can be a rocky road of releasing old habits with a heart full of positive intentions. Be gentle with yourself in this time, keep your environment positive and inspiring, take time out to come into your new self. Reflect with yourself through creative energy. Find a medium to express so that emotions can flow out and not become a stagnant pool within. Draw, dance, sing, write, twirl, stretch, paint, sew, climb or strum your heart out. Don't judge your creative self, there is no right or wrong. The Eco Faeries will always be a heart space for creation, positive environmental action, self love and community commitment. If you would like to be involved as an active Eco Faerie member put your hands on your heart and recognise the magic of your existence. Shine your light unashamed and allow others to dance in your heartbeams as they too become inspired to shine theirs too. As the Perth legion of Eco Faeries build the Eco Faerie festival for Sunday 14th March at City farm, we have been influxed with new local artisan stalls, national environmental groups and talented musicians. We will be dancing to the Sambanistas, AKWAABA, The Davs and watching The free spirit bellydance community. In celebration of creation there will be an art exhibition by local artists inspired by nature, spirit, community or the wild heart. If you would like to exhibit some of your work please contact me for details. There will also be a community clothing exchange, so bring 3 items of old favourites and exchange for 3 new loves. If you would like to be an Eco Faerie volunteer on the day please let me know as we'd love to play with you. As always, love and dancing light is delivered upon opening this message. Faerie Cara www.faeriecara.com

December Faeries, mermaids and pirates and pixies how goes your magical selves?   It is officially the first day of summer in my land and it couldn't be more picture perfect. Thankyou to the cool ocean breeze that makes my wind chimes ring throughout these beautiful sunny days.   The eco faerie buzz is growing stronger as the faeries from all lands are beginning to hear about the new magic of faerie creation. If you have any ideas for the eco faerie movement such as putting on your own awareness raising event, or lifting energy with a cultural celebration, please let me know as I'm happy to help. The eco faeries are a community, our head office is the heart and you make this a magical family.   We have new 'Save the Faeries' bumper stickers available for cars, water bottles and school books. If you'd like your very own sticker to flash your green awareness then simple write and tell me something you do in your daily life that you know is helping the environment or the community. Don't forget to include your postal address. mail@faeriecara.com     The eco faerie tea party was a delightful afternoon of cupcakes, iced tea, hulahooping, networking and storytelling. Thankyou to everyone who attended, I will most definitely be putting on more eco faerie gatherings in the near future.     This Sunday 6th the eco faeries were scheduled to waltz down the city streets of Perth for the channel 7 Christmas parade. Unfortunately the organisers overbooked faeries and have cut us because we are the new kids on the block. Not to get upset about it, thankyou to all who put up your glistening hands to attend. Don't fold up your wings just yet, the parade finishes on the Swan River foreshore and combusts into a free festival with stage show entertainment for the whole family along with rides, games and all the festival good stuff. We are still performing for this event at the children's stage at 11am. If you would like to support us as we show Perth what the eco faeries are made of please come on down and have a dance.    January 19th, 21st and 22nd 2010 is the school holiday eco faerie event. The faeries are bringing their creative crafts, songs, dancing and stories to share with children aged 5- 10 years. The event is a mix bag of fun workshops where children learn the importance of recycling, along with keeping active and eating healthy. After the activities the event will burst into a song and dance stage show. Places are numbered so make sure you don't miss out, register your child's names and the day you would like to attend mail@faeriecara.com  or contact Faerie Cara directly 0415 174 119. This event is proudly supported by the Western Australian Waste Authority landfill levy fund. Held at Scarborough community centre, 173 Gildercliff Street Scarborough from 10am-12.30pm. Cost is $8 per child.   March 14th is the event of the year for eco faeries with the annual festival held at city farm. We are now taking applications for local artisans and farmer market holders for the event. If you would like a form or know or anyone who would suit our green magical fair, please let me know. The next wild women weekend with Lucy Cavendish is all about faeries!! The Serpentine bound weekend is on the 5-7th March. I hear places are booking up fast so make sure you don't miss your place. http://www.goddess.com.au/Events/wwweekend.htm   The eco faerie pilot show is coming along magically thanks to Faerie Sarah and her technical wonder powers. We hope to have some clips up soon so stay posted. The soundtrack to the show will feature Nico luminous from Portland Washington. Check him out http://nicoluminous.com/live/   definitely a magical eco faerie brother.   Ok folks I think that's all the news I can remember for now. Please keep in touch. We have plenty of gigs lined up for summer so hopefully I see some of you at events soon. From those of you in the north heading into winter, please share your fireside stories.   Much love and dancing light to you. Faerie Cara www.faeriecara.com   Hear the wind, Dream the waves, smell the earth, breathe in the flames.

November Aloha faerie friends. Magic blessings and merry meetings to you all. I am enjoying the growing days and increasing warmth as Perth shows us the magic of spring. I walk around the lakes and find myself giggling at the colourful play between ducklings, signets and the blossoming Jakaranda trees. My favourites, the weeping willows are green once again and waving their fresh vines with the warm breeze. Life truly is amazing. I hear from my friends in the north that autumn is well on the way, I hope the red, orange and rusty brown displays are kindling your hearts just as much.   It has been a busy month of planning with plenty in store for the fae hearted. The most exciting news is that we have begun filming the eco faerie pilot television program. I have partnered up with Faerie Sarah, she is a self confessed technical junkie film editor with her heart firmly planted in faerie. Her post production company Pineapple Post helps film makers from all backgrounds and budgets achieve quality production. Sarah has joined me onstage spreading faerie magic throughout agricultural shows for the past six months. I am excited to work with her as we co-create a television program from our hearts. Hopefully we have some snippets of fae-play to show you soon.   The first day of filming went wonderfully as we filmed the Sambanistas. They are a community based percussion group who have been playing together for over 19years. They rehearse every Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon at City farm in east Perth. It is free to join and play with them, you need no percussion experience as they will teach you everything. They perform at festivals and parades around Western Australia along with corporate events who kindly fund their project. If you are looking to try something new, join a friendly group or just get out of the house, then you can simply turn up for rehearsal.   A television program would not be complete without music from the heart and soul to match. I am delighted to announce we will be sound tracked by Portland based musician Nico Luminous. His music makes me dance and smile and I am sure it will for you too.   This Sunday 15th is the Castledare family fun day where we gather for a cruisy picnic, enjoy the entertainment and raise funds for the conductive education centre of Western Australia. It is at Castledare mini railway from 11-3pm. Entry is $10 for adults and $5 for children. This event has been put together by the parents of the centre as the government cut funding. It is a great cause and I can't wait to be there!   Sunday 22nd from 2-4pm free faerie tea party event at city farm. Eco faeries will gather and meet fellow magical and environmental folk. There will be iced tea and cupcakes provided. All are welcome, including friends and family. And yes, you can come as a faerie! We will be filming some of the tv program so please don't be scared to flash your wings and sparkle. On the day I will be discussing ways to be an environmental friend with eco tips for day to day life, what programs are available around Perth to learn more, future events of the eco faeries and how to make your own hulahoop. This will also be the time for a dress rehearsal for the channel 7 Christmas pageant.   Sunday 6th December Channel 7 Christmas pageant gathering at 8.30am for the pageant that will be from 9.30-11.30am. Here we will be releasing the eco faerie wings officially to the broader public. We want to make our identity known as the playful, colourful, community based folk. If you and your family and friends would like to join please let me know to confirm numbers. There is a minimum age 8years placed by Channel 7 because of the distance walked. If you'd like to be involved we will be singing, dancing, waving, and sprinkling dust, come to the tea party the on the 22nd for information and costume ideas. We are eco faeries all the way so try not to spend money on your costume, make from recycled material. Eco faeries can be anything from pixies, gnomes, merfolk, faeries, pirates and goblins.   January 19th, 21st and 22nd will be the days of the eco faerie school holiday program from 10-12.30pm. This will be recycle based workshops along with faerie dancing, music making and ending with an interactive concert. Held at the Scarborough community hall. I will be posting more information soon.   Sunday march 14th The Eco Faerie Festival is on the way to being bigger and greener than ever! In the event theme of recycle we will be having a community clothing exchange so start finding the once loved clothes that you are ready to pass on. We will have an exchange point where you donate clothing and find something from someone else's wardrobe to take home- trash to treasure! All left over clothing will be given to an op show. Entertainment so far will be AKWAABA, Sambanistas, Knot Works Celtic Aboriginal fusion, Junkadelic and the Green Faerie show. I'll keep you posted on event updates.     The Wild Women Weekend  that will be all about the wild wisdom of the faeries put together by two of Australia's most magical women Anita Revel and Lucy Cavendish is set for March 5-7th. Held in the magical scapes of Western Australia's south west. For more details have a play on Anita's amazing website www.goddess.com.au   I think for now that is all. It certainly is time to be a busy spring bee. If you would like to send me any information on your own events around the world please email them through so we can keep the eco faeries as an international family. We are here to support community, creative living and wild faerie nature.   Much love and dancing light Faerie Cara www.faeriecara.com