Author: Noelle M
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Turning 22
Creativity is multi-faceted – it’s about problem-solving, creating new ideas and exploring the unknown. The downside of this is that innovation can be a bit “mad”. Duality is at its core, acting as both a catalyst and an inhibitor. Thus, the root cause of confusion in the individual is almost always, ‘am I creating more…
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Pegasus Mountain
Without realizing, the beauty that I cherished as a child has influenced the beauty I see in the everyday. This ‘beauty’ was not physical but abstract and relational. The story of a boy and his grandfather in ‘Green Grow the Mountains’ by Ichisaburo Sawai has remained with me since childhood. It filled, at the time,…
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Blog: March Baby
Happy birthday to a very special friend born in March. You are forever maknae and baby sister to me – Love Noelle M.
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The Finale
The finality of a finale is, at times, anything but final. Within the fine print are grey sentences riddled with incomplete thoughts, generalized statements, false premises, blurry emotions and hyperboles of the past, lingering in memory. Yet, the unknown is willing it into existence. Gaps become deeper if they aren’t filled; the silence between two…
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True Love
A tangled mess or a web of red, how love thrives is in its dwelling in everything. In 2021, I fell into my own rabbit hole of non-fiction books. All of which were about people describing their loss and grief of a loved one, and they inspired me to look closely at this specific type…
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Blog: J&T
What a passionate kiss… and yes, they finally got married! After physical separation and postponed celebrations for the last two years, the couple has officially tied the knot. Their love story is an inspiring one of triumphant perseverance. And I already felt blessed to witness one wedding but to witness two weddings the past two…
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Blog: D&B
Their wedding was last night! It was a memorable night that met the heightened anticipation of the guests and, as expected, plenty of tears were shed. Congratulations to the bride and groom again, and I hope you enjoy these photos I took from my point-of-view as a guest. The 6th of February, 2022. The Glasshouse…
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Journals: On Authenticity
How can you be more “authentic”? Let’s say you’re an artist and one day, you find yourself miserable and lonely, so you create paintings that depict your sadness and trauma. I’ve seen this often and I find that negative emotions fuel the creative person and bring out their desire for self-expression. Those feelings were authentic.…
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Valentine
Makeup and photoshoot inspiration for Valentine’s Day! Model: Marga Sy. Marga and I also have a shared instagram for makeup, performance and art. Check it out here: https://www.instagram.com/creative_.outlet/ or Type in Creative_.outlet on instagram.
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