How do we hold space for creativity while raising kids and navigating grief? I’m revisiting this warm and insightful episode with Launceston-based illustrator and zine maker Bianca Jagoe, who shares her playful, poetic approach to making art rooted in everyday life. From supermarket moments to her children’s antics, Bianca draws inspiration from the ordinary, using zines, mail art and illustration to explore deeper themes like grief, pain, parenting and joy.

We chat about the messy beauty of balancing creativity with adult responsibilities—pen marks on the walls, freelance deadlines, parenting through hard times, and keeping wonder alive in the process. Bianca reflects on how growing up close to nature shaped her worldview, and how living in Launceston offers a community-centred charm that continues to fuel her artistic outlook.

From small creative interventions to deeply personal projects about childhood grief, Bianca’s work invites us to pause, notice, and create meaning from our daily lives. We also unpack the practicalities of maintaining a freelance art practice, the challenges of self-promotion, and how embracing imperfection can make creative work more accessible and authentic.

Themes: parenting and creativity, freelance illustration, zines and grief, mail art, regional arts practice, childhood inspiration, Launceston arts community, everyday storytelling, balancing art and life, CCC podcast

🎙️ Connect Curate Create shares stories of artists and creatives finding courage, connection, and place through creativity in regional Australia.