Objective: To serve others utilising my creative and interpersonal skills through work and involvement with organisations who value their community and the environment.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Creative and Professional writing, Digital Content Creation, Holistic Business Coaching, Community generating, Workshop Design and Facilitation, Public Speaking, Marketing and Promotions.
VITALS
ADDRESS: Egypt
EMAIL: tjonij@outlook.com
WEBSITES: Writer and Coach tjoni.com, Health: detoxify4health.com, Community: in-spiral.org
WORK EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS
DETOXIFY 4 VIBRANT HEALTH
Researcher, Author and Digital Content Producer
2021 – 2023
DETAILS: Research and produce a book and online resource on how to use health practices, supplements, herbs and food to help detoxify from medical, environmental and radiation toxicity. LINK: Website
IN-SPIRAL MEDIA
Founder and Digital Content Producer
2015 – Present
DETAILS: Conceive, script, record, edit and publish digital content on various online platforms.
Art Gallery by Melissa Pym: TWO FEATHERS GALLERY
Wellness work by Katherine Cunningham” LIVING GENTLY
Podcast Series by Tjoni: IN-SPIRAL OUTLOUD
Community Yoga Festival: WE ARE ONE YOGA FESTIVAL
Trailers for Entertainment business: ECCENTRIX ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES
Trailers for Educational business: CREATIVE BOOTCAMP
HOLISTIC EMPOWERMENT COACH
Founder and Facilitator
2014 – present, Australia and Egypt
DETAILS: Combining tools and ideas around wellness, psychology, spirituality and emotional wellbeing, into a process of facilitating others in groups and 1:1. Topics we have worked on include physical ailments, relationships, business, community issues and spiritual blockages. LINK: tjoni.com
CREATIVE BOOTCAMP: CREATIVE ARTS WORKSHOPS
Founder and workshop facilitator
2016 – 2024, Australia and Luxor, Egypt
DETAILS: Creative Bootcamp is the public face of creative arts workshops from Tjoni and her networks. Her work as a teacher began as soon as she had mastered the art of fire. She has taught and developed workshops for school students, festivals, and the general public, for over 10 years. Born out of a genuine desire to share her passion and skill with others, and to help students access their own inner teacher and creativity, Tjoni’s workshops are created on a foundation of respect, inclusivity, encouragement and, ultimately, joy. LINK: Youtube
ECCENTRIX: ENTERTAINMENT
Creative Director and Founder
2006 – 2020, Australia wide and Bali
DETAILS: CREATIVE PRODUCTION – All elements of producing entertainment for corporate and community events; music, choreography, costuming, props, training performers, running rehearsals, bump in and out, all logistics, site safety checks and travel.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT – Business planning and set up, administration, legal requirements, financial management, OH&S, training and coordinating staff.
MARKETING – Customer service, sales and agency liaison. Design and production of promotional material, posters, videos, brochures, web site.
WORKSHOP DESIGN AND FACILITATION – Development, promotion and implementation of performing arts workshops and intensives in schools, public events and festivals.
PERFORMING ARTIST – Public speaker, MC, stage and roving performer in solo and troupe performances including dance, circus, theatre, and interactive roving. LINK: Youtube
BUSTED: COSTUME DESIGN
Creative Director and Founder
1998 – 2015, Victoria and Queensland
DETAILS: Long before Tjoni was prancing round on stage, she was behind the scenes making costumes for showgirls, dancers and circus performers, and carving out a niche as a bra and corset creator. As the seamstress for Eccentrix productions, her expertise included costumes for fire spinning, dance and circus.
She had a strong customer base in Melbourne catering for many performing artists including members of Silver’s Circus, The Magic Theatre, Fireworks Dance Co, Cirque Mystique and Dion and Randall Productions.
CREATIVE PRODUCTION – Research, design and creation of circus and dance costumes to suit customer requirements, aesthetics, movement, durability and safety.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT – Business planning and set up, staff training, administration, financial management.
MARKETING – Production of brochures & business cards, sales and customer service.
DION AND RANDALL: Tjoni worked on various productions with Dion and Randall, who create incredible large scale Las Vegas style extravaganzas for Casino residencies. From a handful of bras for the first show, she was eventually working 70 hour weeks in the months leading up to each show. ‘Zingara’ was the last show she worked on which ran at Jupiters on the Gold Coast. Flying up to see the premier was an absolute thrill as all the costumes came to life on stage. Below are some clips of ‘Tempo Rouge’ and ‘Zingara’, two of the productions she worked on. LINK: Youtube
WILD AT HEART: COMMUNITY ARTS
Community Arts Project Manager
2014 – 2014, North Melbourne, VIC.
DETAILS: Organise clients (people with a disability), venues, teachers, guest artists, staff, logistics and marketing, for dance classes, rehearsals, events and video production. Approach new partners and apply for funding for collaborative projects. Below is a video production she managed of an original music video “Machine”, as well as an appearance at Step Off festival she organised. LINK: Youtube
MEDIEVAL EDUCATION
Medieval Studies Teacher
2012 – 2014, High Schools in Melbourne, VIC.
DETAILS: Present various classes to Year 8 students in High Schools around Melbourne. Subjects include Crime and Punishment, Dance, Sports, Troubadours, Archery and Games.
EDUCATION
Master in Education: Multi-Media Content for Training
2021 – 2024: Ignita Veritas University: Luxor, Egypt
Bachelor of Creative Writing and Digital Communications – 3 units
2019 – 2020: Deakin University: Geelong, Vic and online
Psych-K (r) Facilitator Training
2020: Minds Align: Melbourne, VIC.
Transformational Leader and Coach Training
2013: Rockhouse International: Penestanan, Bali
Transpersonal Counselling Course – 7 units
2013: Phoenix Institute Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC.
Access Arts training and workshop facilitation
2012: Access Arts: Cranbourne, VIC.
Physical Theatre Intensive 3 month Course
2010: Total Theatre: Mosman Park, WA.
Community Coach Training
2010: Australian Sports Commision: Burwood, VIC.
Creative Dance Teacher Training
2010: Mangala Studios: Carlton, VIC.
Cert 4 Training and Assessment
2009: Workforce Plus: Broadmeadows, VIC.
Cert 4 Business Management
2006: NMIT: Preston, VIC.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Creative Director and Site Co-ordinator
2015 – 2019: Permaculture Village Confest festival: Moulamein, NSW
Activities Director
2013: Rockhouse: Penestanan, Bali
Details: Manage staff schedules, create and administer staff wellness program, recruit wellness instructors, attend to new staff, temporary CFO, assist in event production, coordinate and design event entertainment.
Event organiser
2016: Glocal Villager: Point Cook, VIC.
Event manager, marketer, producer, performer
2009: C.A.N. Arts network: Northcote, VIC.
Theatre hand
1990-present: Various community productions: Australia wide and Bali
Details: Stage manager, production assistant, direction, marketing, sound and lighting technician, costuming, performance, ushering, video editor.
INTERESTS AND INNOVATION
Tjoni has been researching and working on ideas around intentional community, collaborative projects, community business ventures and a resource based economy, for two decades. After relying on her own ideas for a long time, in the past couple of years she has drawn inspiration from Dragon Dreaming collaborative project management, Social Traders, Lumiar school, Aureville and The Venus Project, and is gradually gathering further resources and networks to bring in-Spiral to fruition.
‘in-Spiral’ is the next phase of evolution which brings together creative artists, wellness practitioners and regenerative workers in an Intentional Business Community. Due to a lack of resources this has remained a distant dream with a big vision. In the past few years Tjoni has been based in Luxor, Egypt, and her family home is set to become the first physical hub for co-creating events and retreats. You can see more about that project at www.malkata.in-spiral.org.
CONTACT
To get in touch with Tjoni about any of her work please email tjonij@outlook.com or via the form below.