The history.

I'm Tamsien, founder of Mina & Maud and life-long creative mess-maker. As a child growing up in regional Victoria, I loved stories - whether written in the pages of books, contained in the history of objects, or even hiding inside other people. Now as an adult living on the windy Bellarine Peninsula, I've turned that love into Mina & Maud, a small business with the goal of helping you to tell your own story through journaling or expressing it as art.

Mina & Maud was named in honour of two women who have encouraged and inspired my creativity throughout my life. Mina, for my great grandmother, who wrote the most beautiful poems and cultivated a garden that felt like walking through a song. She showed me that the most important part of any creative endeavour is that it comes from your heart. Maud, for my grandmother, a teacher who nurtured my love of reading and wove tales that sparked my curiosity about the world. She taught me that everyone and everything has a story that matters.

Mina & Maud grew out of a desire to pass on this legacy of gentle encouragement and joyful creation from the heart to anyone whose creative soul needs a little nourishing.