Byron Bay Revalations

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 Lace Coat + Crucifix Ring @ Spell & The Gypsy Collective   |   Fringe Bikini + Pants @ Free People |   Crystal Jewellery is made by moi - get your piece in my online store.

Taking a trip to Byron Bay was exactly what I needed. I knew it even before I got there. You wouldn't believe the amount of little signs that were popping up in the weeks leading up to our 5 day mini-break in the northern New South Wales coastal corner. Signs in conversations, encounters with strangers and tarot readings - signs that were screaming at me loud and clear - YOU NEED TO CHILL OUT FOR A BIT.

So my main man and I managed to fit a little mini-break between the Byron Bay and Melbourne gigs on the 3 Borrowed Minds National Tour of Australia with Jordan Millar and Dave Di Marco. So my tour of the country with guitar, looping pedal, songs and a suitcase full of crystals may have come to an end, but the magical revelations and epiphanies that joined me on the road are securely cemented into my being. Leaving me only with a feeling of freedom and wholeness...

I feel I have been waiting my whole life for this moment - where the dreams and curiosity of a child, the frivolity and artistic naivety of a teenager and the hard work of a young adult come together to form a moment in time... This moment, where it's all one big adventure. This moment, that I can take anywhere with me, anytime and in any way like.

A moment that can live forever, because it's a mind-set.

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Takin' The Music & Crystals on The Road

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I love this moment in life. On the road.
Music ➳ Travel ➳ New friends ➳ Old friends ➳ Midnight feasts ➳ Laughter ➳ Crystals ➳ Music.
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Black Bear Lodge, Brisbane.

Fruitalicious breakfast with ⇞The Wild Unknown⇞ Tarot complete with lychee + coconut juice.

Can't travel without a good read (nothing beats ole' Keithy on the road), Free People threads, Tara Wolf Chakra 'Leo' bracelet and MojoMade Crystals (The Elemental Collection is available here)

Dave DiMarco and I watching Jordan Millar play his set before we each played the highlight show of the tour at The Rails, Byron Bay.

Noosa Nights.

Driving around northern New South Wales, Australia. Pure freedom.

Selling my MojoMade Elemental Collection at the shows has proven to be hectic! I've been meeting some gorgeous people who have taught me about crystals, told me secret little hide-outs in their home-towns and inspired others to get on board the Crystal Ship. What magical connections these little things are bringing... And unfortunately for Melbourne and Adelaide - there's only a few pieces left.... Until the next full moon... Read more and buy online here.

A little breakfast on the road in Byron Bay.

The Front Bar, Canberra - one of my favourite towns to play.

Trying to stick with the clean-eating thing on tour? Very hard... But easy in Canberra with Thr1ve who do all the PALEO goodies you could imagine! They're also in Sydney, so check them out if you get the chance.

The 3 amigos on the "3 Borrowed Minds National Tour" 

▴ Dave DiMarco ▴ Morgan Joanel ▴ Jordan Millar ▴

Tickets and details for the MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE shows are here.

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I really thought I'd be able to keep my blog going whilst on the road - but between flights, hours of driving, playing gigs and making jewelry - I don't know where the time has gone. Oh wait - that's where it's gone :) We're heading down from Byron Bay at the moment to the final shows in Melbourne and Adelaide.

Many discoveries and magical moments have occurred. But this is to be continued...

Follow my instagram in the meantime.
@MorganJoanel

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There's no Business Like Show Business

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A variation of what I wore each night on stage for the Newton Faulkner national Australian tour.

Bodysuit: Amercian Apparel   |   Boots: BooHoo   |   Leather Cuff: MojoMade   |   Tringle Ring: Lotus Mendes

I grew up on the stage. From four years old I was singing, cartwheeling and tap dancing under the lights. Quick changes, dress rehearsals, costumes of glitter and sequins... Once you join that club - it never really leaves you, that need for a roller-coaster existence. 

The chaos and craziness of what goes on behind the curtains followed by the adrenaline of being centre stage. The connection and magic of entertaining a breathing audience is so ancient and so raw - it's a feeling that never gets old. 

The brilliance of being in the spotlight and the darkness of waiting in the wings is all one and the same.

You can't have one without the other and no matter what happens on or off stage, the show must go on.

From the stage at The Metro, Sydney.

There's No Business Like Show Business.

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