NORTH by Bel Carlson
NORTH is a digital publication by Bel Carlson that celebrates life in the tropics with a focus on all the f words.. farming, flora, fishing, fashion, food - and living by the beach in croc country! 🐊
To craft NORTH, Bel takes inspiration from life in Northern Australia, its natural environment, rural regions and the characters met along the way.
When Bel’s not travelling the north or writing Substacks, she provides creative support to rural businesses through NORTH Creative Agency, using graphic design, copywriting and photography to create meaningful branding and compelling content for use on social media, websites, articles and publications.
Bel’s here for creative content that tells the contemporary story of Northern Australia, celebrating the land, sea, water and people.
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About Bel
Bel is a proud North Australian born and raised in the tropics and loves going on adventures to explore more of our natural environment.
Her creative work has been featured in national publications and used by some very cool organisations like Landline and Qantas. You can follow the adventures by subscribing to her Substack, NORTH by Bel Carlson.
Bel has a Bachelor of Art History, an Advanced Diploma in Interior Design and a Diploma in Aboriginal Interpreting. She’s a member of the Developing Northern Australia Conference committee, Northern Territory Government ArtsNT peer review board and NT Library and Archives Reference Group.
Her career has been varied, with 10 years’ in the Australian Government in economic and social policy, managing a First Nations art centre on a remote island, as well as a furniture buyer, interior stylist and colour consultant.
These days Bel leads creative content for a research centre focused on the sustainable and nature positive development of Northern Australia. She also offers creative support to rural businesses through NORTH creative agency and one day hopes to run her own cattle enterprise in the top end.
