Making With Ayala

crafting a better world, one story and brightly colored afghan at a time

Portfolio

This is a selection of my work. It includes journalism projects in video, audio, and written formats and social media content I’ve produced for clients and for my YouTube Channel.

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  • VICTORIA GREENS INTERNSHIP

    This is a selection of instagram posts I made for the Victoria Greens while interning with them in 2025 and 2026. Event Announcements Keeping these titles on brand but still exciting! Victoria Councillors Wins Post This post series highlights the small wins that our councillors fight for in the background. I grouped these wins into…

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  • The story of a Jean Jacket

    In this video I give a tired old Jean Jacket a new start on life using my visible mending skills, some old kimono silk, and some jazzy new patches. This video is a fun example of how some basic sewing skills can be used to up-cycle something that would otherwise be thrown out. It also…

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  • Silas Marner and Disability History

    This is a fun but serious look at lessons in inclusion from 150 years ago. We didn’t invent ableism, it’s always existed and it’s always sucked. Go out today and be part of a community of care. Also George Eliot is awesome and you should go read her books. Sources: The global burden and stigma…

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  • What do everyday Aussies think about the housing crisis? 

    I teamed up with a partner for this journalism project. We interviewed Australian residents in Melbourne’s CBD to get their opinions on the housing crisis. If you’re interested on learning more about housing inequality you can check out the Priced Out report by housing campaign Everybody’s Home.

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  • Children are not Criminals Campaign

    This the one of a series of instagram posts I designed for an hypothetical social media campaign “Kids are not Criminals” which would call on Victoria to raise the age of criminal responsibility, There is a real national campaign to raise the age of responsibility across Australia, Raise the Age, which has been working tirelessly…

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  • Talking to Train Commuters in South Yarra

    The Metro Tunnel opening later this year will mean South Yarra station will lose the Cranbourne/Pakenham train lines. This will mean some commuters who depend on those lines will have to find new ways of getting to work, school, and fun.

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