Stella Carruthers

Stella Carruthers is passionate about sustainable living and green values. An area of particular focus for her is low-waste-lifestyling in the context of creativity. She calls herself a radical homemaker where domestic tasks are carried out to affect wider societal change. She believes small changes at a personal level can make a big difference on the global issues of our time.

Working for herself in a portfolio career means her work life supports a lifestyle built on her sustainable living values inspired by urban self-sufficiency actions. Living in this manner means she has the time and mental space to do domestic DIY actions which helps to reduce her impact on the planet. It also saves her money which makes this lifestyle structure sustainable in the largest sense of the word.

Stella holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from Victoria University of Wellington and a library diploma from The Open Polytechnic. She has recently completed a Master of Writing degree with a major in writing for community change.  She has wide experience as a tutor in community contexts – working across a range of venues in Wellington teaching classes in various textile crafts as well as facilitating green living workshops.

Stella is a strong advocate for and believer in lifelong learning values and continuing education. She sees her work with CEC embodying these values perfectly. She lives as a lifelong learner herself regularly taking community and online classes to continue her own learning journey.    

The spirit of curiosity and ongoing self-development these lifelong learning actions support are values she considers when approaching her whole life. A deep interest in the world around her, creativity, reflection and ethical consumption are central tenets to her personal philosophy. Stella hopes to share some of these values through her CEC class tutoring.