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Nillumbik
Barbara Hauser's "London Carnival"
Barbara Hauser's "London Carnival" (Detail) Big, gutsy, unforgettable work! Pictures don't adequately show the scale and the impact of Barbara Hauser's work. Their size represents… More…
Steampunk
Steampunk You could be excused for thinking these pics were taken on the set of a movie about the life and times of Jules Verne. In fact they were taken at an event called… More…
May Red Chair Event
May Red Chair Event- Lorenna Grant You could hear a pin drop in the Barn at Montsalvat as Lorenna Grant spoke about her work and her experience of the residency at Laughing… More…
Light Factory Gallery-Eltham
I've heard about the Light Factory Gallery from so many people and in so many places. I can't believe it's taken me so long to get there. Today was the day. The building is great.… More…
After the Storm
After the Storm Days are filled with quiet pleasures here, no bells and whistles. But then bells and whistles are here and gone in an instant, bouncing off the surface of things.… More…
Birrarung House-The Studio
Birrarung House-The Studio I’ve been to one or two studios over the last twelve months. My inner studio 'voyeur' has taken great delight in seeing artists in their creative… More…
Launch of The First Train to Allwood
Launch of The First Train to Allwood at The Wattle Festival What better place to launch the local yarn bombing spectacular - The First Train to Allwood - than at the 2012… More…
Mirranda Burton
Mirranda Burton Mirranda Burton© Bird Brain If you're a regular Isiiad reader you couldn't have missed the fact that this weekend marks the beginning of the Nillumbik Artist's… More…
Shaaron Smith
Shaaron Smith I'd need seven extra days a week to cover all of the studios in the Nillumbik Open Studios, so I went through their publication and chose three or four that… More…
Dunmoochin Opening
Dunmoochin Opening Dunmoochin was alive with people and the paintings of Barbara Hauser on the weekend. Shane Pugh (Clifton Pugh's son) and Barbara, celebrated the opening below.… More…
Nillumbik Artists Open Studios-Nerina Lascelles
Nillumbik Artists Open Studios- Nerina Lascelles Last evening I travelled down to Mt Eliza for a preview of Nerina's latest exhibition at Manyung Gallery. Her work is very Zen,… More…
Mary-Lou Pittard
Mary-Lou Pittard Photograph taken with the permission of the Light Factory Gallery Eltham and Mary-Lou Pittard©. With the Nillumbik Artist's Open Studios fast approaching in… More…
Akira Takizawa
Akira Takizawa I'm interested in what happens when two very talented creative people partner up. It's definitely a case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. I'm… More…
Hugh McSpedden
Tripping the Light Fantastic with Hugh McSpedden Well not tripping exactly or even dancing for that matter, but "light fantastic", without a doubt. The exterior of St Andrews Hall… More…
Red Chair, Arts and Artists
Red Chair Photograph by Kerry Cross "Red Chair" is a series of artists talks held at 7.00pm. on the first Wednesday of every month in The Barn at Montsalvat. It's an initiative of… More…
Kaya Storm - Open Studios
Kaya Storm This is where it all begins... Photograph by Kerry Cross Best word to describe this work is elegant. Simple sculptural shapes made from simple materials with… More…
Margaret Summerton
Margaret Summerton Phew...what a woman...energetic, smart as paint, extremely personable and an artist too. Five minutes with Margaret Summerton and I understood why she is the… More…
Strathewen Letterboxes
Strathewen Letterboxes Look what I spied on the way to The Chook Project in Strathewen. I just had to share them with you. These letterboxes certainly brightened up my day.… More…
Jessie Pittard
Jessie Pittard Jessie Pittard© "Feast" Woodblock print on Japanese rice paper. (detail) When I walked into the Nillumbik Artist's Open Studios exhibition in the Barn at… More…
Baldessin Studio
Baldessin Press (Studio) Here's another little taster from the Baldessin Studio at St Andrews just north of Melbourne. These photos came across my email today. They were taken… More…