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Nillumbik
The Caladenia Rosella Orchid
The Caladenia Rosella Orchid One of the really lovely things to happen since beginning Isiiad has been the making of connections at Dunmoochin. It's meant, life drawing sessions,… More…
Ev Hales-A Work in Progress
Ev Hales-A Work in Progress Yesterday saw the launch of Ev Hales eagerly anticipated, self published book "A Work in Progress". As the name suggests, it illuminates the process… 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…
Ev Hales-Static Motion
Ev Hales-Static Motion I sometimes worry that there's something wrong with me. I get so excited by the artwork that I've seen that I can't stop thinking about it...Perhaps I need… More…
Jeanette Dyke
Jeanette Dyke Photograph courtesy of Jeanette Dyke© Rarely do I find a silversmith, whose work is as exquisite as Jeanette Dykes. The travelling salt and pepper shaker (above) is… More…
Ekphrasis Awards-2
Ekphrasis Awards Simon Icarus BAIGENT Caviar Spoon 1995 gold, ebony, mother of pearl, diamond, ruby 0.5cm x 5.5cm x 2.0cm ©Simon Icarus Baigent (Photo by Silvi Glattauer)… More…
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…
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…
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…
Deborah Halpern- Angel maker
Deborah Halpern- Angel Maker Deborah Halpern's 'Angel' now stands by the Yarra River at Birrarung Mar, next to the Ian Potter Gallery. I'm old enough to remember her first home,… More…
Life Drawing at Dunmoochin
Life Drawing At Dunmoochin Artists have been drawing naked bodies since they could make marks. Over the centuries, fascination with curves and body parts has often turned into… More…
Karena Goldfinch
Karena Goldfinch Karena Goldfinch© Black Wallaby Forest My dream of living by the river at Warrandyte was born way back in my childhood when the Murray River was my 'playground'.… 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…
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…
Kate Hudson- Fourfold
Kate Hudson- Fourfold Thankfully, The Light Factory Gallery is back in business after experiencing significant damage during the heavy rain at Christmas time. Their latest… More…
Birrarung House Life Drawing
Birrarung House Life Drawing Photograph courtesy of Kerry Cross © Yesterday... picture this. Balmy spring day in the bush. Birdsong. A table laden with an enormous wedge of Prima… More…
Pamela Irving
Pamela Irving I'm finding Melbourne's cold wet winter really drab. I know we need the rain but oh how I long for a warm day to get outside and enjoy the sunshine on my deck in… More…
The Tree Project
The Tree Project It's a rare day that I'm not reminded of the 2009 Black Saturday fires in some way. Whether it's blackened tree trunks that still punctuate the landscape, or… 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…
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…