TWENTYSEVEN Exhibition

After a whole year of planning, fundraising and endless list making...

Our GRAD show turned out to be a huge suscess with over 500 people for the opening night!

The gallery space in Fitzroy made our show, with its beautiful garden outside filled with sculptures from peter the gallery owner, amazing natural light and that character you just cant get in your average white wall gallery.

The show was posted on the melbourne 3000 website and has featured on many blogs since its opening...The BA Textile Graduates of 2011 should all be very proud of there amazing creative skills, they have set the standard high for years that follow....x

Natalie Hackett,Alicia Gordon,Georgina Bishop      Nerida King

My knitted garment in the group section of the gallery

My wall display

TwentySeven of us

Bree Janes,Dani Pelly,Erin Reinboth,Marie Romano,Celina Jackson

Bree Janes

Marie Romano

KAKA - Kevina-Jo Smith Knit Exhibition

Using materials such as plastic bags, string, leather, rope, ribbon, seeds, grass and plants that are woven, knitted and knotted together to form totems for the new age, Kevina-Jo's is an artist that lives in the Blue Mountains and has nature at her feet, she has created a beautiful unique collection that reminds us of what our waste can become. Kevina-Jo's knitted pieces can be seen at the C3 Contemporary art space in Melbourne.

RMIT Brunswick Bazaar.....

A collection of work from the RMIT Textile & Fashion school took center stage of the Mooney Valley Race course last week. Graduates from BA Textile design show cased their sustainable side by building a cardboard construction to display there work, While the fashion diploma students had real life models roaming around in there designs, The diploma of textiles students showcased their designer maker and crafter style. It was a display of high standard all round....a very talented graduating year across all courses.

Re loved treasures fashion parade

Melbourne cup fashion parade at White jade lunch inn,

Re loved treasures was created by mother and daughter Wendy and Sharnee Thorpe, Inspired by our love for finding and collecting treasures from op shops around the area.

It all started last summer at local markets and is now stocked in 2 shops, Illusive in Cabarita and white jade in Pottsville.

Everything has been hand made from beautiful old lace fabrics and trims, to create the graceful unique label that is re-loved treasures.

All affordable one off pieces. A sustainable label that has the environment and re using second hand fabrics as its goal.

It is all made by hand with love by Wendy at the dinning room table, So please enjoy the collection.

Wanderer

Neck piece inspired by the wanderer within...

Designed and made by Laura Dougherty

Sasha Heath - Illustrator

Sasha Heath is UK born and has been living in our creative little house for the last 12 months,it has been so great to have such a talented illustrator living with us. She is currently working as an illustrator at Down to the Woods and also dabbling in everything else she can manage to fit into her busy life in Melbourne. Such as an internship with a small stationary label, Entering children colouring-in book competitions and Painting mural on cafes walls with her equally talented boyfriend. Sash has fit right into Melbourne's creative scene with her talents, she also rides a very trendy custom made fixy bike, which makes her even cooler! Here is some of her drawings she has been doing while living with us....Enjoy!

You can see more of Sasha on her website and her blog:


http://www.sashaheath.co.uk/
http://www.hellotomato.com.au/

Sasha's Illustration for a children's colouring-in book competition

Take me home

As summer approaches all i can think about is the beach!

Today is a scorcher in melbourne and its only going to get hotter.... Im looking forward to flying home on the weekend to my little home town of Hasting Point, where i will be swimming and laying on the beach for a week straight.

Wandering Fitzroy

 Now that the weather is warmer in melbourne, I love wandering the streets of Fitzroy...these are some of the pictures I have taken along the way...pattern - colour - texture i just cant escape it.

Laura Dougherty - Textile Designer

In the next few weeks i will be posting about my very creative and talented house mates.... 

The first to grace this space is Laura Dougherty

Laura is currently studying Textile Design at RMIT, she majors in weaving and is extremely good at what she does...here is her latest project  


Roaming Free 

"Interiors autumn/winter 2012 brings to life Roaming Free, a collection that celebrates easy elegance in your home. Inspired by floral motifs found on antique china. The woven range looks deep into floral structures to find geometric motifs of diamonds, squares and organic natural lines. An indigo and white colour palette recreates the freshness of blue and white china, accents of red compliment deep inky indigo tones and shades of grey add winter warmth."