guide book

guide book
Saturday & Sunday
September 21st & 22nd 2013
STUDIOS OPEN 10AM–5PM

Yarra Valley
Open Studios
Group Exhibition
The Memo Healesville
7 to 26 September 2013
contents
A message from our Ambassador 1
Weekend Events 2
Food Stops 17
Touring Map 18 & 19
Accommodation 20
Artists are listed alphabetically by surname.
After the Yarra Valley Open Studios weekend all studios are open
by appointment.
This project is made possible by the funding partnership with Yarra
Ranges Council and the support of our wonderful sponsors.
Contact:
e openstudios@burrinja.org.au
w www.yvopenstudios.net.au
Opening at 6:30pm on
Friday 13th September 2013
Management team:
Management:
Project Coordination:
Book Design:
Studio Photography:
Printed by:
YVOS Inc
Amy Middleton,
Burrinja Cultural Centre
Claire Emmett,
Redfish Bluefish Creative
Mike Emmett and Bec Jones
Ferntree Print
The annual Open Studios exhibition
features new work from each participating
studio created to showcase the creative
energy and skill in translating concept
into object. This exhibition is a unique
opportunity to see work from each of the
artists in one gallery, making The Memo a
great place to start your Yarra Valley
Open Studios tour.
Thanks to our major sponsors:
Thanks to our partners and supporters:
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Zoe Warne
Co-founder, August
2013 Yarra Valley
Open Studios Ambassador
An award winning Victorian
Microbrewery that serves delicious
handmade fare from fresh
regional produce.
25 Bell Street, Yarra Glen
(03) 9730 1905
hargreaveshill.com.au
In the early 1970’s my grandmother, Ros Bower,
helped form the Community Arts and Regional
Development Committee of the Australia Council.
She personally championed artists and others to help
Australians to explore new ways of seeing themselves
through the arts.
When I was a girl I was lucky enough to spend a lot
of time with my other grandparents in their studio,
completely at home among the brilliantly coloured
glass from their lead lighting, every surface smeared
with paint and that syrupy musk of pottery in the air.
It felt totally normal to be surrounded by creators
and their work every day. However, growing up, I
soon realised that this was actually not a common
experience for kids my age. I feel so privileged to have
been a part of their wonderful creative life.
Welcoming you to Yarra Valley Open Studios feels a
bit like sharing my childhood with you all. It’s about
discovery and delight, witnessing creativity and rare
talent at work, and immersing yourself in the creative
process of these amazing artists.
So often we may admire a piece of fine pottery or
an artwork in a gallery and wonder: How did they
do that? Set against the backdrop of the stunning
Yarra Valley, a masterpiece in itself, Yarra Valley
Open Studios provides an opportunity to discover,
learn, observe and be inspired - your curiosity will be
rewarded.
To those visiting us for the first time, we warmly
welcome you, and to those returning, welcome back.
Enjoy!
Zoe Warne
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Weekend events
Saturday
# Artist Description Time Length Cost
6 Clare Painting with watercolours - 11am 30 Free
James Expressions of a self taught artist
mins
14 Mary
Newham
3 Christine
Cafarella-
Pearce
Demonstration: The process of
drawing the dressage horse.
Observers may watch or choose
to follow some of the steps
with charcoal, pastels, and ink
washes themselves.
11am 30
mins
Oil Painting Demonstration 1pm Up to
1.5 hrs
Free
Free
MAKING ART MORE AFFORDABLE
[acrylics] [oil paints] [pastels] [watercolours] [pencils]
14 Mary
Newham
28 Laura
Windmill
5 Healesville
Pastel
Group
28 Laura
Windmill
16 Sandy
Peeters
Demonstration: Planning and
painting a landscape. A small
sketching activity can be
undertaken during discussion.
Tepee rapid firing demonstrations
(weather permitting)
Pastel demonstration by
Kate Bills
Wheel and handbuilding demontrations
(weather permitting)
Be involved in mosaicing a
garden sculpture
2pm 45
mins
2pm
Free
Free
2.30pm 1 hr Free
All day
All day
Free
Free
Visit us online or at Three Stories
505 Maroondah Highway, Healesville
Open for sales & pick-up 10am-3pm, Tues-Friday
P: 1300 788 644 E: info@artecon.com.au
facebook.com/ArteconAU twitter.com/ArteconAU
artecon.com.au
23 Christen
Jo Stone
Spin your own cord using
natural plant fibres
All day
Gold
coin
Sunday
Artist Description Time Length Cost
6 Clare
James
Painting with watercolours -
Expressions of a self taught
artist
11am 30
mins
Free
2
14 Mary
Newham
3 Christine
Cafarella-
Pearce
14 Mary
Newham
28 Laura
Windmill
5 Healesville
Pastel
Group
28 Laura
Windmill
16 Sandy
Peeters
23 Christen
Jo Stone
Demonstration: Da Vinci's rules
of proportions to create a face
you didn't know you could draw!
11am 30
mins
Oil Painting Demonstration 1pm Up to
1.5 hrs
"Watercolours and text" Learn
how to create a Visual Travel
Diary. Optional drawing activity.
Tepee rapid firing demonstrations
(weather permitting)
Pastels and Portraits:
Demonstration by Janet Hayes
Wheel & handbuilding demontrations
(weather permitting)
Be involved in mosaicing a
garden sculpture
Spin cord using natural plant
fibres on an ordinary stick
2pm 45
mins
2pm
Free
Free
Free
Free
2.30pm 1 hr Free
All day
All day
All day
Free
Free
Gold
coin
Phone: 03) 5962 5688
art@threestories.com.au
threestories.com.au
...artspace
...art supplies
20% off RRP. Always.
...framing
by Michele Tanner.
...workshops
for every level of experience.
...cafe open
on google thursdays.
505 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville.
Open 10am-3pm, Tues - Friday.
Art supplies also at artecon.com.au

White St
You are invited to observe the lives
of artists in the hills in 2014.
For a single weekend this autumn the makers, designers
and artists of the Dandenong Ranges will open their studio
doors to give you a sneek-peek into the world that exists
behind the art object.
Saturday & Sunday 3rd & 4th May 2014
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For more info go to openstudios.org.au
Burrinja Presents
Secret Ingiets
Mysterious stone carvings and
ceremonial objects of the Tolai, PNG.
Works from the McLeod Gift Collection.
24 August - 1 December 2013
www.burrinja.org.au/secretingiets
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Tim Bassett & Tali Dalton
Blown Glass
Tim and Tali are internationally recognised glass artists
with a combined practice of over 30 years. Their individual
work is held in museum collections around the world
including the Australian National Art Glass Collection and
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Together they
founded Healesville Glass Blowing Studio. Tim specialises in
site-specific contemporary chandeliers whilst Tali’s focus is
on sculpture. They also collaborate on a range of functional
objects. They approach the vessel as a canvas on which to
explore colour and texture in a painterly manner, creating
abstract and expressionistic land and skyscapes. Their
mezzanine viewing area provides the opportunity to see,
first hand, the ancient art of glassblowing.
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Healesville Glass Blowing Studio
416-420 Maroondah Hwy,
Healesville • 5962 2211
info@hgbs.com.au
www.hgbs.com.au
Mel Ref: 270 F11
MAROONDAH HWY
Old Fernshaw Rd
Healesville
District Hospital
HEALESVILLE
Goondah Ln
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Healesville
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3
David Bennett
Painter
My work is mostly influenced by the surrounding
environment of the Yarra Valley: the mountains, changing
moods of the weather, the sky and the wildlife. I like
to sketch from nature and paint in the studio, trying to
bring the feeling of these things to the fore rather than a
realistic representation.
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7 Harker Street, Healesville
5962 2973
rolpa2@bigpond.com
Mel Ref: 278 B2
Old Lilydale Rd
Harker St
HEALESVILLE
Christine Cafarella-Pearce
Painter
Multi-award winning Healesville artist, and Fellow of the
Australian Guild of Realist Artists, Christine paints with
distinctive technique, colour and design. Her Yarra Valley
paintings display great understanding and familiarity of
subject. Christine journeys to outback Australia to paint
and absorb the intriguing colours and feelings of the
landscape she sees. She illustrated the bushfire recovery
children’s books: ‘Black Saturday was my Dad’s Birthday’
and ‘Can we go Home Now’. Christine has been awarded
the AAEA Gold Medallion 2010, Best Painting St Kevin’s Art
Show, Workshop tutor, judge and demonstrator.
Links Grove
Ryrie St
MAROONDAH HWY
Harker St
Haig Av
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21 Chum Creek Road,
Healesville
0409 923 092 • 5962 2751
www.cafarella-pearce.net.au
Mel Ref: 269 J11
Eleva Rd
Crowley Rd
Healesville - Yarra Glen Rd
- Kinglake Rd
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Sioux Dollman
Mosaics/Ink/Painting
Sioux transforms rubbish into magic by creating
ferrocement garden sculptures with beautiful reflective
coatings of glass and mirror mosaics. As well as creating
sculptural work, Sioux also paints and draws, using
ink, paint, silver and gold leaf. Sioux captures the everchanging
beauty and magic of nature and beyond. She
also runs inspirational workshops at her studio nestled in
fairy ferns and flowers – it is an environment oozing with
creativity.
WARBURTON HWY
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4 Azalea Court, Warburton
5966 5936
lotusblooms@siouxdollman.com
www.siouxdollman.com
Mel Ref: 290 D7
Park Rd
Lala Rd
Homers Rd
< To Warburton Hwy
Healesville Pastel Group
Pastel
Healesville Pastel Group is made up of Yarra Valley pastel
artists who have met over the last eight years at pastel
classes, tutored by local artist Janet Hayes, and drawing
sessions at Healesville Living and Learning Centre Studio.
The artists create a broad and individual range of award
winning artworks. Pastel is pure colour which can be soft
and light, as the name suggests, or rich and vibrant.
» » Healesville Living and Learning Centre Studio
1 Badger Creek Road, Healesville
0417 073 620 • 5962 5982
communityprograms@healesvillelearningcentre.org
info@janethayes.com.au
www.healesvillelearningcentre.org
Mel Ref: 278 E1
Old Warburton Rd
Clarke Ave
Sylvan Ave
MAROONDAH HWY
Badger Creek Rd
HEALESVILLE
Old Warburton Rd
8
Azalea Ct
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Clare James
Painting/Drawing
Di King
Painter
Clare is fascinated by the natural world. Her interest in
the ‘everyday’ (small birds, her pets, insects, weeds in the
garden), encourages her to examine the details around
her and highlights to others what she finds beautiful.
Clare’s background is in drawing (V.C.A) but her work is
primarily watercolour painting. Clare will launch her new
range of soft furnishings during Open Studios weekend.
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7 Pilmer Road, Healesville
0423 856 186
MAROONDAH HWY
Healesville
Oval
DON ROAD
Farnham Rd
kombiclare@hotmail.com
facebook.com/pages/Clare-James-Artist
Mel Ref: 278 G2
HEALESVILLE
Auburn Rd
Thomas Rd
Mount Riddell Rd
Pilmer Rd
Di’s work is of an impressionistic realist nature. Her main
aim when painting is to capture light, thus creating the
atmosphere suited to the subject. Di’s subject matter is
varied and includes nature, landscape and portraiture. Di
is particularly interested in painting the bush, gum trees,
cattlemen, and figures layered in fine drapery and satins.
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Di King Gallery
32 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville
5962 2557
mail@dikingartist.com
www.diking.com.au
Mel Ref: 278 B4
Henry St
HEALESVILLE
MAROONDAH HWY
Steel St
10
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Mim Kocher
Sculptor/Painter
Mim’s main love is creating small sculptures, using
recycled bases, modelling medium, engraving tools,
ceramic and acrylic paints. She is always a little sad when
parting with them, as they evolve into such characters.
Mim also paints on canvas using acrylic paint, inks,
powders and often resin. She loves the freedom of
experimenting with a variety of media.
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21 Romeo Road, Healesville
0417 592 947 • 5962 2322
Healesville
mk@artypacks.com.au
Oval
www.artypacks.com.au
Mel Ref: 278 K4
MAROONDAH HWY
David Lloyd
Painter/Author
I often describe my work as figurative and illustrative. I
like to describe my thoughts on human journeys both in
drawings and paintings. My first novel, recently published
also looks at the journeys of several characters set in a
fantastical world of my own creation.
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The Squeaky Door
47 Newgrove Road,
Healesville
Newgrove Rd
12
HEALESVILLE
DON ROAD
Mount Riddell Road
Donald Road
Healesville
Showgrounds
Gibbs Road
Anderson Road
Romeo Road
0418 134 858 • 5962 4028
lloydd59@gmail.com
www.thesqueakydoor.com
Mel Ref: 278 D2
Newgrove Rd
Cornish Rd
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Evelyn Grove
10
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Beverley Mann
Textiles
Beverley prefers to work with natural fibres, silk, wool, linen
and cotton. Beverley collects leaves and flowers from the
Yarra Valley to dye the fabric before transforming them
into eco friendly, biodegradable wearable art. Beverley’s
creative process is time rich - taking many weeks for an
imprint to appear on the fabric. A design is then developed
to suit the dyed fabric, often finished with hand stitching
and embellished with embroidery. Beverley also recycles
textiles into scarves, felted art and home wares. In winter
she turns to creating nuno felt and pre-felt into hats,
shawls and waistcoats. Beverley also tutors at workshops
on textile art at schools and businesses around Melbourne.
Daniel Mathers
Drawing/Painting
Daniel’s work usually begins with a chaotic scribble that
he slowly expands on. Through the use of humour, horror
and surrealism Daniel depicts the human state.
»»
10 Westmount Road, Healesville
0434 958 511 • 5962 1803
danmath41@gmail.com
Mel Ref: 270 E11
Westmount Rd
» » 5A Warburton Business Centre
Woodspoint Road, Warburton
0408 165 115
mann.beverley@gmail.com
Mel Ref: 290 E4
Blackwood Av
Donna Buang Rd
St Leonards Rd
Eadie Ave
MAROONDAH HWY
WARBURTON HWY
Woods Point Rd
MAROONDAH HWY
HEALESVILLE
Riverside Dr
14 WARBURTON
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Lynne McDowell
Ceramics
Lynne’s studio in an old dairy overlooks the picturesque
Woori Yallock Valley. Inspiration from this beautiful
setting has led her to create a range of new colourful
high temperature glazes for her softly thrown tableware
as well as evolving designs for her signature porcelain
and gold ware. In contrast, Lynne continues to use
different hand formed techniques to create pieces for use
in the landscape. Whimsical plant totems, frog houses,
fountains, water catchers and majestic Queen Head
planters can all create a focal point for a garden
or balcony. Demonstrations throughout the day.
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Williams Cres
»»
Olive Tree Pottery
1715 Warburton Highway
(opp. Phillip Road & ‘Tyrepower’)
Woori Yallock
0449 796 909 • 5964 7507
lynnepotta@gmail.com
Mel Ref: 286 J12
Phillip Rd
WARBURTON HWY
Food stops
A
B
C
D
Yarra Valley Dairy
70-80 McMeikans Rd, Yering (Mel. Ref: 275
C10) Ph: 03 9739 1222 • www.yvd.com.au
Our Shop is located in the farm’s 100 year old
milking shed which has beautiful views of the
Yarra Valley. We’re open 10.30am-5.00pm
daily (except Christmas Day) and offer
tastings of our hand-made artisan cheeses.
Healesville Hotel presents the Harvest Café
256 Maroondah Highway, Healesville
(Mel. Ref: 278 C1) • Ph: 03 5962 4002
www.yarravalleyharvest.com.au
Handmade pies, freshly baked muffins,
Genovese coffee, gourmet lunches, salads
and delicious desserts. Wander on in and
order at the counter. Open 8am-4pm daily.
Warburton Pantry
383b Warburton Highway, Warburton
(Mel. Ref: 289 K4) • Ph: 03 5966 9688
m 0417 345 552
info@warburtonpantry.com.au
www.warburtonpantry.com.au
The pantry for food lovers. You will be
surrounded by quality groceries and local
wines, the aromas from the kitchen and the
intoxicating freshly ground locally roasted
fair-trade and organic ‘Silva’ coffee. We hope
to create a place for you to meet friends,
relax and enjoy the pantry experience.
Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company
25 Bell Street, Yarra Glen
(Mel. Ref: 275 A1) • Ph: 03 9730 1905
Delicious handmade fare from fresh
regional produce. Award winning Victorian
microbrewery. Eclectic Yarra Valley winelist.
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Myers Creek Rd
Glenview Rd
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Victoria Rd
LILYDALE
STEELS CREEK
Etham -
13
King St
Macintyre Ln
YARRA GLEN
COLDSTREAM
MAROONDAH HWY
20
Yarra Glen Rd
D
21
A
MELBA HWY
WARBURTON HWY
DIXONS CREEK
St Huberts Rd
MELBA HWY
WANDIN
NORTH
Old Healesville Rd
Healesville - Yarra Glen Rd
Kilara Rd
19
TOOLANGI
Long Gully Rd
MAROONDAH HWY
Medhurst Rd
Gruyere Rd
Maddens Ln
GRUYERE
14
SEVILLE
27
Healesville - Kinglake Rd
3
23
CHUM CREEK
Healesville - Koo Wee Rup Rd
WARBURTON HWY
HEALESVILLE
1
Don Rd
1
1
1
BADGER
CREEK
12
WOORI
YALLOCK
MAROONDAH HWY
Donna Buang Rd
LAUNCHING
PLACE
Don Rd
WARBURTON HWY
Healesville
Kinglake Rd
MAROONDAH HWY
YARRA
JUNCTION
HEALESVILLE
A
B
Lowes Rd
Donna Buang Rd
MILLGROVE
WESBURN
2
Healesville - Koo Wee Rup Rd
15 16
26
11
7
25
22
9
C
WARBURTON
4
5
Badger Creek Rd
10
11
1
Don Rd
BADGER
CREEK
Healesville
Sanctuary
24
6
7
E
28
Woods Point Rd
EAST
WARBURTON
MAROONDAH HWY
8
McMAHONS
CREEK
Studios open by appointment only during the year. Please contact
the artist directly to make a time.
Permanent Studios. Please contact artist directly for opening times.
Recommended food stops.
Recommended accommodation. Linden Gardens Rainforest Retreat
in not shown on this map. See page 23.
Book accommodation at
visityarravalley.com.au
Note: Map is not to scale.
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Start your tour here...
Make sure you see the group exhibition,
showcasing work from each artist – a great way
to start your Open Studios journey.
Open from September 7-26th,
Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 4pm
The Memo Hall, Maroondah Hwy, Healesville
Need directions?
Open Studios information, photos,
and maps (including GPS-assisted
driving directions) all in the palm of
your hand.
Download your free Yarra Valley Open
Studios iPhone app from the iTunes store.
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Accommodation
A
B
C
D
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Healesville Hotel
256-258 Maroondah Highway, Healesville
(Mel. Ref: 278 C1) Ph: 5962 4002
admin@healesvillehotel.com.au
www.yarravalleyharvest.com.au
The Healesville Hotel has seven spacious,
simple yet stylish, restored hotel rooms. Each
room is different in size and shape and feature
queen beds with crisp white linen, handmade
local soaps, flat screen digital television, tea
and coffee making facilities, brightly painted
walls & soaring pressed metal ceilings. There
are three bathrooms at the end of the hallway,
so don’t forget to pack your robe!
Yering Gorge Cottages
215 Victoria Road, Yering
(Mel. Ref: 274 D12) Ph: 03 9739 0110
info@yeringcottages.com.au
www.yeringcottages.com.au
Yarra Valley’s premium luxury Bed
and Breakfast style, self-contained
accommodation. Luxury private spa cottages,
the perfect Yarra Valley getaway, only 45
minutes from the Melbourne CBD and 50
minutes from the Melbourne airport. Yering
Gorge Cottages & Private Nature Reserve is
located on the banks of the Yarra River in the
middle of the beautiful Yarra Valley.
Linden Gardens Rainforest Retreat
Luxury B&B in the heart of the
Dandenong Ranges
1383 Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd,
Mt Dandenong VIC 3767
(Mel. Ref: 66 F2) Ph: 03 9751 1103
www.lindengardens.com.au
Linden Gardens is a warm and inviting B&B of
pure indulgence. Set on 3 acres of rainforest
gardens, Linden has an artistic combination
of designer contemporary and antique
furnishings. With fully cooked breakfast for
2, gas log fires, 2-person spa baths, king size
beds, free wi-fi, plush bathrobes, Foxtel, and
Natural Earth bath products.
Margaret McLoughlin
Painter/Printmaker
Margaret’s creativity is expressed in a number of ways
including oil paintings on canvas, mixed-media, works on
paper and printmaking. Margaret’s experimental approach
to different media affords her work a unique freshness
and integrity. Her works are primarily expressions of
her passion for colour, pattern, texture and strong form.
Margaret is inspired by the ideal landscape, natural forms
and the figure. Her compositions aim to suggest a story
and are often presented as a complex arrangement of
shapes. The studio is elevated, capturing a magnificent
view of the surrounding Yarra Valley landscape.
»»
Dandara, 35 Scott Road, Yarra Glen
0401 001 907
mcloughlinr@optusnet.com.au
www.margaretmcloughlinartist.com
Mel Ref: 266 J6
Scott Road
Steels Creek Road
Gulf Road
13
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Mary Newham
Painter/Mixed Media
Mary’s major source of inspiration is the beautiful Yarra
Valley. Oil painting on site enables her to capture the
weather and seasons and the subsequent variations in
light, colour and atmosphere. Recent travels to Europe
and Asia provided Mary with varied opportunities to work
in watercolour, these ideas being expanded with oils at
home in her studio. Mary also celebrates the powerful
grace of dressage horses using pastels, charcoal and
acrylics. Other artworks focus on the athleticism of the
polo pony and show jumper, or she expressively paints
and draws the characteristic gestures of unmounted
horses and other animals.
Josef Peeters
Wood Carver/Worker
My simple goal as a woodcarver is to create a pleasing,
recognisable shape then allow the natural splendour of the
wood to take over.
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11 Margaret Court, Millgrove
5966 5975
scrabblejoe@gmail.com
www.carverjoe.weebly.com
Mel Ref: 289 E2
Margaret Ct
Lillis Ct
McKenzie King Dr
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Station Oak,
455 Victoria Road, Seville
0432 714 304 • 5964 3580
marynewham@gmail.com
www.marynewham.com
Mel Ref: 119 K8
Station Rd
Victoria Rd
Railway Rd
Old Warburton Rd
Bedford St
Vera Ct
22
WARBURTON HWY
Maxwell Ct
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Sandy Peeters
Mixed Media/Mosaics
My passion is to utilise discarded objects & materials
in colourful emotive mosaics.
My pieces range anywhere from jewellery and sculptures
to large murals.
I hold classes and workshops in my studio
retreat and accept commissions for
private and community clients.
»»
Sandys Mosaics
11 Margaret Court, Millgrove
5966 5975
sandysmosaics@gmail.com
www.sandysmosaics.com
Mel Ref: 289 E2
Bedford St
Vera Ct
Margaret Ct
Lillis Ct
McKenzie King Dr
Justin Purser
Steel
Justin’s designs are based on free flowing organic forms
and patterns. He is inspired by the lines and forms of
nature like the growth of a plant, grass in the wind, the
flow of a river or a rolling landscape. He uses simple
bending and shaping techniques, a gas fired forage and
an old power hammer to create the components for
gates, balustrades and architectural details. Justin uses his
Architectural Ceramics and Design background to design
artistic objects for specific spaces. The majority of his
work comes from private commissions although he has
completed a number of public and commercial projects.
Yarraview Rd
» » Decorative Metal
386 Yarraview Road, Yarra Glen
0425 747 636
justin@decorativemetal.com.au
www.decorativemetal.com.au
Mel Ref: 274 D4
Glenview Rd
Glenview Rd
Yarraview Rd
24
Maxwell Ct
25

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Maureen Purser
Ceramics/Textiles
Maureen’s life as a potter began 20 years ago at
Potters Cottage, Warrandyte. The pieces she creates
are functional stoneware pieces, randomly glazed in
blacks, blues and reds, representing the colours of the
landscape. Her studio ‘Cow Shed Pottery’ is in the milking
shed of an old dairy farm in Yarra Glen where she also
creates colourful scarves and products from alpaca and
sheeps wool.
Ted Secombe
Ceramics/Sculpture
Ted has been working as a professional artist for more
than 30 years. His specialist skills allow him to create
three-dimensional works in porcelain, stainless steel
and bronze from a studio situated on top of a hill with
magnificent views over the Yarra Valley. Ted’s long career
includes many exhibitions in Japan, Europe and USA and
he has works in over 30 permanent collections worldwide.
Ted’s work can be seen in public places including Crown
Towers and Chadstone Shopping Centre.
» » Cow Shed Pottery
386 Yarraview Road,
Yarra Glen
0419 322 242 • 9730 1277
purser01@bigpond.com
Mel Ref: 274 D4
Yarraview Rd
Glenview Rd
Glenview Rd
Yarraview Rd
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240 Bleases Lane, Dixons Creek
0419 572 882
tedsecombe@bigpond.com
www.tedsecombe.com
Mel Ref: 268 A3
Bleases Ln
Bottings Ln
DIXONS CREEK
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Raelene Sharp
Painter
Raelene is fascinated with light and how it falls across an
object or view. She uses it as a tool for effect, and also as a
significant addition to her work. Raelene uses this method
to its best advantage, and is most satisfied artistically,
when painting portraiture or figurative works. While she
specialises in portraiture and feels lucky to have painted
some well known and respected people, she does not limit
herself to this subject. Raelene has been a finalist in many
national portrait and art exhibitions most notably winning
the 2012 Archibald Packing Room Prize and the 2006
Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize.
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Glenview Rd
Steels Creek Rd
Forest St
Ellis Rd
Mills Rd
» » 105 Forest St, Yarra Glen
0407 827 344 • 9730 2242
raelene@raelenesharp.com
www.raelenesharp.com
Mel Ref: 267 B11
Symonds St
Forest St
YARRA GLEN
MELBA HWY
Wendy-Jane Sheppard
Painting/Drawing/Mixed Media
Wendy-Jane Sheppard is an award winning artist, art tutor
and mentor. Her art practice of 26 years incorporates
a diversity of artistic techniques and genre including
portraiture of animals and people and has completed
numerous commissions for a diverse clientele. She is a
registered teacher of the Michael Wilcox School of Colour,
Fellow of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts and
has a Visual Arts Degree with honours, Uni SA. She tutors
in all painting and drawing mediums, styles and genres
as well as professional artist career development and
portfolio critique. “Art for me is a lifelong dedication to a
commanding visual language that expresses my unique
and personal view of the world.” W.J.S
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21 Bristol Cresent, Lilydale
0402 576 068 • 9735 5691
wjsartist@gmail.com
wendyjanesheppard.com
Mel Ref: 38 J7
Bristol Cres
Hillcrest Pl
Hereford Rd
Bristol Cres
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Healesville Kinglake Rd
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Katrina Spooner
Ceramics
Katrina’s sculptural forms are hand built, reflecting her
own personality. Many take on a whimsical nature and
often carry an underlying message. She is inspired by
her environment and its abundant palette of texture,
colour and shape. Katrina uses a variety of clay from
warm speckled earthly colours to stark white porcelain,
sometimes combining clays to create contrast and
interest. She loves to push the boundaries of her medium
allowing each piece to form its own unique pattern.
Christen Jo Stone
Natural Fibres/Wire/Metal/Paper/Semiprecious Stones
Jo’s creative journey has taken many turns but each
medium she has worked in has enriched the ones to follow.
Always there is evidence of her love of nature. Her work
is generally three dimensional with a fluid, organic feel,
whether in ceramics, textiles, jewellery or natural fibres.
Although Jo is known for her wirework jewellery, she has
returned to Healesville from interstate to work in natural
fibres, weeds and reeds, bark and flowers, gathered
entirely from the Yarra Valley. Her new studio gives her the
space to work in a variety of materials.
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Katz Potz
386 Yarraview Road,
Yarra Glen
0411 530 157
katspoon@iprimus.com.au
Mel Ref: 274 D4
Yarraview Rd
Glenview Rd
Glenview Rd
Yarraview Rd
» » 19 Hazford Street, Healesville
(via Eleva Rd beside Chum Creek Store recommended)
5962 3262 • originals@christenjo.com.au
www.christenjo.com.au
Mel Ref: 269 G11
Birdwood Av
Hazford Street
Eleva Rd
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Agnes Szetey
Painter
Agnes is passionate about, and dedicated to capturing the
unique essence of Australia. Inspired by her love of nature,
the outback, horses, birds, people, history and the high
country, she has been painting for more than 40 years.
She paints in most mediums but her favourite is oils, which
she uses in her own unique impressionist style.
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Healesville Fine Art Gallery
278 Badger Creek Road, Healesville
0409 351 837 • 59621129
fri44596@bigpond.net.au
www.healesvillefineart.com.au
Mel Ref: 278 F5
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Badger Creek Road
Badger Creek Road
Toora Cres
Hannover Rd
Don Road
John Thomas
Painter
John travels to many locations in an endless search for
that “never to be found” subject. His preferred subjects
include the land, the sea, boars and beaches. Being mainly
self-taught, he enjoys working in groups and advises other
to do similar as there is so much to learn and cannot be
learned by an individual alone in just one lifetime. His
works hang in numerous collections, both private and
corporate. A number of awards and commendations
are to his credit. John is an enthusiastic member of the
Australian Guild of Realist Artists, and of the Prestigious
group Valley 10.
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Pennylane Studio
32 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville
5962 2557
myartandframes@johnthomas.net.au
Mel Ref: 278 B4
Henry St
MAROONDAH HWY
Steel St
HEALESVILLE
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Alistair Whyte
Ceramics
Alistair is a potter who works in a wide range of styles
and temperatures. His practise covers everything from
raku and pit firing, to earthenware, stoneware and
porcelain. Alistair trained in Japan and greatly admires the
beauty and techniques of the orient. It was in Japan that
he refined his skills in porcelain making. In recent years
Alistair has turned towards wood fire for more inspiration
and has built a wood firing kiln. He feels this is an integral
part of his creative journey that brings him back to the
basics of earth and fire.
WARBURTON
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80 Scotchmans Creek Rd,
Warburton
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0422 084 728 • 5966 5292
ajwhyte@iprimus.com.au
www.alistairwhyte.com
Mel Ref: 290 A6
Station Rd
Scotchmans Creek Rd
WARBURTON HWY
Glenbrook Rd
Station Rd
David Williams
Ceramics
David’s commitment to crystalline glazed porcelain began
while completing a BA (Fine Art) at Phillip Institute (Melb)
in 1980. Each piece is individually handcrafted on a potter’s
wheel and then fired to a very high temperature in a kiln.
Crystal formation occurs during the cooling stage. The
crystal shapes and patterns vary from one firing to another
making each piece a unique collectors item. David’s work
has been exhibited in the National Gallery of Victoria and
Parliament House, Canberra and is represented in many
recognised public and private collections.
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1691 Kinglake Road, Toolangi
0419 372 286 • 5962 9287
claycrystals@fastmail.fm
Mel Ref: 10 Q2
Old Toolangi Rd
Cherrys Lane
C.J. Dennis Road
HEALESVILLE KINGLAKE ROAD
TOOLANGI
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White St
The Memo
Healesville
The Arts Centre
Warburton
Theatre Music
Cinema Exhibitions
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www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/ach
Laura Windmill
Ceramics
Laura’s work is mainly non-functional and very much
influenced by the natural environment; the shape and
texture of rocks, sand, earth and living things. Patterns
caused by erosion, weather or natural occurrences, or the
colours caused by these events capture her eye. Laura
is particularly influenced by the landscape of central and
outback Australia. Specialist firing techniques allow her to
capture the amazing colours of this region.
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31 Silverleaf Place, Healesville
0408 980 065
laurawind28@hotmail.com
Mel Ref: 270 G12 Healesville
District Hospital
MAROONDAH HWY
Old Fernshaw Rd
HEALESVILLE
Old Fernshaw Rd
Silverleaf Pl
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