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Fresh!
Feb 2
Fresh!
Instagram Masterclass for Makers
Mar 3
Instagram Masterclass for Makers
March Members' Advice Clinic
Mar 6
March Members' Advice Clinic
International Women's Day: Tea and Conversation
Mar 8
International Women's Day: Tea and Conversation
Vanguard: Contemporary makers using new technologies
Mar 15
Vanguard: Contemporary makers using new technologies
 
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CRAFT INTERVIEWS

WINDOW GALLERY

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VICTORIAN CRAFT AWARDS

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ABORIGINAL PROJECTS

Craft Markets

CRAFT MARKETS

 
A soft summery palette featuring work by local makers at Craft! #craft #ceramics #australianceramics #makers image: makers as tagged, untagged #lenekuhljakobsen New work by Australian ceramicist Christopher Plumridge has just arrived at Craft! The artist behind Claystone Pottery in Highett, Victoria, his work is highly regarded for its precision, studied form and exquisite use of glazes. Originally studying in the 70s under Chinese, Japanese, English and Australian potters, his work has been featured in countless publications and his thriving practice includes commissions for the likes of Attica and the National Gallery of Australia. His outstanding work with glazes is the result of long term development of formulae he originally began testing as a student and have been refined through years of practice. This extensive research and development ensures that the colour, texture and depth remain utterly unique. #craft #ceramics #australianceramics #madeinaustralia #design Visit Fresh! at Craft! Celebrating the next wave of Victorian graduates in contemporary craft and design! On until March 10! #craft #freshexhibition #making #emerging image credit: the work of @jessmerlo The work of this year’s Fresh! finalist Michelle Stewart and an extract from her interview with us in this year’s Fresh! catalogue available online. ‘I grew up and I now live in Kinglake. This is a town that is surrounded by National Park on all sides and I spend a lot of my time in it. The area is home to some truly amazing plants and wildlife that exist nowhere else on the planet. Among a diverse range of flora, the tallest flowering plant - the Mountain Ash - as well as the tallest moss on earth live here. Our Victorian state faunal emblems, the Leadbeater’s Possum and the Helmeted Honeyeater, who are both Critically Endangered, live in these forests of the Central Victorian Highlands. This remaining 1% of Mountain Ash forest that we have left is being logged and is disappearing. As this area is public land there is a lot of human impact within it. The glassI use in my work are bottles that I have collected from roadsides and from within the bush. It is rubbish that has been cast away. Some of it has been hidden for many years and a lot of it has been thrown from cars or simply dumped. To be able to clean up this debris and turn it into something beautiful and considered, for me, is a way of caring for the land and I am trying to create work that can express the fragility of the environment we share.’ #making #Freshexhibition #craft #glass image credit: photographer Andrew Barcham Join us in Craft’s Library next week to celebrate International Women’s Day and acknowledge the deep connection of women, craft and feminism. Guests include: Feminist, artist and maker Casey Jenkins, crochet mystic Jane Badger and Fresh! Finalist, Tattooist Anna Dunnill and Gunditjmara artist and jeweller Laura Thompson @thekooriecircle . Book online now! #makersmovement #craft #womensupportingwomen #internationalwomensday image credit: Casey Jenkins The intricate work of ceramicist @zhu.ohmu at Craft! #craft #ceramics #makers The beautiful work of ceramicist @vanessa_lucas_ceramics at Craft! #craft #ceramics #makersmovement Champagne and Diamonds ring by Craft jeweller Andrea Simmons. Creating distinctive and unforgettable pieces, Andrea’s practice explores gender, identity and embodiment. Visit Craft and find out more! #jewellery #craft #australiancontemporaryjewellery @cashmere_malekitsch #uniqueengagementring There are still a few spaces available for our Instagram Masterclass on Saturday 3 March at @five_easey_upstairs! An intensive daylong workshop which covers styling, product photography, language and analytics for 2018 and beyond! Book online via shop.craft.org.au #craft #photography image credit: @netti_wagner #design The work of ceramicist and jeweller @sealaloko in this year’s Fresh! Drawing from Seala’s Maluku Islands heritage, An Offering to My Other Side presents a series of large sculptural ceramic works which explore ancestry and culture. #craft #ceramics Come visit Fresh! at Craft! Presenting the work of 13 recent graduates in contemporary craft, design and fine art practice - for over 25 years this exhibition has supported and celebrated emerging artists. #craft #design #freshexhibition #makers #gallery Image: Jess Merlo, Untitled. Ashleigh Jessup, Untitled. The work of ceramicists @jackson_leah and @itufts at Craft! #craft #ceramics #australianceramics Melbourne ceramicist Tara Shackell’s Iron Age Vases at Craft! #craft #ceramics #australianceramics @tarashackell Jeweller Brendon Collins’ Jupiter Ring at Craft. Made with rosewood and ebony, each piece is carefully crafted by hand. Growing up in Margaret River, WA, Brendon learnt his woodworking skills from his father, master craftsman Greg Collins. Now residing in Melbourne, he creates precise pieces with native and international timbers. #craft #woodworking #jewellery @studiobrendoncollins This ring by Australian jeweller Shimara Carlow entwines 18 CT strands of gold with sparkling diamonds. Come visit us instore or shop online for this Valentine’s Day! 💙❤️💛💚💜 #jewellery #craft #ceramics #textiles #timber #glass #shimaracarlow With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, we’ve got you covered at Craft with distinctive works made by Australian craftspeople. Visit us online or come and see us in our new home in Watson Place! Image: Seb Brown Silver and Topaz Strut Ring #craft #jewellery @sebbrown Yesterday we officially opened this year’s Fresh! Exhibition. Celebrating 25 years of this remarkable program, Fresh!’s continued commitment to present diversity and innovation in craft and design has seen it grow to become one of the most respected forecasters of emerging craft and design in Australia. On at Craft until 10 March. #craft #design #makers #weaving #textiles #ceramics #jewellery image credit: @sum_guys_photography