GiftWrapt by The George St Artists Group

Marlene joined us at the last Made on the Left market selling her hand dyed silks and just emailed this invite to view and buy her work and that of many others next week. Just in time for that special Christmas gift!

Dec 5-13

11am - 6pm

Memorial Hall Exhibition Centre

Hamilton Hill

Contact Marlene on 0409 835 506

Artist Opportunity - Vendoring Site

Head on over to ETHIKL for a great online marketplace open to anyone who produces or wants to shop for:

Handmade items

Organic products

Natural products

Products made using recycled material

Ethical & Fair Trade products

Sounds cool eh? It's an Australian based website too!

Head on over here to have a look: ethikl.com.au

TAFE Photo Grad Show 2009

If you love supporting up-and-coming WA student-artists, and have a real hankering for photography, make sure you head on down to Central TAFE for their Grad show this year, its sure to be a ripper!

What to do this Weekend

One of the oldest and biggest traditional Arts&Crafts Fair is on this weekend; The Treasured Craft Creations Fair at Claremont Showgrounds. It also has a great mix of vintage and antique goodies thrown in, and would be a fantastic place to get a Christmas gift for a Mum or a Grandma, and you might be lucky and find something for yourself too, with "cool-crafts" beginning to invade the pavillions, slowly but surely!




Visit their website for more details: www.treasuredcraftcreations.com.au

Joondalup Sunset Markets

Independent Retailer Opportunity

Hi All you Designers,

This week has been NUTS for great opportunities for you all, and soon we'll be starting an extra blog so all the information doesnt crowd our little customer-fans inboxes (hello buyers! how are you?)

A lovely girl named Emma-Lee is starting up a new store in Woolongong, and needs some beautiful handmade items to go in it! Contact her for more details, click on the image!

Exhibition Space Opportunity

$100 GALLERY HIRE IN LEEDERVILLE

YMCA HQ GALLERY provides professional lighting, a hanging rail and a full time Mon-Fri gallery attendant for $100 per week. If you are an emerging, amateur or professional artist wanting to exhibit work, YMCA HQ Gallery wants to hear from you.

Past exhibitions can be seen here. Priority is given to artists under 30.

If interested call Poppy van Oorde-Grainger, Community Art Co-ordinator on

0438 992 465 or email poppy.vog@ymca.org.au. Please include digital images in your email if possible.

Market Opportunity - 29th November 09

Another market on the 29th of November (so far there is the Laneway Market, Perth Upmarket and Town of Vincent, and thats just in the city!)... have a look at the Town of Vincent Website for more details.





Gotta love a festival about coffee!!!

Market Opportunity - 29th November 09

Hello All, Just giving all the west-aussie designers a place to be on Sunday the 29th November... and buyers of handmade and vintage too!

1ST LANEWAY MARKET FOR FREO ON SUNDAY THE 29TH OF NOVEMBER 12-4PM
Products must be either:
VINTAGE
HAND-MADE
LOCALLY DESIGNED
RE-CYCLED
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS
We welcome:
HAND-MADE LOCALLY PRODUCED OR IMPORTED PRODUCTS
ART
DESIGN
PLANTS
HAND-MADE JEWELLERY
VINTAGE OR RE-CYCLED CLOTHING BRIC-A-BRAC OR WARES
CRAFT
GIFTS
TOYS
ACCESSORIES
HOME MADE FOOD/PRODUCTS OR LOCAL PRODUCE
Stall fees are $15-20 each depending on their size.
A Map of the lane has been attatched if you have a preference as to where you would like to be situated for the day.
The market will run between 12-4pm with a 10am set up time.
There is a loading zone on high streeet opposite Retro Vinnies 130-134 High St Femantle Opposite Tropicana cafe and the Old Victoria Hall.

You are asked to provide: ONE 1.8m TRESTLE TABLE AND CHAIR SHOULD YOU WANT TO SIT. ONE UMBRELLA AND STAND IF YOU HAVE AN OPEN-AIR SPOT AND WOULD LIKE A LITTLE SHADE YOUR OWN MONEY WHICH IS YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY. YOUR OWN DISPLAY MATERIALS RACKS FOR CLOTHING ITEMS ETC...

If all of this suits you and applies to you then please let Sophie know if you'd like to be part of the First Laneway Market for Femantle!!

You can send Sophie Dunham a short e-mail stating whether or not you would have preference on a stall number and what product you intend to sell on the day at marabou_clothing@hotmail.com


Have fun everyone!

Made It gives Made On The Left some Love

Awwww, how sweet.

We at MOTL had a lovely old chat with the crew at Made It, and a lovely interview came out of it... Check it out HERE.

Perth Markets / Awesome Arts Festival - Stallholder Callout

“What does an urban playground, a miniature film studio inside a sea container, and a City Within a City conjure up for you?"

If you would like to add more detail to the image then go to http://awesomearts.com/festival/.

The Awesome Arts International Festival for Bright Young Things is coming to the Cultural Centre (and other venues) from Sunday 22 November to Sunday 29 November inclusive. The Markets has just had a very very successful weekend with The Northbridge Festival. The program for Awesome Arts truly looks awesome and will attract a huge crowd. The Markets will complement this with bigger range of creative talent stalls, activities which nestle within the theme of the Festival and multicultural food to fill hungry tummies. This is an opportunity for the Creative Talent of WA to be on the same ground as a premier international creative event.

If you would like to be part of The Markets on these two weekends then simply go to www.theperthmarkets.com.au and complete the stallholder application form. Shared stalls will be available at a cost of $35 per day plus $8 public liability insurance.

MOTL @ Darlington Arts Festival

Take a look at the great MOTL "Sneak Peek"marquee at the-weekend-just-gone's Darlington Arts Festival!

The Ginger Fox brings you Jamie Worsley Glass

Hey you creative kids you, its The Ginger Fox again bringing you yet another wonderfully talented WA artist - Jamie Worsley.

Now if you have a great appreciation for superior workmanship and captivating visual delights then Mr Worsley's glass creations are for you!

Jamie's 'eggs', as he refers to them, take inspiration from nature and the influence of light. The egg's colour and design acts to reflect and refract light to spectacular effect resulting in these almost cosmic orbs. You can see some of these amazing creations for yourself at Artspace Gallery - 192 Hampden Rd, Nedlands WA

The Ginger Fox xox

The Ginger Fox digs Luii lush accessories

Hi Made on the Lefters, The Ginger Fox here again,

Not sure if you've come across this before but I just had to share. I am currently in love with Luii accessories! - http://www.luii.com.au/

Janice Chan of Luii is a Perth based designer who creates the cutest jewellery and accessories from darling fabric and treasured items she has found around the globe. I am particularly in love with her casual chic Stephanie tote.

Next additions to my hopelessly long wish list are these oh so sweet clutches.

Now not only does the little lady from Luii make us these delightful items, but her love of all things crafted caused her to start up her own online handmade shopping site Strawberry Jam, I highly recommend you check it out - http://www.strawberryjam.com.au/

Well that's all for now

The Ginger Fox xox

Megan Isabella's Pretty Paper Dolls

Hey guys, The Ginger Fox here. How many of you have fine memories of afternoons spent with scissors painstakingly following the lines to bring your paper dolls and their surrounding collections of clothing and darling accessories to life. Such simple fun as we 'fold here' to cover up our little ladies flower undies with a frilly summer dress. Its comforting to remember that a child doesnt need bells, whistles and batteries, just a hearty imagination and a fabulously drawn and dressed two dimensional dame.



Well now you can celebrate your fine flat females again as local Perth illustrator, Megan Isabella creates her own miriad of vintage inspired paper dolls. Swirly hair, rosy cheeks and toddler like cuteness, these little pieces of art are just too adorable. Take a wander through her blog and check out the inspiring collection of guys and dolls drawn from real people in her Paper Doll Project







Now this is not the only string to Miss Megans bow, just CLICK HERE and you can view her whole portfolio of whimsical, beautifullly rendered designs. If thats not all, Megan will then put on her teaching cap and share with her delighted readers the tips and tricks of life in Lessons with Miss Megan. I cant get enought of this gal!

xox THE GINGER FOX xox

Design Competition! Yay!

Hello all you lovely people who are designers, creative types and appreciators, welcome to our first blog competition!

The Made On The Left Marketing Gurus (SarahG, SarahD, Felicity, and Lauren) are currently expanding our Merch range from art posters and badges to include such lovelies as tote bags for your shopping ease, and... Bumper Stickers, so you can wear your MOTL loyalty on your sleeve (or car, or school file, or design folio... or anywhere really!).

The design for the totes wasn’t much trouble (I (osier) had a go at illustration at it was really fun!), but we decided to let you guys at it for the bumper sticker, and reward you for your efforts with a tote bag and a few other super-duper knick-knacks... what a fab prize!

The guidelines are:
1. Must include the words "Made On The Left"
2. Must be 3 inches by 10 inches @ 300dpi
3. We'd love it to have a super cute slogan like "honk if you're made on the left" or other such nonsense!
4. You may use our text logos for the design, but not our posters.
5. Visibility from a distance will be judged favourably.
6. Must be submitted to Lauren@madeontheleft.com by 5pm Sunday the 8th of November.

Yup, that does mean you have less than a week to come up with a design!
Better get cracking! (We hope to have them for sale at the November Hyde Park Hotel event)

Any questions can be posted in the comments, and please link to this competition on your blog, we want as many entries as possible!