Jacksons workshops

Did you know that Jacksons often run workshops and demos in their shops?

The next one coming up is a Valentine's origami workshop on Saturday 8th Feb, 2:00 - 3:30pm at Jacksons Subiaco Store, 103 Rokeby Road, Subiaco. The cost is $5 with materials provided and you must book - phone (08) 9381 2700 or email subiaco@jacksons.com.au.

Other events coming up are:

Painting Pastels onto Canvas - Bunbury store: Thursday 13th Feb, 10 - 11:30am & 2 - 3:30pm

Gold leaf, acrylilc & textile mediums - Busselton store: Thursday 20th Feb, 10 - 11:30am & 2 - 3:30pm

Copic Marker Demo - Cannington store: Friday 21st Feb, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Canvas Stetching Demo - Northbridge store: Friday 28th Feb, 10am - 11am

Chalk Pastels workshop - Midland store: Friday 28th Feb, 10am - 11am

Contact the individual stores to book your place.

Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School Art and Craft Fair - Stallholders Wanted

Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School’s 2010 Monster Craft Fair and School Open Day promises to be a day of artistic and cultural pleasure – a day in which we invite you to take part by booking a stall and selling your homemade wares!

To complement the Craft Fair this year, we will also be holding an Art Exhibition in the Auditorium, providing our Kindergarten to Year 12 students the opportunity to display pieces of work that they have completed throughout the year. Some of these up and coming artists will be sure to impress you!

Below are the dates and times for trade, set up and pack up:

Craft Fair: Sunday, 17 October 2010: 10.00am to 3.30pm

Set up: Saturday, 16 October 2010: 2.00pm to 5.00pm and/or Sunday, 17 October 2010: 7.00am to 9.00am

Pack up: Sunday, 17 October 2010: 3.30pm to 5.30pm

Our Craft Fair Committee will be advertising the Craft Fair extensively. In 2009 we attracted a very large crowd and our stallholders reported good sales. EFTPOS facilities will be available.

ACTION NEEDED: Email Kym Ashby on kbetti@bcgs.wa.edu.au for an application form and map.

This year, only a limited number of stalls selling similar products will be accepted for each venue – so don’t delay, get your application form in today!

Don’t miss this opportunity to join other craftspeople and artists on what will be a great occasion which is ideally timed to meet the Christmas market.

Bunbury Made On The Left

A short while back we had a Made On The Left Market in Bunbury - the first time we've gone regional. It was fantastic to see so many participants = both in sellers & buyers. We had a great time and can't wait to go back, making it even bigger and better then before!

Here are some photos from the previous event -

Venturing South - Made on the Left Three announced!

Our 'grand plan' with Made on the Left was to promote Western Australian creativity, not just Perth creative life, which is why we are very excited to annouce our very first Made on the Left market to take place outside the metropolitan area.

We are not sure how much our collective chocolate obsession influenced the decision, but our first regional market will be held on Easter Saturday, at the Highway Hotel, Bunbury. Find it on Google map - http://tinyurl.com/7o69dl

At the gateway to the Southwest, the Bunbury Made on the Left Market is expected to showcase a host of new and unique designers from regional areas together with popular Perth-based artisans who will use the event as an excuse to visit the wine region! The Easter Saturday Market is also expected to attract holiday makers and locals who want to experience the best of Western Australian original art and design.

Continuing our theme of heritage pub venues by hosting the Easter Satruday Made on the Left Market at the historic Highway Hotel should ensure that the buzz and atmosphere of our previous successful markets at the Hydey carries through to this new location.

Applications are now open, so prospective sellers should check out our craft fair page for more information and application forms.

And if you do the Facebook thing, add it to your events here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=122865780110

Faces behind Made on the Left - Part 5 - Rosanna Elizabeth

Rounding up our introductury series is our highly valued regional Made on the Left founding member, Rosanna Vinci. Rosanna has introduced you to all the other committee members as Made on the Left's 'Blog Queen' but went all shy when it was time to show herself, so I had the pleasure of interviewing her about her lovely jewellery, life at the doorway to WA's wine region, and her plans for the future - allow me to present Rosannna Elizabeth:

Tell us a bit about yourself & your craft.

Hi, I’m Rosanna and I create jewellery under the brand Rosanna Elizabeth.

I grew up on a farm in Donnybrook (the apple capital of Western Australia!) and now live in Bunbury, two hours south of Perth. I studied at Murdoch University and graduated in 2005 with a degree in Media Studies. After working in radio for a couple of years, I became a fundraising campaign coordinator for a not for profit organisation during the day, and a jewellery designer by night! I love creating jewellery that is a little bit different, like button necklaces and jewellery that incorporates vintage pieces. Something a little bit out of the square I guess that no one else will have. I have a driving need to keep learning new things and improving my craft.

What made you want to get involved with organising the Made on the Left craft fair?

I originally wanted to organise a market in the south west around the Bunbury area, but it was a little difficult by myself. So when Dara kick started the first event, I thought that I could learn a lot from it, and I have! I hope that we can extend our events to other regions of WA, including the south west, and also through to the northern regions of WA if there is a market for it.

What do you cherish most in your life?

I cherish life in general. You never know what can happen in the space of a day, or in 10 seconds for that matter. Life is too short. I also cherish my family, I wouldn’t be here without them, they are the best and I love them dearly.

What could you not live without?

My GHD hair straightener! I have really curly hair and if I let it dry, it’s a frizz ball! So I need to blow dry it straight after I wash it, which takes almost an hour (I have really thick hair), then spend another half an hour straightening it with my straightener…it works though and everyone thinks I have straight hair. If only they knew : ) If I’m being slack I just let it dry over night and then go over it with the straightener in the morning, but it doesn’t look as nice. My sister is a hairdresser - I blame her for me wanting to have nice hair all the time!

What inspires you?

Anything and everything! Colours, fashion, nature, people and personalities – I love it all! Colours are a huge thing for me though…it sets my mind off in all directions and I tend to mix different colours together, which makes for cool combinations!

Do you think being in Western Australia affects your craft in a negative way?

Not really. I think the internet makes it a lot easier these days to put your work out there. I have my jewellery in a boutique in the U.S. and without the internet, this probably would not have happened. I also think a lot of my creativity comes from the relaxed atmosphere here in Bunbury, so that’s certainly a positive!




What is the most important thing to you when you create your work?

I need to have some inspiration while I’m creating and be in a creative mood. If I don’t have that creativity in my mind, I just can’t seem to put anything together, or things just don’t work. I went though a creative drought not long ago, I didn’t make anything for about three weeks and I was starting to doubt myself. But thankfully the spell has been broken and I’ve found the motivation to get my groove back!

What are your plans for the future?

I hope to have my work in boutiques around the world and also making my mark locally with both my jewellery and bags.

I am learning to sew at the moment and I’d like to use this in the future to expand into making other crafty things. While doing this I’d also like to continue learning new jewellery making techniques. I am currently learning more about wire work, but I’d really love to get into Precious Metal Clay…I just need to remind myself to stick with one thing at a time!

In the long term, I hope to expand my jewellery range and launch a line of bags and possibly even clothing! My plan is to establish myself locally first and then go from there.