Market this Saturday!

The 9" X 5" Quality Maker's Market is on again Saturday April18th, from 10.00am - 4.00pm at Banyule Arts Space. We have over 20 stallholders, with absolutely beautiful handmade wares that you won't find anywhere else in Melbourne.

There is plenty of free parking, and Banyule Arts Space is 5 minutes from trains (Ivanhoe Station) and buses. We are situated at 14 Ivanhoe Parade, Ivanhoe - very handy to some of the best coffee and yummiest cakes in Melbourne.

Stuck for a Winter project? Why not purchase some hand-spun and dyed wool, from textile artist Teresa Bennet? Perfect for knitting nice warm mittens and scarves! If you're new to knitting (or just need a few tips), pop by Teresa's stall and have a chat. You'll definitely be inspired.

Available only at 9' X 5" Quality Makers Market.

Also this month, check out the amazing prints by competiton winners on www.redbubble.com. A great opportunity to pick up some affordable art, and meet the makers.

Interested in being a stallholder? Visit www.banyule.vic.gov.au/arts and download an application form.


9" x 5" Quality Makers Market - 3rd Saturday of the month

Stallholders

Some of our stallholders have their own websites and blogs, so I've added these to our front page.

We're also looking for more stallholders for our beautiful market, if you're interested or know someone who might be, download an application form from www.banyule.vic.gov.au/arts.

We're back!

Exciting news. We've changed our market day to the 3rd Saturday of the month. The first for 2009 is tomorrow, the 21st February, from 10am till 3pm.

Come along and have a look at us and enjoy coffee in Ivanhoe.

See you there!

Pictures from the market

It was a lovely market on Friday night, our first Twilight market. Hope you managed to find a Christmas present. If not, come on Sunday the 14th to our regular market and our last before Christmas for that original handmade gift.

Here are some more pictures from the market:

Twilight market - stall holders

Our first twilight market is going to be lots of fun with a sausage sizzle, carol singing and mini exhibition.

Here is a list of the stallholders that will be there.

Christine Battocchio - contemporary silver & resin jewllery
Shirley Barker - gemstone jewellery
Teresa Bennett - handknit & handwoven textiles
Gabrielle Case - enamelled & handpainted jewellery
Michelle Garibaldi - handmade fudge nougat
Sunchana Gogic - limited edition clothing
Louise Johnson - organic hand-made skin care
Lene Kuhl Jacobsen - ceramics
Rosina Lamberti - photography
Fiona Heathcote & Jacqui Hourigan - handmade children's clothing
Julie McMillan - Threadneedle & Bloom bridal accessories
John McPhail - soy wax candles
Roz McQuillan - painting & drawing
Inese Norvelis - handmade cards, albums, notebooks & diaries
Maureen Nugent - handmade glass art beads & jewellery
Gillian Peterson - fused & slumped glasswork
Kiyomi Reid - handcrafted handbags & accessories
Susie Tschirch - handmade cards, accessories, small good & ornaments
Nicole Sumner - Dichroic glass jewellery, paper collage & painting
Karen Glahn - jewellery
Sopia Koulbanis - jewellery
Andrew Taylor - dinosaur eggs
Joan Crowe - smocking

and we welcome new stallholders:

Tamara Bollig - plywood decorations
Anne McDonald - Christmas tree skirts

It will be a beautiful market. The brief description does not do justice to our stallholders, each of whose work is original and beautiful.

So come along on Friday 5th December from 5pm till 8pm

Twilight Christmas Market

Don't waste precious time and petrol running all over town looking for that perfect gift!

Everything you need, from more-ish fudge to adorable children's wear will be available at the 9" X 5" Quality Makers Market's extra-special Twilight Christmas Fair, on Friday December 5th.

The Market will run from 5.00pm - 8.00pm, and features a very special musical performance by students from Accent Music and Language Centre. We will also be having a free bbq in the park.

As always, the amazingly talented "North of the Yarra" artists will be presenting a huge variety of handmade one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your list.

The final Makers Market for 2008 will be held on Sunday December 14th, from 10.00am - 4.00pm.

BREAKING NEWS....

We will be taking a short break in January, and the 9" X 5" Quality Makers Market will be back bigger than ever, on a new day for 2009.

The Makers Market in 2009 will be on 3rd Saturday of the month (INSTEAD OF 3rd Sunday). We will kick off the year on Saturday February 21st, at the Banyule Arts Space, 14 Ivanhoe Parade, Ivanhoe.

Redeeming the ruin...the art of consumption

Our next market will be held in conjunction with this very interesting exhibition. You'll get two for one!

The exhibition is also the work of Banyule City Council and is running from the 22nd October to the 29th November. The exhibition is open at the Banyule Arts Space from Wednesday to Saturday from 11am to 4pm with special Sunday openings on the 26th October at 3.30pm and of course from 11am to 4pm on the 9th November, our market day.

For further information: www.consumption.org.au

The 9"x5" QMM will be open on the 9th November from 10am to 4pm.

Should be an inspiring day.

Children's workshops this Sunday

In anticipation of Children's Week, we are having some activities for children at this months market.

Shirley Barker will be running Jewellery workshops through the day for children 6-12 years. Classes will be at 10.30, 12.30 and 2.30. To secure a place call Shirley on 0409 806 631 or just arrive on the day.

Teresa Bennett will be teaching spinning on a stick all through the day. Just arrive and ask!

So come along and enjoy our market.

Kids fun at the Makers Market

Our wonderful jeweller Shirley teaches Ava to make a necklace.
This Sunday October 12 Shirley will be running kids jewellery workshops; we have a demonstration of Japanese braiding by the Melbourne Kumo Himo Society; a musical performance by Accent Music School Trio, as well as our fantastic market buskers Sam and Luke.

We welcome new stallholders this week:look out for Ricardo and his spectacular woodturning, Threadneedles and Bloom, who make the prettiest silk ribbon wedding accessories and bookmarks we've seen in a long time, and Artopia, makers of original glassworks.
Look forward to seeing you at the 9" x 5" Makers Market.

Artist profile - Maureen Nugent

Maureen Nugent - jewellery

Growing up in Brisbane with three talented sisters, an artist Mother and mechanically minded Father, I began my working life in advertising, and my love for all things ’visually creative’ grew from there.


Having worked with many of the artistic mediums, I finally found my niche in ceramics and Mud Pies Handpainted Ceramics was born. This became my creative outlet for 14 years. The painting of tile murals then led me to painting ‘whimsical’ walls and panoramas in local schools and private homes. Yearning for a new form of self expression, my sister introduced me to lampworking (the making of glass beads using a torch and rods of glass) in 2005. From that day on I have been consumed with passion for glass.

I now work full time from my home-based studio in Melbourne. Even though I have been involved in art & design for most of my working life, having the ability to turn a stick of glass into a beautiful, mesmerizing, wearable object is a magical experience that just grows with each day spent at the flame.. My love of roses and hearts feature strongly in my designs, this is perhaps a reflection of the way I feel about this totally absorbing art form.

Most recent achievement:

Beads Etc. Magazine: Overall Winner of The 2008 Australian Jewellery Designer of the Year Competition