Don't forget Handmade Markets this weekend at the National Convention Centre. I am ONLY doing Saturday. Surely there is someone on your Christmas list that would just love a sanded pot, a pair of knitted earrings, or a funky basket made from recycled plastic strapping!!!

Tonight is the CAPO 28 Auction at the National Archives here in Canberra. I have donated one of my favorite baskets - "Gallery Shopper". Check it out on the CAPO website

http://www.capo.org.au/capo-auction-galleries/capo-auction-artwork-2011/

Here are some pics from that wonderful week with John Garrett at Hunter Hill at the end of this past September...it seems so loooooooooooooong ago!

The piece in the front is one of my new experiments. Using John's idea of caging wire I have woven in plastic strapping. Oh!!!! This has so much potential...now to focus and get on with some!!

and then there was last week in Sydney at Fibre Arts at Hunter Hill with John Garrett!!!!

What an amazing week making baskets out of wire and metal and recycled materials and ... and .... and ...

pics soon!!!!!

Me finally learning how to plait at  weekend with Jackie Abrams at ANU School of Art....it did feel a bit strange as I had gone to high school  in the same building...this was much more fun!!!  Jackie was a great teacher...very patient with all of us as we struggled managing all those strips of paper...bit like playing with an octopus.

OH MY!!!!

was it really June that I last blogged!!!! 

so much to catch up on!!!!

The Handmade Market's Business Summit was a brilliant day!! 

I learnt so much about stuff I have just been winging my way through....now to put it into practice!

And how did I get into so many of the pictures on the blog???? http://canberrahandmademarket.blogspot.com/2011/06/small-business-summit-and-expo-wrap-up.html . I really like the one where I have pen in one hand and knitting in the other.... check it out in the middle of the blog.

What a busy day it was at the Handmade Markets!! 

So many people who have never seen my work before!! All very exciting!!!!

And I have now placed some of my sanded pots in my bathroom to see if anything happens to them in that steamy setting....watch this space

The next Handmade Market is just around the corner!!!

Don't miss it!!!

Saturday June 11th

National Convention Centre in Civic

10 am to 4 pm

It is hard to believe that it hs been a full month since I was at the Basketry Gathering in Port Sorrell, Tasmania!!!

And what an amazing time it was!!!!

So many new things to learn...so many new people to meet!!!

 

Click here to see the pictures.

Handmade Market coming soon!!!!

HANDMADE MARKET

February 19th 

at the 

National Convention Centre in Civic
11 am to 4pm

more space for stall holders and customers and browsers

more parking

better facilities - toilets, ATM........

SEE YOU THERE!!!!!

This is going to be a great year for basketry!!!

The National Basket Makers Gathering 2011 is happening at Port Sorell in Tasmania 17th to 22nd of March. Basket makers from all over Australia will be there...Oh, our fingers will be tired and our minds full!!!!

AND I couldn't believe it when I happened to open an email...actually I was procrastinating and thought "Oh, I wonder what this is?" and it linked me through to Cloth Art at Hawkesbury 2011..... and who should be on the list but one of my all time favourite basket makers ....  John Garratt... I spent two weeks with him at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts  in Maine, USA, back in 1997 before I returned to Australia....John is such an amazing basket maker and so generous with his time and support!!! I can't wait!!!!