Craft Victoria at Design:Made:Trade

Craft Victoria at Design Made Trade Melbourne 2011 from Craft Victoria on Vimeo.

In July 2011 Craft Victoria selected 12 of it Members to exhibit trade stands at the State of Design's Design:Made:Trade event, and another 12 to create temporary studios onsite at the Royal Exhibition Building.

Featuring a group of craft makers and designers who represents the spirit, creativity and diversity of contemporary craft and design in Victoria, this year's selection of makers showcased working across ceramics, textiles, accessories, jewellery, glass and lighting.

This interactive and engaging space was a major feature of the State of Design cultural program and presented the diverse practice's that make up Victoria's craftspeople, designers and artists.

We hope you'll take the time to view this wonderful video by the very talented Tom Broadhurst of Bandit Films. Thanks very much Tom!

Craft Victoria CEO Joe Pascoe on arts marketing

We've got a small treat for you today! Joe Pascoe our Artistic Director & CEO has shared a few words as part of a series of short videos collated for Arts Marketing Association's annual conference this year. Enjoy!

 

Adam Cruickshank at Signal Screen

We hope you managed to catch Adam's Signal iScreen installation in late April featuring work producing during his Brand Identity Strategy workshop at Signal earlier this year.

More photos to follow soon!


Photo courtesy of Adam Cruickshank

Limedrop's 'Silver Lining' AW10 collection: now at enCOUNTER!

On Monday, the lovely folk from Limedrop installed their work in our enCOUNTER display windows. Featuring work from their latest collection, Silver Lining (Autumn/Winter 2010), included in the display are lovely cloud-printed oversized 3 colour jacquard knits, drapey silk cardigans and merino wool scarves.

We'll have photos of the installation up soon, but for now check out this punchy time lapse video of a blue merino wool scarf being knitted.

In case you aren't familiar with Limedrop's fabulous work - although we can't imagine how, Silver Lining is their seventh collection! Limedrop is comprised of the loveliest couple in the world, Clea Garrick and Nathan Price, and here is some info about them:


Limedrop presents 'Silver Lining'

Limedrop’s AW10 Silver Lining Collection delivers a unique mix of casual tailoring and limp volume with the brand’s signature focus on contrasting proportions and unisex styling. A wearable and flattering mix of casual tailoring fused with eye catching and elegant drapery, the collection has the optimism and energy we’ve come to associate with this happy-go-lucky label.

Using colours that are distinctly Australian, Silver Lining evokes the mood of long afternoons on the coast, warm walks through tropical rainforests and slow drives along the Outback’s ever changing horizon.

The collection is subtlety unisex, few pieces are distinctly “his” or “hers”. Limedrop proudly gives control to the wearer to masculinise or feminise each garment according to their own taste and style.
Let your imagination set sale are the inspirational cloud, ocean and desert printed garments. Unusual but not abrasive, spontaneous yet calming, these pieces (drape cardigan and blazer and cropped tee) whether worn alone or together truly represent the fun, charm and cheek of our favourite design duo. The three colour jacquard merino woollen jumpers, cardigan and scaves are also a warm, delightful addition to the collection.

The bold designs of Nathan Price and Clea Garrick continue to fill the pages of Australia’s top fashion editorials including Oyster, Frankie and Russh. The international market has also been charmed by the irresistible Limedrop energy with editorial recently reaching the pages of Harper’s Bazaar Indonesia. Limedrop were also shortlisted in 2009 for the Spirit of Youth Australia (SOYA) awards placing within the top 10 finalist position.

Silver Lining is the seventh collection from the Melbourne based brand and is set to excite and inspire their ever growing legion of fans. With their bold use of rich colour, contrasting but complimentary textures, easy layering and flattering shapes Limedrop have again taken poll position as Australia’s leading brand for wearable, practical but always daring fashion.

All Limedrop garments are proudly made and designed in Australia.


This exhibition is part of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival cultural program. enCOUNTER is on display all day every day, and do drop by Craft Victoria to pick up a Limedrop catalogue featuring their entire Silver Lining collection!

Want more? Visit their website where you'll find links to their online shop, collection archives plus all the latest updates.

Closing party featuring The French & Free Choice Duo

Awesome poster by N Gray

When you're done doing the exhibition opening rounds tomorrow evening, come by Craft Victoria at 8pm for special "anti-drone" performances by The French (playing their second ever show!) and Free Choice Duo (playing their umpteenth opening/closing show - that's a good thing!)

Just so you know, The French are: Nathan Gray (Snawklor, Vortices), Julie Burleigh (Solo, Session musician with Beaches, Mum Smokes etc.) and Bianca Hester (Paeces) and Free Choice Duo are: Jarrod Zlatic (Fabulous Diamonds) and Jessica McElhinney (Troglodyte's Ball).

Click here to go to the Facebook event page for more info.

It'll be a great way to wrap things up for the final week of Nathan's exhibition and we hope you can make it to the closing party.

PS. It was in Three Thousand this week so it's got some cred (right Nathan?!)

In the meantime, to whet your appetite here are some videos of Nathan. The first is an excerpt of a performance with Dylan Martorell that took place earlier this year at Tape Projects in Carlton, and the second is Tudo Que Acho (Everything I Find/Feel), a video produced by Nathan during his residency in Bahia, Brazil.

See you tomorrow!

Introducing... Tamara Marwood

a little ladylike tinkling and smearing is a new exhibition by Tamara Marwood, playfully subverting the Victorian notion that women's participation in the public world is be confined to 'tinkling' (embroidery) and 'smearing' (painting). Constructed using traditional techniques of English piecing patchwork, this installation greets the viewer with a quilted enclosure, structurally supported by wooden chairs and piles of stacked, lifestyle magazines. Inside, a video animation featuring the semi nude female figures of Bendigo's Alexandra Fountain, flows across the horse hair surface. This fabricated interior asks us to contemplate the myriad, contradictory ways in which the female body is manifest in contemporary culture: as monumentalized allegory of public space; as subject of domestic labour; as superficial, glorified celebrity.

Until Saturday 29 November, Tamara Marwood's installation a little ladylike tinkling and smearing will be on display in Gallery 3. A mixture of video and crafty goodness, the installation also featured an annimation collaboration between Tamara and Dylan Fowler.

If you missed out on this marvellous exhibition, do check out our website and this previous CLOG entry for more images. A hard-copy catalogue is also available, and if you'd like a copy don't hesitate to give us a call or send us an email! Details are on the sidebar to the right.

About me...
I have been living in Bendigo for nearly ten years now, with my husband and two children. I spend a great deal of time on the train between Bendigo and Melbourne - perfect for stitching.

About my exhibition a little ladylike tinkling and smearing…
This body of work is a real change in direction for me - and I have to thank Kate Just for her support and also Dylan Fowler for helping me to to make the leap! In making this work I wanted to find ways to connect the handmade and architectural form, in particular private spaces and the body.

About the quilt…
The quilt being hand sewn on a train is full of mistakes and little unravelling holes - but I quite like them - it really emphasizes the imperfections of the hand made and of our own bodies. I really couldn't imagine how long the quilt took to make - a lot of hours.

And about the magazines…
Some magazines are mine - but I am not a hoarder (other than opshop fabric!)

My proudest achievement to date…
My children - both born at home

When I was a child, I wanted to grow up and be…
I know my Nan dearly wanted me to be a nurse.

If I could do anything in the world tomorrow…
I would go to Congo and support the women and the children there who are experiencing extreme horrors due to war.

Detail shots of the quilt

For more on Tamara's work, do visit her blog - it's a great read!

Tamara Marwood: A little ladylike tinkling and smearing

Here is a peek at Tamara Marwood's exhibition a little ladylike tinkling and smearing currently residing in Gallery 3. There's a cubby made from a gorgeous quilt that looks painstakingly made, and a small pile of weekly magazines that yours truly may be dying to read... what is the story behind Mary's hospital dash?!

A still of the video which is located inside the cubby.

Tamara's work is in Gallery 3 and runs till 29 November.