Artists

Our studio, firing service, and workshops are an opportunity for beginners and experienced ceramic artists, potters, and hobbyists to gather, share, learn,

My art practice is centred around the flow of energy, whether this is in everyday life, nature or spiritual influence. I use

Leslie Thornton has lived and worked in Castlemaine for 50 years. His body of work includes paintings of local icons‚ bridges, shops,

Sea Garden Ceramics are fine porcelain works. The working process is hand built, hand painted /glazed and fired. The organic detailed forms

Three artists , one venue. Pixels & paint cohabitat to present a diverse collection of work. Eleni  showcases acrylic and watercolor paintings

Contemporary Artist Dale Cox works across a diverse range of visual media including Film, painting and sculpture, often appropriating found objects as

On show are Mezzotint intaglio prints; graphite Botanical drawings and soft pastel landscape drawings. The work spans a period of approximately 10

Bev Lewis makes works on paper presenting the natural world in novel and contemporary ways. I want to encourage the viewer to

Painting and drawing I am an abstract artist and my paintings are influenced by the world around me. I reference the High

Kate is a multi-disciplinary artist, working from her studio amidst the beautiful Muckleford Forest. Kate works with paint, multimedia and embroidery. She

I have always been fascinated by the age of sail and making boat models has been one expression of that interest. There

fluxed earth uses high fired stoneware clay and glazes influenced by Japanese, Korean and Chinese ceramic traditions. Our current focus is on

Colleen and Brian are excited to share their newly organised studio –in a large shed on their small Taradale farm. Their eclectic

Wild Parterre I am questioning the categorising of flower‚ to paint the weeds on our roadside, the grasses lying with their individual

I am a Fine Art graduate from Monash University. In 2012 I left Melbourne for the central goldfields in Victoria, to set

RedShed Arts Workshop is a facility for artists both professional and amateur and for those who wish to learn new skills or

Penny Peckham is a printmaker, based in Castlemaine since 2014. With a background in Art History, much of her work has been

Catherine Pilgrim’s recent works revolve around narratives of women from history. Exploring the murky ground of historical sources, Pilgrim builds imagery suggestive

At a time when meeting indoors was restricted, a group of artists gathered amongst the granite boulders to talk art, creativity and

Paintings.

Life’s a studio. Images and metaphors synonyms and rhyme Expelled from a less than perfect heart Late expressions from one slowing man

Artist and graphic designer Lisa Major, loves creating sustainable gifts of joy. Lisa’s unique paintings, illustrations and design inspirations come from her

I like the discipline of making mid fired Porcelain and Terracotta Tableware but also enjoy the freedom of making one off pieces.

My work is contemporary realism. Still life is my primary passion and focus however, I am working more and more with birds

A fascination with wilderness, both local and remote, underpins Jane Rusden’s work. Combining Zoology and art she immerses herself in the landscape

I’d like people to see my new studio right in the heart of Castlemaine. I will have oil paintings and gouache for

I am a printmaker, with a practice which also includes painting, cyanotypes and artist books among other things. I returned to Australia

Graeme has been a professional artist for fifty years, recently retiring to the Castlemaine area. Painting small intimate panels, en plain air,

David Frazer has held over 40 exhibitions in Australia, London and China. He has won many Art Awards locally and Internationally including

As a visual artist – painting and printmaking – Betsy looks for form and shape from which to build a platform for

Melinda’s current body of work is about discovery and returning. It’s about excavating what it means to be human, to be fallible,

I paint anything, but mainly landscape using Gouache, Oil and occasionally Acrylic. My studio is a wholly, present time, functional artist space

I am a printmaker working mainly in dry point etchings on aluminium plates. I am interested in the natural world on my

As a painter and sculptor my main focus has always been on the environment. I grew up in ‘Dunmoochin’, an artists enclave

This prolific international Scottish Artist has won numerous prizes, both overseas and in Australia for his impressive landscapes and is one of

After the success of my previous exhibition at the Taproom, I’m grateful for the opportunity to exhibit my new paintings in this

Having moved in a few different trajectories I spent time working on colour and painting technique in the last few years with

Carole Kernohan and Michelle Guest We create using various techniques, including dyeing, spinning, weaving, knitting, felting, silversmithing and use a variety of

Delicate watercolours, colourful mosaics, exquisite ceramics and brilliant abstract paintings.

Ah but your land is beautiful. Alan Paton was talking about South Africa our homeland. This is what we feel about our

I’m inspired by the real Aussie Bush which has not been desecrated by the European Invaders. I don’t mean the grass paddocks

I make ceramic cups and plates. Everything I make is intended to be used, with each cup being slightly different so people

Ann Ferguson is a ceramic artist living and working on Djaara country in Castlaine. Her work is primarily abstract and sculptural, exploring

Painter in oils. Born Essendon Victoria 1932 Began painting at age 15 and is self taught. Exhibitions: since 1971 AMP Building, Emerald

I make works on paper, artist books and small paper sculptures. Linocuts, hand stamping, collagraphs and monoprints are the print techniques I

Sarah Fowler’s work is created entirely by hand, her passion for design and fine craftsmanship has given her a reputation for superb

My studio is up in the clouds with splendid views of Castlemaine’s woodlands and its landscape of rocky shapes, and ever-changing light

In creating alternate worlds in different mediums there is perpetual tension between the real and the imagined. Portal invites you to experience

Diana Orinda Burns is an artist who is primarily concerned with process and the evolution of ideas. In the last twenty years

Jane McKenzie’s ceramic sculptures have evolved from a life-long preoccupation with making art and a parallel architectural career. She completed a Master

From the East India Company, to Anthropocene. Utilising visual narrative, textual investigation and historical journeying, I unpack a more realistic understanding of

Paul Cavell was born in Melbourne in 1946 and studied architecture in the mid-sixties at the University of Melbourne. He transferred to

I create functional wheel-thrown porcelain ceramics, bringing handcrafted elegance to everyday life. Objects that are special to us create ritual and honouring;

My work is hand built in earthenware clay and fired in oxidation. My specialty is saggar fired ceramics using an electric kiln.

We are 3 artists working in 3 different syles and mediums. James is a photographer and printer, Serena is a sculptor, primarily

Trefor’s sculptures are fabricated from numerous components which he makes using various engineering techniques and reflect the human condition. Belinda’s delicate pen

Sandra Dean is a realist painter working and living in Central Victoria. Her work honors traditional oil painting techniques and materials. Formal

Walking in Campbells Creek There is a curious uncertainty, a wondering, a stillness, and yet, in the atmosphere of the bush as

Playground My studio is a place of research and development, where I am exploring the formal elements of line, form, space and

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Artpuff is a groovy new little showing and making space, launched in late 2021. Run by artists Kir Larwill and Melissa Proposch,

Explore Newstead and surrounds by following our Art Trail. See the works of printmakers, painters, sculptors, jewelers, potters, and more – at

We love clay! Our studio is a hive of muddy activity and we’d love you to come visit. Our members and students

The Spirit Bottles of Giovanni Baptista It is 1630s Florence and Giovanni Baptista, a man in lockdown due to a ravaging plague,