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Hidden talents brought to light

Caren Florance — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:10:37 +0000

Close your eyes, says Kirsten, and imagine yourself on the beach. Feel your toes in the sand, hear the water crashing towards you, and smell the salty air, and that...

Home:made: emerging artists surprise and delight

Caren Florance — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 22:29:57 +0000

The DESIGN Canberra Festival is everywhere right now. The festival is colouring our city with street and window art, the gorgeous NAMAKO sculpture on Aspen Island and events like Open...

Place Makers: increasing Canberra’s cultural capital

Caren Florance — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 20:05:14 +0000

Many cities and regional areas boast lovingly about their ‘culinary pantry’: the mix of local produce and production that makes their cuisine unique. Canberra has a spectacularly creative and cultural...

From Cell to Cosmos: Working together to craft science

Caren Florance — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 20:15:10 +0000

Glass artist Elizabeth Kelly has a fascination with shape and scale that sends her delving into the structural secrets of the natural world. How do shells form perfect Fibonacci curves?...

Raising the Bench Mark

Caren Florance — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 20:00:35 +0000

Have you ever worn a soil necklace? Or carried a plant on your body? How many ways can old materials be repurposed and remain meaningful? The four young artisans in...

Canberra craft is front and centre in Melbourne

Caren Florance — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 20:00:18 +0000

Four of Canberra’s most promising young designers are heading to Melbourne to push their ideas – and dreams – to a whole new level. With 160 exhibitors over 12,000sqm, Denfair...

ENGRAM: Holding memories in the hand

Caren Florance — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:00:54 +0000

Rings are objects that we buy to hold our memories, that sit on our hands to remind us of moments and pledges. There is nothing more beautiful than an old...

Transitions: contemporary mosaic magic

Caren Florance — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:10:18 +0000

Say the word ‘mosaic’ and most people would think of ancient walls and floors picturing landscape scenes or abstract patterns. Craft ACT is showing a number of contemporary mosaic works...