Margaret lives in Hobart and has been working in glass since 1993, having previously worked as a potter for 13 years she was inspired and impressed by the colour and ‘immediacy of result’ which comes with working in glass.
Margaret specialises in designing and making ‘tiffany’ sun catchers of Australian birds and flora where she captures the spirit and character of her subjects. This technique allows the use of very small pieces of glass thus enabling a design to contain considerable detail. Not surprisingly, these are often a sought after item by collectors. The personal care she takes with her craft is obvious and her perfection in soldering and finishing her pieces is often commented on by her peers.
From pottery kilns it seemed a natural progression to glass fusing. Margaret also makes a range of fused and slumped glass plates using the vibrant and colourful Bullseye specialty glasses.

She has recently begun experimenting with glass casting and dichroic glass jewellery.

Maureen began to paint seriously about eight years ago. She is self-taught but also spent a year at the Tasmanian School of Art. As well as painting, Maureen is a teacher, consultant and researcher in educational drama and visual art at the University of Tasmania. Her enthusiasm for each creative area spills into the other.

Artists Statement:
“I am often asked why I paint flowers. I wonder if this is linked to my early life on the west coast of Tasmania where I spent hours watching my mother work as a florist. The flowers I choose to paint are the ones I love. Flowers are uncomplicated, beautiful, and full of serenity in this challenging world. My palette is made of mainly transparent colours. In painting flowers I find that my subject matter is unlimited. Every flower has a different texture, form and colour. With every painting I challenge myself to express not just the form but also the essence of the form. I choose to work with the acrylic medium opting to use mainly the ‘Golden’ brand for its strength of pigment and flexibility. Within my work I aim to achieve an exceptional three dimensional quality describing texture through the subtle manipulation of tone, making each flower vibrant and full of life. I like the viewer to feel they can see into and beyond the heart of the flower.”                                                               Maureen Innes

Judy has enjoyed photography, as her main hobby, for over 25 years, and in the last 2 years has returned to her home town of Hobart, after spending many years in Sydney pursuing a science career and then running her own business.

Now enjoying more free time she has combined her picture framing skills with her photography to present a variety of quality, mainly framed, photographs from around Australia, from dramatic, colourful Arnhem Land sunsets to quiet, reflective days on the Derwent River in Hobart.

Inspired by nature's ever changing vistas and landscapes, her artist's eye has captured these inspiring images for all to enjoy. Each photo is composed in the viewfinder of the camera and there is no computer enhancement of the photo, showing a completely natural image, as seen by her eye.

VIVIENNE OLDHAM - Jewellery & Textile Design      

Vivienne lives on the beautiful Tasman Peninsula. She developed a love of rocks and shells from her family, who were always collecting them, along with fossils and plants and generally anything from the earth. Driftwood and coral, beach glass and bits of rope were always brought home from beach and bush walks. Always though, it has been rocks and crystals that have rung her bell. As soon as she semi retired she started experimenting with different techniques of beading and jewellery making, but found she could not go past using the beautiful gemstones available today, silver being the perfect companion to show off the stones.

Gemstones and rocks have powerful energies and they make a real difference when you handle or wear them, so working with them to make something beautiful is good for the soul.

The “art to wear” beading with cabochons is a particular love as the stones and fossils take on new life, and seem to enjoy being the centre of attention. Vivienne hopes the stones pass on their beauty to all who see them. The gemstone beads are sourced from around the world, and when possible, the cabochons are cut and polished by Vivienne. The silver is often hand worked.

Ros has been a working artist for approximately 30 years enjoying the creative challenge of a wide and varied range of different mediums.  These include and yet are not restricted to Pastels, Printmaking, Soft Sculpture, Wire Jewellery, Silver Jewellery, and free form Silk Artistry.  This she developed into her own designer clothing range for approximately 5 years.

Ros is a lover of the creative process itself which has allowed her to draw from her extensive skill base and incorporate it into teaching in several different areas.  Currently Ros is enjoying exploring the relationship between movement and natural form, with the contrast of silk and printmaking.  A tactile and fluid subject moving  though to a more solid form.

Mel Hills is deeply in love with Tasmania's unique light, landforms and wildlife. This she expresses through her wildlife images, scientific illustrations and landscapes.

She studied Zoology at the University of Tasmania, then did a Graduate Diploma in Wildlife & Scientific Illustration at the University of Newcastle – a fabulous year just concentrating on painting.

Mel prefers to work from life, using skins where necessary for  detailed scientific and wildlife work, but supplements her sketches with photographic material.

Although Mel mainly specialises in watercolour, she also works in pen & ink, chalk pastel, pencil and acrylic–depending on subject and end product – ie taxonomic illustrations, landscapes, portraits or murals.

She has produced a range of cards and limited edition prints from her work.

Commissions are welcome