MUNDARING HILLS 
OPEN STUDIOS 2026
17 to 25 October

Albert Einstein just might have had educators in mind when he said those words and throughout long teaching careers Robin Dale and Trenton Harris have passed on the joy of creative expression and knowledge to countless students, without losing their own passion for art-making. Their dedication to exploring all things art has led them to opening their studios for the first time this year as part of the MHOS family. This week I was lucky enough to visit both Robin and Trenton in their...

Behind the scenes: How an artist prepares for Open Studios “It’ll be fun,” they said. “It’s just two weekends.” Ha! Deciding to open my studio to visitors as seemed like a good thing to do after years of creating art that very few people saw: so I screwed up my courage and applied to be one of the artists in MHOS 2024. Then I took stock of what I needed to do before welcoming people into my home. After working through the mental and psychological aspects of major imposter syndrome, (am I...

Ric Burkitt: Painter A common thread running through the artists I’ve visited this year is the commitment to being a full-time artist after years of other work- even, or maybe especially, if it has still been in the creative sphere. In The Soul’s Code, James Hillman might have expressed it as returning to what one was always supposed to be- fulfilling destiny- or the acorn theory of intrinsic character. Ric Burkitt has definitely followed his “daimon”, devoting himself to the artistic life,...