Here is our last blog before our open studio event.
We have another garden to explore and we have a map of a studio art trail for you to follow, which includes the gardens mentioned in the blogs.
Stop for morning tea, or bring your lunch and use our gazebos and sitting areas for a quiet moment while experiencing the hills ambience.
The Garden Route
The five studios profiled in the three blogs are quite close together. Numbers 16-18 are on the south side of Great Eastern Highway and are less than 2kms apart. The other two, also circled, are north of the highway. The range of art in these studios includes: pottery, glass making, painting and textiles. More art details are on the website or in the brochure. We hope you will enjoy the garden spaces and artwork on this special route!
Click here to view the interactive Google map showing Studio locations or view them in the MHOS brochure whicj you can download here
Julie Smith
Studio 21 | Studio Jules 735 Bushlands Road Hovea
Next to John Forrest National Park, in a natural bush setting, you'll find an art studio surrounded by wildlife: kangaroos, quendas and abundant birdlife, along with beautiful wildflowers. Spring in the hills is a true inspiration for creativity.
Studio Jules
Bush inspiration
Patterns
I find pattern inspiration everywhere - especially in nature. The shape of leaves and the patterns they contain are really interesting and being so close to the national park makes it easy to find lots of specimens.
Texture
All the nuts that our native plants produce are also something I use a lot. They can be stamped into clay in many ways and sometimes when they are stamped end on they create a perfect flower image. This texture is highlighted by the glazes I use.
The ceramic wall hangings which I call "Nature Trails" are organic shapes which I stamp with items found in my area.
Colours
I try to emulate the colours in our bush - the blues, greens and browns.
This winter I have collected four clays from different local areas and I am looking forward to experimenting with them. It’s a long process of sifting and testing but I hope that I will be able to incorporate it into my work.
Living in the hills is perfect for creating an environment so conducive to my art practice.
Visit my studio for a hills lifestyle experience. There will be seating outside the studio in lovely white wicker chairs with cuppas on hand!
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