Australian Designers On Show

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Over the weekend of 28th, 29th, 30th March I took part in the Designers On Show exhibition held each year in the Turramurra Masonic Centre on the Pacific Highway at Turramurra. The centre has two exhibition halls accessed via a common entry foyer. It was my task to design and hang the entry foyer exhibition and then play host over the weekend, meeting and greeting visitors as they arrived.

The entry foyer was my exhibition space; I didn't have a display stall in the show as did the other exhibitors. In this way I was able to integrate my work into the building and take advantage of discreet spaces not otherwise utilized. It made for a strong impression when entering and also when leaving the Show.

Other exhibitors in the Show included Mark Jones [leather], Carol Page [bespoke shoes], Alice Leda Pettirosso [merino woollen garments], Denise Smith [lampworked glass beads], Jane Stapleford [watercolours], Bob Taber [jewellery], John Hablitschek [jewellery], Jane Slicer-Smith [hand-knits], Lyn Hart [ceramics] and many other former exhibitors from the former Australian Craft Show run by Bibby and Shields from 1984 thru to 1999 at variou svenues but primarily the old Sydney Showgrounds at Moore Park. We were also supported by Craft Arts International who had a stand displaying their magazines in the foyer.

Australian Designers on Show

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The Australian Designers and Creators exhibition, which grew out of the Australian Craft Show at Fox Studios in Sydney has morphed into Australian Designers on Show. The exhibnition at the Masonic Hall in Turramurra over the weekend of 23rd, 24th and 25th March 2012 was the fourth exhibition of it's kind and the first time I have taken part.

The fine timber craftsman Dave Jones had to pull out of this year's Designers on Show so I was very pleased to have been invited as his replacement. While the number of visitors wasn't huge it was a good show for me. I sold several of my abstract leadlight mirrors and had many worthwhile conversations and some very positive leads for future commissions. It's been quite a few years since I have exhibited on the Northside (was a member of the North Shore Craft Group for many years when I lived at Lane Cove) and I'll definitely have a presence at Turramurra in 2013.