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\u201cWe have absolutely everything. Anything to do with paper, like cards with artists\u2019 imagery, jewellery of all different varieties, and all textiles, from knitting to art textiles, fine embroidery, and even preserves,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all in it because we simply enjoy making things. We aim not to duplicate what our exhibitors offer, so we don\u2019t have three shelves of the same thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an adrenaline rush for your creativity to see what others are making. We just like to sell our crafts so we can make more,\u201d Ms Waterhouse laughed.<\/p>\n
President Liz Cocks said the cottage constantly \u201creinvents itself\u201d as fashions, crazes, interests and members come and go.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s important for a business to change and watch trends, and when we put a new person on the Council, a new range of products come into the cottage,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The Crafts Council operates on two tiers. Some members simply join for a small fee and can assist in the running of the cottage, while others pay a little bit more to exhibit and sell their work there.<\/p>\n
Members are put on a roster to serve cottage customers and sell the work of their fellow creatives. They have quarterly social events, and an annual themed exhibition during the June long weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FOR almost thirty years, the Crafts Council of Ballarat has brought vibrant life, creativity, colour, texture and enterprise to the historic Adam Lindsay Gordon cottage. Set up by the City as a community for artists and craftspeople within a 75-kilometre radius of Ballarat, the Council has 50 members, with about 45 makers selling their hand-made […]<\/p>\n