ARTWORKS woven from creatives\u2019 imaginations will soon be on display as part of a decades-old craft group\u2019s annual exhibition.<\/p>\n
The Robert Clark Conservatory is set to be filled with interwoven works of textiles, fabric and wood by members of Craft Council Ballarat, as they\u2019ve done nearly every year for more than two decades.<\/p>\n
With its members based out of the Adam Lindsay Gordon Craft Cottage, president Keith Andrews said their annual display is a regular showcase for the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe get to display our artworks amongst the flowers and greenery for people who may not get to the cottage or know we\u2019re here,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a fantastic venue for it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt gives the artists the opportunity to do something a little bit different to what they do in the cottage where it\u2019s a little bit limited in size so in the conservatory they can really go big.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the theme based around the exhibition\u2019s title Imagine, the display will feature 150 works from 25 of the group\u2019s 29 active members, all of which will be for sale.<\/p>\n
Craft Council Ballarat alumnus Judy Rook will present as part of the launch, with her recently published book Ravens Hollow available for sale throughout the exhibition\u2019s run.<\/p>\n
Vice-president Liz Cocks has been taking part in the annual exhibition for 20 years, and this year will display 10 pieces ranging from a small dog to an embroidered canvas piece.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do little soft toys but they\u2019re usually two-dimensional, and for this I\u2019ve gone three-dimensional. This really lets the artists extend themselves more,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes there\u2019s a theme that carries through and other times it\u2019s completely out of left field like this year.<\/p>\n
The Craft Council\u2019s cottage hub will also be open every day throughout the exhibition and Imagine is on show from Saturday, 10 until Sunday, 18 June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ARTWORKS woven from creatives\u2019 imaginations will soon be on display as part of a decades-old craft group\u2019s annual exhibition. The Robert Clark Conservatory is set to be filled with interwoven works of textiles, fabric and wood by members of Craft Council Ballarat, as they\u2019ve done nearly every year for more than two decades. With its […]<\/p>\n