Local art pushing buttons

By Lachlan Ellis

A local artist’s unique artwork made with buttons, is on display at Lerderderg Library, and you can purchase the eye-catching designs for yourself.

Diane Cassar’s ‘Buttons Up’ art is being exhibited in the Moor Art Space at the Lerderderg Library until Monday February 28.

The former Bacchus Marsh resident said she was grateful for the opportunity to get more eyes on her artwork.

“I’ve been making and selling art for about three years now…I had a few buttons in my collection and thought, what can I do with these? I wanted to use them creatively, and it went from there. There were a few things I created that got a lot of attention,” she told the Moorabool News.

“It’s amazing to have my work exhibited in the library, it’s massive for me. I’m very grateful to Moorabool Shire to have given me that opportunity,” she said.

The pieces on the walls at the Moor Art Space are for sale, but they’re not the only works Ms Cassar creates. She also does custom designs, as well as earrings and greeting cards.

“I take a lot of custom orders for art of people’s dogs…what’s up in the library is just what I’ve created to sell, but I do a lot of custom orders too,” she said.

“I don’t sit and do them from start to finish, so a piece might take me anywhere from  a couple of hours to a week. A lot of time gets put into them.”

The striking designs range from animals, nature, logos, characters from movies, and more.

Ms Cassar said many ideas for her pieces came about with children in mind, as she brainstormed what designs parents might like in their children’s rooms.

“I’ve done a lot of nursery items where I think, what would an expectant mum want in a nursery for her child? Getting the feedback off people, and the reaction they have, is overwhelming to me,” she said.

For purchase inquiries, contact Diane Cassar on 0417 569 703.

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