Saturday, March 28, 2009

The Market


Hobart's newest art+design market, simply called The Market, debuts next Sunday, April 5, in the Masonic Temple at 3 Sandy Bay Road, Hobart.

I have a small stall there along with my fabulous mum, maker of t'Art bags and Tuff Tedz. I've stream-lined my presentation, so come along and see what's going on!

Where: Masonic Temple, 3 Sandy Bay Rd, Hobart
When: Sunday April 5, 10-3

And it aims to run on a monthly basis, so you'll see fresh rotations of designers and makers! Fantastic!

Cars, Rock 'n' Bowl

Last Sunday we toddled off to Cars, Rock 'n' Bowl at Moonah Bowl. For a gold coin donation, we got into the carpark (was a gold coin really necessary?!) to see a few dozen fantastic hotted up and classic cars, a sad sprinkling of Kustom Culture-heads in their rockabilly uniforms, and some loud and thrashy not-really-10-am psychobilly. Yes, I am a bit of a killjoy and a nanna, but I liked the cars!













Hobart Council Centre



Corner Davey & Elizabeth Sts, Hobart.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Beach Market - the day after...

I'm going to go ahead and declare the first Beach Market a raging success! Despite our publicity needing a bit of work, we had a steady stream of people through all morning, and I certainly did much better business than I expected...partly because I am deeply insecure and have low expectations to start with! I was thrilled to have such great responses to my Stella images, the badges went pretty well, especially the loose ones (some fantastic treasure-hunting by teenaged boys!) and some of my bibs sold - phew! I think lots of us have some great ideas to bring to future markets (next one coming up in early June...watch this space for details, or go to The Beach Market blog) and I'm super-excited to be a part of it!
The Blackmans Bay hall, while looking a bit grim from the outside (grey besser bricks reminiscent of public toilets), is a lovely space inside, with a fenced kids playground right out the front, a skate bowl for the biggies, and the beach of course, right across the road. A stunning locale for a friendly market, and we were enormously well received by the largely uninformed locals.

I also had the delightful pleasure of running into an old friend from high school, whose work I loved!

Big thanks go to Julie, who began it all, and worked very hard all day making coffees for all, as well as manning her own stall!

Here are a few pics of some of our stalls...
Mine, of course:


(I'm working on better presentation methods [though I love my wooden bib boy and am very proud of my bandsaw efforts!], and have learned a valuable lesson about stock - that is, have enough!)

My mum's:



my mate Jacquie's:

Central Building


Fabulous 1940s building, corner of Collins and Elizabeth Sts, Hobart.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

The Beach Market

Saturday March 14, that's NEXT Saturday folks!, is the first Beach Market, held in Blackmans Bay, just south of Kingston. It's a new market, selling locally created craft and design, fresh produce and funky stuff. I'm in it. So please come along, oh invisible and silent readership!

Here is a sample of what I will be selling...




Where: Blackmans Bay Hall, Ocean Esplanade Blackmans Bay
When: Sat March 14, 9-2

Australian Mountain Bike Championships



Held in the Mt Wellington National Park, the Australian Mountain Bike Championships last weekend were apparently a sight to behold! Just beyond Tolosa Park in Tolosa St, Glenorchy, the championships spanned both days last weekend, with heaps of jumps, bumps and stunts!

Upon the River Bend: Glen Huon


Upon the River Bend is a delightful cottage accommodation in Glen Huon, not far from the town of Huonville. We had friends from interstate stay there so we went down to spend the afernoon, much to our delight! It is a dear little house, two generous double bedrooms, very nicely fitted out, cosy and pretty without being too twee, and great value! They got a 7-nights for $700 deal, which if you shared with another couple, works out to be very cheap indeed. It was super kid friendly, as we had two one-year olds of varying levels of mobility who we hardly had to say 'no' or 'stop' to at all! It is located at a picturesque bend of the Huon River (hence the name), and you can stroll easily along the neatly cut track through the paddock down to the river where there are kayaks to use if you so desire. It is a really beautiful spot, the river is stunning, the view over the golden paddock towards the trees and the river flowing beyond is just lovely. I would recommend it to anyone coming to stay in Tassie.




Where: 588 Glen Huon Rd, Glen Huon