It all started with tequila. During lockdowns, Frankston South designer, Nat Stratos participated in an online tequila tasting with local friends. To spice things up, they dressed in Mexican attire. Nat made…
It all started with tequila. During lockdowns, Frankston South designer, Nat Stratos participated in an online tequila tasting with local friends. To spice things up, they dressed in Mexican attire. Nat made…
Frankston South painter, Sarah Migliaccio, didn’t ask for toys or lollies on a trip to the shops when she was a little girl. She wanted pens and paper. In primary school, kids…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Bittern artist Chanelle Wooldridge has had an interesting pathway to her art. Though she enjoyed drawing as a child and often got in trouble for doodling…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Mount Martha stoneware and porcelain clay potter, Sandi Faulkner is an alchemist. While her designs featuring birds, flowers and scenes from nature are simple, her technique…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Gary Sissons When Safety Beach artist Jenny Wood was diagnosed with an aggressive, rare breast cancer in 2014, art helped her cope. She started drawing during chemotherapy…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Gary Sissons Looking into the eyes of dance instructor Tomoko Inamura when she talks about contemporary dance, makes her dream visible. Her whole being lights up. Watching…
By Muriel Cooper Photos Yanni Peninsula children’s author Rebecca Fraser has always been an enthusiastic beachcomber. During lockdowns she was lucky to have the beach in her allowed 5-kilometre radius. Rebecca says,…
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni This is a story of the friendship between two women from different generations, countries and backgrounds who were brought together by wool. Heavily pregnant, Jenny Gill…