Workshops & Studio Artists

Bush walks, bird walks, bird surveys and 4×4 trips in remote locations and local areas, are the beginnings of a body of work. With paper on the ground using inks, watercolour and graphite the white paper surface is broken and earthy colours swirl.

“Birds and insects come and go as I draw and paint, and are fodder for my camera lens. Later in the studio my photos, knowledge of birds, the bush and observations inform the direction of the work. My work is a celebration of my love for wild places.”

She has been pivotal in re-defining mosaic as an art form in Australia, practicing predominantly in stone and glass but also working in more experimental media exploring ephemera and biodegradability. Helen is co-founder of Eastern Beach Art House in Geelong, which provides Arts Residencies, B & B to lovers of the Arts and house concerts for boutique audiences. Helen loves gardening and cooking, and leading Mosaic Study Tours in (pre-Covid) Italy.

Nici’s award winning works range from the wearable to the small and large scale indoor and outdoor works and installations.

An active artist at the beginning of his career he has already exhibited widely and is catching the attention of many curators and art critics across the country. Alvin has works at the Castlemaine Art Museum and The Koori Heritage Trust amongst other notable collections. Alvin has received people’s choice awards at the Koori Heritage Trust and is proudly involved as a mentor to younger Aboriginal artists with the local Dja Dja Wurrung community in Castlemaine.

“I am obsessed with the mysterious and comforting quality of curves. An arc somehow shelters, provides a trajectory and reminds us that all is always subject to cycles of change.”

Dean’s practice includes traditional taxidermy techniques, model making, moulding and copy casting, as well as completing fine detail finishes in a vast array of mediums. Together they are Museum Makers.

Zoe’s work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and festivals in Victoria. She researches idiosyncratic stories by positioning then in collective experiences and spaces to reveal common and unifying characteristics. Zoe’s creative practice is underpinned by the use of secondary materials, psychogeography and aesthetic theory.

“I love to draw. A dark and delectable aesthete with a firey red flare. I’m an adventure Queen, with a thirst for knowledge and a desire for challenge.”

Wendy conducts the infamous Castlemaine Corker Orchestra ‘Any age, any instrument, any level, anybody!’ Wendy congruently holds a Shiatsu Therapy Clinic at her lovely space at Studio 2, Lot19. Whilst Shiatsu addresses many physical health issues, currently, supporting mental health, trauma and connection within our changing world is a prominent focus within her work. Ph. 0421520071

From 1997 to 2011 he lived in the Northern Territory working as an artist and teaching in remote communities, Charles Darwin University and the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. In 2015 he relocated to Castlemaine, Victoria. Tobias now has a studio-based practice that is informed by travel and artist residences. His research aims to incorporate autobiographical investigation expressed through the depiction of built environments. Themes of memory, history, abstraction and intervention underlie his subject matter. Tobias has a diverse studio practice centred on drawing, painting and sculpture.

Mark also does minor renovations, and specialises in amazing and perfectly designed kitchens (and bathrooms), starting with functional layout based on decades of commercial and residential experience, and ending with a mastery of products and a value for beauty at the core. Mark designs and builds interesting and high quality shop fittings. Mark’s work can be seen across Melbourne and locally in Castlemaine. His out-of-the-box thinking and expansive skill set means that he will consider any request. Anything is possible…

He is committed to connecting with people of all abilities and age groups, producing playful, immersive events that entertain, inspire, challenge and amaze. He has worked extensively with a diverse range of multi-award winning theatre companies. At present, he is devising several theatre productions at his studio in the idyllic surrounds of Lot19, Castlemaine.