Wombat Hollow Artisans’ Market {5th & 6th Nov 2016}

Do you guys remember a few years ago we worked really hard on a local festival in our village The Burrawang DnA Festival? Well for anyone looking for something to do this weekend (locals and of course anyone up for a beautiful drive to the countryside 90 mins south of Sydney or Canberra) I’ve got something pretty cool to share with you!

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Following on from some of the wonderful local Artisans highlighted in that festival that we have here in the Highlands, Wombat Hollow, a beautiful venue based in Kangaloon is hosting a wonderful festival over two days this coming weekend.

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Over two days 5-6 November 2016, come and see clever people making and growing beautiful things in traditional ways from natural materials in the gorgeous surrounds of Wombat Hollow.

# Over 30 STALLS
# HAND-MADE, ARTISAN DESIGNED WORK for SALE
# PADDOCK to PLATE PRODUCE from THE HIGHLANDS
# FOOD, WINE and BEER TASTINGS # SCULPTURE PARK
# COOKING with GEOFF JANSZ
# PAINTING with CARLOS BARRIOS
# WORKSHOPS with THE BEST of AUSTRALIA’S ARTISANS
# GLAMPING, CLASSIC CARS and LIVE MUSIC
# WHAM! CAFE

$10 per car entry fee (half goes to the Rural Fire Service)

Wombat Hollow WHAM! from The Butterfly Armoury on Vimeo.

And there are some really special workshops that are on too (all $95 per person). Check them out!

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LUCY PALMER ~ CREATIVE WRITING
Work Shed ~ Saturday 2PM

Author of A Bird On My Shoulder Lucy Palmer will reveal “the perils of creative writing and the importance of madness”! Lucy will share all the techniques you need to kick start the creative process and keep it humming. This workshop will delight and inform you, leaving you inspired and brimming with new ideas.
Email [email protected] ~ Website www.lucypalmer.com.au

PETER BURROWS ~ CHALK PAINTING
Work Shed ~ Saturday 1pm, Sunday 3pm

The amazing paint from Pete’s Shed is easy to apply and quick to use. This paint will transform your projects, glass, metal and wood.
Phone Pete and Shelly 0417 293 169 ~ Email [email protected]

JOHN BRAIN ~ BRAINY BRIDGE
Glamping Tent ~ Saturday 11am, Sunday 2pm

At last, Bridge made simple by BrainyBridge. John Brain, creator of BrainyBridge demonstrates his ‘Teach Yourself Bridge in 30 minutes and host a Bridge party’
Website www.brainybridge.com.au

JOHN SCOTT ~ HONEY and BEES
Venue to be confirmed ~ Sunday 11am

Learn how to extract honey from a langstroth beehive – and a bit about bee keeping!.You will also get a jar of the honey we extract during the workshop.
Email [email protected] Website www.eezybeez.com.au

SAVANNA CARAVAN ~ JEWELRY
Work Shed ~ Sunday 4pm

Make your own earrings , learning the techniques of stacking, wire wrapping and looping as well as shape and texture combinations. All tools, materials and notes supplied.
Phone 0430 283 066 ~ Email [email protected] ~ Website www.savannacaravan.com

PETA SEATON ~ MOSAICS
Car Shed ~ Saturday 11am, Sunday 11am

Learn ancient roman stone mosaic techniques with Peta Seaton from Ashton Park Mosaics. Take home your own hand made mosaic from a workshop where you will learn to slice marble like salami!
Phone 0427 203 402

JANNA FERRIS ~ CERAMICS
Venue to be confirmed ~ Sunday 11am

Paint a hand thrown bowl and plate under the supervision of the maker, Janna Ferris. This special piece will be yours to keep! Learn from master potter and discover the joys of this ancient, utilitarian art form.
Email [email protected]

ZOE WATERS ~ CANDLE MAKING
River Hut ~ Sunday 11am

Candle maker Zoe Waters says ‘the great thing about candle making is that it’s so easy, everyone can be good at it’! Learn an art that is as useful and enjoyable now as it was centuries ago. You get to take home a few candles at the end of the workshop!
Email [email protected]

And I got so excited when I saw the creative writing workshop with the wonderful Lucy Palmer that I immediately booked it in and then realised I am meant to be in Sydney at the same time!

So! How about I give away that ticket to some lucky BabyMac reader? Surely someone would not want to miss this…it’s being held on Saturday 5th November at Wombat Hollow at 2pm until 3.30pm.

Author of A Bird on My Shoulder, Lucy Palmer, will be running a 90-minute workshop on:

“The perils and joys of creative writing.”

Using the skills and techniques she has gathered in her 30-year career, Lucy will share all the techniques you need to kickstart the creative process and keep it humming. Whether it’s a new project, a stalled manuscript or simply an unspoken desire to write, this workshop will delight and inform you, leaving you inspired and brimming with new ideas. 

Bring along your ideas, your journal or writing pad and pens.

If you’d like to win that spot (my spot DER!) just leave me a comment below and be able to make your own way to Wombat Hollow this coming Saturday 5th November. I’d hate to see it go to waste and I’d love to give it someone!

You can check out the details of the event (and book all workshops) on their website here.
Or on their Facebook page here.
Or on their Instagram account here.

No cost to come along just $10 per car entry with half to this going to the RFS. Hope to see some of you there over the course of the weekend!

300 Kirkland Road • East Kangaloon, NSW 2576
02 4888 2011 •  [email protected]

Comments

  1. right up my artistic alley thankyou beth!
    love what he is doing! … very creative!
    and the workshops sound great!
    much love m:)X

  2. Wham!!!! Love it!!!

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