Shop Handmade is open!

I have no words... ok maybe one... SPECTACULAR!

Cheeeeeeeers!!!


Shop Handmade is at 20 Allara st, City walk (toward the Casino)
{Photos thanks to Jennie at Posie Patchwork}

Make, Believe

Gorgeous... An exhibition by Canberra artists Amelia Thompson (of local fashion label, Grazed Youth) and Anna Madeleine, featuring fashion design, mixed media and animation.

The guiding inspiration behind this collaborative work is the artist’s shared experience as young women at significant junctions in their artistic pursuits. Together they have explored ideas of growing up and being lost in an unknown world, and conceptually drawn parallels of their experiences to those encountered by the heroines of classic fairytales.

Make, Believe looks at the notion behind the games we play as children and the role that they play in us now.

The exhibition plays on contradictory references to the traditional, nostalgic form of the fairytale in contrast to the new and the modern. The artists aesthetically reference this through the use of a sepia verses technicolour, using the visual form of old-fashioned games in a new, digital way, mixing the familiar with the unexpected. This collaboration has seen the creation of a refined collection of original pieces which push the boundaries of individual mediums. The outcome of this is an exciting and dynamic collection of work.

The exhibition will officially open at 6pm Friday 16 April and will treat guests to a fashion parade and live music. Make, Believe will run from Friday 16 April- Sunday 25 April 2010 at ANCA Gallery: Rosevar pl, Dickson.

Shop Handmade: a sneaky peek

It's all excitement and hard work. A week ahead of the grand opening of Shop Handmade, things are starting to take shape. I am giddy to see the amazing work already lined up to be deliciously merchandised in store, but for now, here's a behind the scenes sneaky peek of work in progress...

Check out the Shop Handmade blog, where just some of our amazing local designer goodies are being revealed daily... LOVING!!! And be ready for the grand opening Friday April 16, doors open at 9am!

Happy Weekend darlings... I'll be wall papering! eeeep!

Love Nina xx