WORD UP In her two-hour workshops, local performance poet, Andrea Louise Thomas defines poetry, breaks it down into its finer elements and gives tips for successful writing and performance of spoken word. Participants are given time to write two poems in different forms and are encouraged to read or perform them to the group. Coaching tips are provided so that each person can find his/her own authentic voice.
Writer’s Festival three years running. She’s published numerous poems and won poetry prizes. With a degree in English Language and Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, she’s well versed in verse. Come try your hand at writing poetry and performing it at Frankston Library (Long Room) on Wednesday 18 November from 5.30 to 7.30pm. Free, but bookings appreciated. Call 9784 1020.
Andrea was a state finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam three times, as well as being a finalist in Poetry Idol at the Melbourne
CHRISTMAS AT THE STUDIO FAREWELL By Andrea Louise Thomas Christmas at the Studio is a popular twoday annual arts market hosted by glass blower Leisa Wharington held on the idyllic acreage of Tanglewood Estate Winery. It’s a celebration of handmade craft and original art. Once a year Warrington opens the barn gates to the public allowing visitors to peruse the beautifully displayed stalls and see the mud brick studio she shares with painter Julie Neikamp. She invites talented artists and craft artisans to showcase and sell all kinds of beautiful things. Most
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of the artists and artisans hail from the Mornington Peninsula, but some arrive from farther afield having created work exclusively for this event. Don’t miss the very last Christmas at the Studio, a truly original, family friendly craft and artisan fair. Find something genuinely unique to give as a Christmas gift or for yourself on Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28 from 10am to 4pm at Bulldog Creek Road, Merricks North. P.S. Don’t rely on your GPS - follow the signs.
ARTISTS’ INSIGHT By Andrea Louise Thomas
Painter Cathy Van Ee and textile artist, Tina Whiteley invite the public to see the world and its beauty from the artist’s perspective. They’ll offer insights into their methodology and creative processes in their joint exhibition, Insight: The Pursuit of Beauty. Van Ee is a celebrated career artist who works in oil and pastel making portraits and landscapes. Whitely specialises in creating her own hand dyed signature fabrics sourced from local plants and flowers. She uses freestyle machine embroidery and hand stitching to craft distinctive and unique textile artworks. Both artists teach workshops and classes. See Insight: The Pursuit of Beauty on exhibition until Tuesday 17 November at G1 Gallery, Kingston Arts Centre, Moorabin. Admission Free. kingstonarts.com.au. Van
Ee’s work and class schedule can be viewed at: vaneegallery.net For details on Whiteley’s textiles and natural dyeing workshops, see: kurraradesigns.com au bayside & mornington peninsula