Arts
INSIGHT INTO making art
By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Gary Sissons
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ouldn’t it be interesting to get an insight into the creative mind? How does a painter, sculptor, printmaker, potter, photographer, jeweller, textile or glass artist get from concept to creation? How do they make art? Imagine walking into their world. Art studios are generally private spaces the public never get to see, but a group of artists on the Mornington Peninsula have changed that. They have taken down the wall between studio and gallery to allow a rare glimpse into their creative process. They are the artists of the Peninsula Studio Trail (PST). The PST started in 2008 when a small group of individual artists got together with a mission to shine a spotlight on the many and varied talents of artists on the Peninsula. It was hard to get noticed as individual artists, so they joined forces to help each other and bring the public into their domain.
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22 | PENINSULA
April 2022