Workshops & Demos

Come and make a small kiln formed piece using glass pieces, frit and glass powder. You can make coasters or xmas decorations. This will give you a taste of how glass fusing works. No experience necessary. You will assembling small pieces of coloured glass, frit and powders onto prepared bases. These will be fired over a 24 hour period and posted to you if you can't collect. Get you creative juices flowing. There is a fee to cover cost of glass, firing and post. Coaster $25 each Xmas Decoration $25 each Pay on day. Booking not required. There is a limit of 6 people at a time. It will take less than an hour to assemble the glass. You can come at any time between dates below.

Demonstrating the various techniques of throwing on the wheel to create a number of forms plus coil and throw making larger vessels

I am a full time professional artist. I love to share my skills and techniques that I have developed over many years. We will be painting an abstract landscape or abstract still life using the technique of mark making. If you are finding that your paintings are tight and need to loosen up, this is a perfect workshop for you. We will be working on watercolour paper using watercolour, acrylic, ink, crayon, collage and gold leaf. This workshop is suitable for beginners and experienced painters. To book contact me on website via button below.

I will be doing a demonstration showing my processes and techniques as I create a seascape oil painting using palette knives. I would be delighted to answer questions and discuss my technique with interested visitors, and look forward to enjoying the interaction.

Dive into the ancient art of encaustic painting! Join me for a beginners Encaustic Art Workshop and discover the magic of working with molten beeswax and vibrant pigments. No experience necessary – I will guide you through every step. 🔥 What to expect: 2 hour beginners workshop to learn basic encaustic techniques in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. Hands on workshop with demos and guidance All materials included Create your own stunning artwork to take home Ideal for anyone wanting to try a new medium Enjoy light refreshments throughout the workshop Special offer during Mundaring Hills Open Studios $90 per person Spaces are limited, so email melissadewinter@yahoo.com for any questions and to secure your spot today! Unleash your creativity and experience the unique beauty of encaustic art.

Join Jen in the garden by the creek to make pinch pots as a meditation, a way of being and breathing in the space. There is no expectations that we make an object or something to keep.

Come and join us for a cuppa and some slow sewing! We'll make a small mat using Boro techniques and we'll anchor the shapes using English embroidery and Sashiko stitches. I'll have a kit ready, explain the techniques and then it will be a matter of sitting back, slowing down and enjoying the bush space as you create.5 Kits: $15

Guest Speaker Dallas Perry, Principal Lecturer, North Metropolitan Tafe - Art and Design Portfolio. Refreshments will be offered on the day. Landscape demonstration. I will be demonstrating the skills and techniques when I am painting landscapes outside. Booking not required

An introduction to feltmaking. Susan sheppard will happily demonstrate how to make various types of felt. She will have kits available if you would like to have a go on Tuesday October 22 or Friday October 25. There will be a materials cost of $5. The image is of my friend enjoying a wrap contructed with wool and silk. No need to book

Demonstration of landscape painting with acrylics, using palette knife, on canvas. Loose style of painting, with very little detail, and not over-mixing the paint. Demo will run for 30 minutes each day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, at 10.00am.

Watch Susanne draw various things in various media, for about an hour on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 11.00AM - noon unless talking to visitors about other aspects of her art.

Create a beautiful unique decorated tile or tiles from clay. House number, a picture, shoes off sign or whatever. Or create an echidna. You can also create an animal fish or bird out of clay. All clay, tools firing provided. No experience needed. Booking essential as numbers are limited. All enquiries please phone 0417935711

After being away travelling the roads of this country it’s nice to be home to share some of my recent musings and to demonstrate the way in which I use mark making in the paintings that I create. Setting up in the gardens at The Sound Temple I would love to spend a little time greeting visitors and to show how techniques are applied to my canvas works, including how such a simple item such as masking tape can be so effective. Art for me is all about having fun and learning new ways to be creative. Home amongst the gum trees on the grounds of The Sound Temple I will share some fun ways that I use mark making techniques when creating clay pieces. One of my loves is to use stained slips and mono-printing on clay and I will spend some time creating some pieces and showing guests how to have fun with these methods – all whilst spending time together in nature. Join me for a chat in the Glorious Gardens.

Working with precious stones and exclusive crystals has been a passion that both Alain and Denise have held for decades. Together they cut and polish and wrap and sand until they produce the fine pieces of art that are being presented to you over this week of Mundaring Hills Open Studios. Explore the grounds of The Sound Temple and stop to hear us talk about some of the processes that we take the stones through in order to make our jewellery pieces. We will have on display, stones at all the different stages of our creativity. Adding elements of metal, particularly copper and then complimenting some of the pieces with wood is a favourite pastime they share. Join us for a meet and greet and let us show you how we create these pieces of magic.

Traditional hand forging