Handmaker's Factory in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Art

Handmaker's Factory

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 425 868 450

Address: 579 Barkly Street, West Footscray 3012 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.handmakersfactory.com.au

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25.01.2022 Ms Baker is getting a workout this week with a few bisque firings after a lockdown hiatus. Need your work firing? Get in touch.

24.01.2022 Between packing candle kits today I taught a candle workshop at lunchtime. I’ve got candles coming outta my ears!

24.01.2022 Lunchtime lampshade making online! Love this big blue spot Japanese fabric I bought a while back from @fibresmith as a remnant.

19.01.2022 A team ceramics workshop taught at @workshopmelbourne

17.01.2022 Packing the kiln tonight with @ceramicsbygeorge fabulous work! Gotta make sure those babies aren’t touching or they’ll stick together. These should be ready by Wednesday.

16.01.2022 Lampshade making workshop this afternoon! I’ve had this piece of beautiful fabric in my stash for about 10 years.

16.01.2022 After the candle hens party in Warrandyte yesterday morning I then drove to St Kilda to make candles at a Bar Mitzvah. Such a long day but so much fun!

16.01.2022 Melissa, Sharon and Aeron came to the studio today to print tote bags for their community group which was organised earlier in the year but postponed due to lockdown. This marks the return of workshops!! Yipeee!! I’ll be contacting those who have had their bookings postponed over the next day or two to reschedule. With a studio move happening over the next few weeks and Christmas fast approaching we may struggle to fit everyone in but Ill be taking bookings for January too.

15.01.2022 Candle kit production line!! We have 130 kits to go out by tomorrow. Can we do it?! Heck yeah!!

14.01.2022 The hardest part about firing in a kiln is the waiting for it to cool before you can open it up and see the goodness inside!

12.01.2022 Bought a kitchenette and workshop tables at @ikea_australia today. I was inspired by these partitions/walls , could be a great way to break up the huge space in the new studio

12.01.2022 Finished the day with an incense and smudge stick online workshop.

09.01.2022 Kids school holiday workshops with @annazobel this week! Paint your own mug on Tuesday morning and draw the night sky on Wednesday morning. Book the kids in for some arty fun!

09.01.2022 A cute little 3 colour cactus print made in this afternoons stamp carving workshop

09.01.2022 Spending the evening printing with this guy. I had a pallet of boxes delivered yesterday

08.01.2022 Today started with an online learn to screen print workshop

07.01.2022 If only I actually went this fast! Huge thanks to my girls Mia and Esme for their help putting them together. We make a good team! I just need my girl @speckleofsteph back in the studio too.

07.01.2022 Here’s a fun mask I made in yesterday’s online workshop. Made from our print table drop cloth! All those prints from previous screen printing workshops last year. The current drop cloth is looking far too clean, fingers crossed you can come back and get it messy soon!

05.01.2022 This morning I printed a fun little squid swimming through seaweed in our learn to screen print online workshop

04.01.2022 All done! 130 candle kits for two large group online workshops.

04.01.2022 This morning I drove out to beautiful Warrandyte for Melissa’s hen party candle workshop

03.01.2022 COVID update. Please take a moment to read.

03.01.2022 New workshop! How to make geode bath bombs. In this live streaming workshop, you will learn how to prepare your very own handcrafted geode bath bombs using mineral-rich salts and antibacterial sodium bicarbonate which will draw out impurities from the skin, leaving it feeling thoroughly cleansed and it will also help to relax aching muscles.... We will begin with a thorough explanation of the equipment and materials required and where to buy them so you can confidently set up at home and continue making fabulous bath bombs. I will demonstrate how to create the crystals then show you the step by step process of how to mix and shape your bombs using the provided pre-mixed base and finally, how to decorate the bombs with colour using mica powder and biodegradable glitter. You will receive enough ingredients to make approximately six or seven bath bombs and a recipe will be supplied so that you can continue making more at home!

02.01.2022 Over the weekend I taught an introduction to ceramics workshop online. Three techniques are shown, pinch pots, coil pots and slab pots. I also show how to attach clay pieces together properly so they don’t come apart as the dry and are fired plus other tips. I’ll keep working on these little pieces, I’ll smooth them out now that they are more leather hard and easier to work with.

01.01.2022 How awesome is this?!