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Sarina Community Art & Craft

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25.01.2022 This is the nomination for Lesley Ward, a former secretary of the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre, for Senior Citizens Week, with a picture by Becca Bannan. LESLEY Ward and her husband John moved to Sarina in the early 1990s to establish their jewellery business. Lesley has served on several committees over the years and put in so much work behind the scenes to ensure the particular events were a success while still assisting her husband in his jewellery business.... Lesley was involved in the Sarina Festival from its very early days. She organised sponsorships, promotional material and one of those years had the mammoth job of organising a street party plus a fair at the Sarina Showgrounds. Both events were on the same weekend and both were amazingly successful. Her efforts, along with other committee members, brought great support from locals and visitors alike over the years until the decision to not continue was made and remaining funds were donated back into deserving community clubs and schools. Lesley was a founding director/secretary of Sarina Community Bank Bendigo Bank for quite a number of years and was one of the pivotal committee members assisting with funding grants throughout each year. Lesley has also been a member of the Sarina Community Arts & Crafts Centre, serving as a director for a number of years.

25.01.2022 Pictures: Bendigo Community Bank Sarina chair Karen May and Sarina Arts and Crafts treasurer Jennifer Costello hold a cheque for a defibrillator, now installed at the centre. With them are, from left the bank’s deputy chair Maree Franettovich, Arts and Crafts chairman Bob Neilsen and secretary Rhonda Payne. Bendigo Bank’s Maree Franettovich and Karen May and Sarina Fibre Arts members Jenny Price and Karen Parchert with a defibrillator donated to the Fibre Arts Group by the ba...nk. Video: Presentations by Karen May to Karen Parchert of the Fibre Arts Group and Jennifer Costello of the Sarina Arts and Crafts. TWO Sarina community organisations have received grants valued at nearly $5000 from the local Bendigo Bank for emergency medical equipment they hope they never have to use. The Sarina Arts and Crafts Society and the Sarina Fibre Arts Group now have defibrillators at their premises thanks to the grants, valued at $2495 each. Representatives of the two groups and Bendigo Bank were at the Arts and Crafts Centre at Sarina’s Field of Dreams for the presentations. Bendigo Community Bank Sarina branch chair Karen May said the donations had come about through community grants from the bank. We are very, very pleased to be able to donate these two defibrillators which we hope they never have to use, said Cr May, who is Mackay’s deputy mayor. Arts and Crafts treasurer Jennifer Costello and Fibre Arts treasurer Karen Parchert thanked the bank for the donations. Jennifer said the defibrillators would provide an added protection for all using the centre, including tourists and other visitors. We also hope they are never used, she said. But it is also wonderful to think that the bank has given both our organisations something that could mean the difference between life or death. Bendigo Community Bank Sarina deputy chair Marie Franettovich and executive assistant Patrice Willoughby also attended. The Arts and Crafts Centre operates from heritage buildings next to the new Mackay Regional Tourism Information Centre at Sarina’s Field of Dreams Parkland and is manned by volunteer crafters seven days a week. Many of its crafts are provided by members of the Fibre Arts Group, who meet twice weekly at Lee St, Sarina. The two groups work closely together and many Fibre Arts Group members supply crafts to the Craft Centre as well as volunteering to man the centre. Also present were Arts and Crafts Centre chairman Bob Neilsen, board members Rhonda and Charlie Payne and Fibre Arts Group member Jenny Price.

24.01.2022 Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre HAND-MADE MASKS Our crafters have been busy making new hand-made cotton masks, which will be available at the Sarina Arts and Cra...fts Centre, next to the Mackay Regional Visitor Information Centre, in the Sarina Field of Dreams Parkland. We reopen from the Easter break at 10am Tuesday, and are open 10-3 weekdays and 10-1 weekends. See more

21.01.2022 Picture: Jennifer Costello of the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. Photo: Contributed THE Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre is about to upgrade to the latest computerised sales technology, thanks to a $6490 grant from the Bendigo Bank.... The upgrade will include the latest Point Of Sale (POS) Terminal, enabling easier sales at the craft centre and replacing an ageing system which has been causing problems for some volunteers. Our IT specialist has to put it all together, so it won’t happen for a few weeks, and it might be a month before we begin to use it, treasurer Jennifer Costello said. The changeover may mean that we have to again barcode all the stock at the craft centre, which is a big job, so I’ll be calling on all the crafters who have stock for sale to assist. They will be asked to come in and assist with barcoding of their own stock. It is the second major grant from the Bendigo Bank in less than six months, as the bank granted $2495 each to the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre and the Sarina Fibre Arts Group to install defibrillators at their premises. We are so grateful to Bendigo Bank for the outstanding support they have given us, Jennifer said.

20.01.2022 THIS year’s Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre Christmas party will truly have the spirit of the season. The party will be held on Sunday, December 20 at 1pm at the Mt Pelion schoolhouse, enabling all crafters and volunteers to attend. We really would like everyone to come along, we’ll be celebrating the end of a very difficult year and looking forward to rebuilding our visitor numbers in 2021, treasurer Jennifer Costello said.... Just let Jennifer know you are coming. In other news from the board meeting held on November 2: CHRISTMAS CLOSURE: The centre will be closed from December 24 to January 4 to allow volunteers a break during the Christmas period. The centre will then resume normal opening hours of 10am-3pm Monday to Friday and 10am-1pm weekends. MAIL BOX: Jennifer advised that new mail box will be installed at the centre and perspex will be installed on the screen door to the centre. NEW MEMBERS: The board welcomed the registration of Rosemary Rowles and Leanne Kelly as new members. PUBLICITY: Charlie Payne advised that the new free publication Mackay Whitsunday Life was using our stories. The publication is available at stores and comes out on a Friday. He is aiming to do more regular articles about our crafters, and asks for their help. Articles are also being used by the Daily Mercury website, the Courier Mail and our Facebook page. NEXT MEETING: The next board meeting will be held on Monday, February 22.

18.01.2022 IN A SPIN: Helen Pickering on her spinning wheel at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. Photo: Charlie Payne IN STYLE: Marg Hinrichs models some of Helen Pickering’s creations. Photo: Charlie Payne By Charlie Payne... THE age-old technique of spinning and weaving lives on through Sarina crafter Helen Pickering. Helen, who is Artist of the Month for April at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre, has been spinning and weaving for more than 40 years, producing a wide range of clothing and basketry using all natural materials. I had an older wheel for about 40 years and I’ve had the new one now for a few years. It’s a bit more modern and easier to use, she said. It’s an age-old technique which has stood the test of time. It’s using much the same techniques that indigenous people developed down the ages. People don’t realise but much of the commercial clothing nowadays like T-shirts is made from petroleum products. Helen started knitting when she was seven, and learnt how to spin on a spinning wheel when she was 22. Then in the Year 2000 I learnt to weave. In 2015 I went to a basketry workshop in Victoria and my passion for basketry grew and grew. I am inspired by nature colour, form, texture. I use natural and commercial dyes but only spin, weave and knit natural fibres wool, mohair, alpaca, silk, dog hair. When I weave my baskets and wall hangings I mostly use materials I have grown in my garden, and sometimes I use recycled materials which would otherwise go to landfill. Helen said spinning and weaving was a lengthy process. Spinning is very meditative and soothing and although it takes hours and hours I really enjoy getting the finished product from natural fibres. Her work is on view at the Sarina Arts and Craft Centre where she is a volunteer, and four times a year, along with other local artists, she exhibits her work at the Sarina Art Gallery. From 2003 to 2014 she entered work in the Sarina Art Extravaganza resulting in awards in textiles and sculpture. The Arts and Crafts Centre is open seven days a week 10-3 week days and 10-1 weekends.

17.01.2022 BIRDS N’ POETRY: Daryl Barnes with his four children’s poetry and birdlife books, available at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. Other photos: Daryl Barnes' books, available at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. Photos: Charlie Payne...Continue reading

17.01.2022 A GROUP of 20 Brisbane residents enjoyed lunch and morning tea, plus a look at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre this week. The group were travelling with Trade and Travel Noosaville, who will bring another group in October. The visitors were most impressed with the quality of goods on display at the Arts and Crafts Centre. Many thanks to Jennifer and her helpers for catering. Here are some pictures of the visitors.

16.01.2022 This is the nomination for Senior Citizens Week for Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre board member Colleen Farry, with a picture by Becca Bannan. THE President of the Friends of the MECC, Colleen Farry, wears more than one hat! She’s a celebrant by day, door usher by night and marathon runner in her spare time. It is not easy leading a volunteer organisation during the COVID 19 pandemic, but Colleen has worked with the amazing Friends Committee to connect this group of nearly 20...0 members to ensure they are aware and informed. Colleen is knowledgeable in many fields, and always makes herself available to troubleshoot problems as they arise. Colleen is a massive supporter of all things theatre and is dedicated in developing a love of the theatre with the younger generation. The MECC staff appreciate the time, effort and love that Colleen brings to the organisation she is truly amazing.

16.01.2022 Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre HAND-MADE MASKS Hand-made cotton masks are available at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre, next to the Mackay Regional Visitor Information Centre, in the Sarina Field of Dreams Parkland. We’re open 10-3 weekdays and 10-1 weekends, but we will be closed this Easter weekend, Friday through to Monday due to the holiday.... NOTE: Due to high demand we were sold out as of this morning, but more are being made and should be available from noon today (Tuesday).

16.01.2022 The Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre will be closed this Thursday due to Mackay show day. We will reopen 10am Friday. Our opening hours are 10 to 3 Monday to Friday and 10 to 1 weekends.

16.01.2022 SNUG AS: Crafter Jenny Price models a beanie and throwover at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre, part of the winter collection featuring during June. Photo: Charlie Payne THE Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre has been transformed into a winter wonderland. The centre is this month featuring its winter collection, including an array of clothing from many of our 50 crafters.... The range covers from adults to children, and includes many wonderfully warm hand-made knitware creations. Pop in and have a look at our range, which is competitively priced with manufactured goods. We’ve also got a wide range of other crafted products. The centre is open 10-3 Monday to Friday, and 10-1 weekends.

15.01.2022 Images: Theresa Sant with some of her wedding charms at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. Images of some of the charms and garters.... MANY brides have Sarina’s Theresa Sant to thank for some of the finishing touches to their big day. Theresa has been making wedding charms and garters for 30 years and sells them exclusively at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre, where the theme of the month for September is weddings. Doing the wedding charms and garters for me is my relaxation, it’s the only thing that keeps me sane, she said. I play with the satins, the pearls, the crystal diamonties, it’s a relaxation. I love my craft work, I’ve done a lot of it: I used to make raffia hats for many years and other crafts and sewing. I meet with friends once a month and we make something different, but I stick with the charms for the Arts and Crafts Centre. Theresa said she had calls from many people in Australia and overseas for special wedding charms. I get a lot of requests from people for something different such as Australiana like kangaroos and boomerangs and I can make various colours. I’ve had a lot go overseas to South Africa, Scotland, Malta and Italy. She said despite the world-wide COVID pandemic there was still a demand for wedding charms, even if people were unable to attend the actual event. People may not be able to go to the wedding but they still want to give the bride something, and a wedding charm is ideal. If people have special requests they can tell the ladies here at the Arts and Crafts Centre and I can make them. Theresa said one of the more unusual requests she had was for a medieval theme wedding. It was based around a King Arthur of the Round Table theme, and she wanted silver and black wedding charms. I also had to make a stubby bottle garter, they wanted to give that to the groom. Theresa was bought up on a Munbura farm and later lived at Koumala with her husband Peter, where they raised sons Jared, Leon and Nicholas. They have two grandchildren, Joshua, 14, and Sophie, 11. Their family includes daughters-in-law Rejane and Linda. The Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre is open seven days a week, 10-3 week days and 10-1 weekends.

13.01.2022 Picture: Volunteers Helen Stewart and Rhonda Payne with the Christmas display at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. THE Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre is the place to shop for beautiful locally-made gifts this Christmas. We’ve got a wide range in stock, hand made right here in Sarina.... Our lovely volunteers can help you choose a beautiful Christmas gift for someone special in your life or that cheeky Secret Santa gift for the office party. We will gift wrap for free. We have a big range of unique home crafted gifts, from jewellery, woodwork, pretty soaps, timber signs, children’s toys, stunning art works, pens, Christmas cards, home-made jams and handbags. The centre is open seven days a week, 10-3 Monday to Friday and 10-1 weekends.

12.01.2022 The following is the April 2021 newsletter for the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre.

11.01.2022 Photos: Rosemary Rowles with some of her Christmas cards, now available at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. Some of Rosemary's cards.... LOOKING to send some cards to your loved ones this Christmas? Instead of buying mass-produced products from overseas, why not buy some locally hand-made cards from the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. Crafter Rosemary Rowles has been making Christmas cards for more than 20 years, and is now selling them for just $3.50 each at the centre. I made them just for myself at first, but when my mum was here at the aged care centre she sold some for me to the ladies there, but when she passed away I stopped making them. I’ve been making them again for myself for an interest, and I’ve been asked to make them available at the craft centre. Rosemary said a lot of time went into each card as they were all built up in detail. They can be intricate, you build it up and add one colour and another and make it into a 3D effect. I took in ironing to help pay for some of the gear I needed to do them, she said. You’ve got to be patient, but I tend to get my room in a mess. The Arts and Crafts Centre is open seven days a week, 10-3 Monday to Friday and 10-1 weekends.

10.01.2022 Picture: Sarina Bowls Club members, from left Rita Hughes, Doris Wray, BeBe Smith, Doris Barnes, Carmel Kirwan and Ann O’Shea with just some of the goods gathered for a giant jumble sale this Sunday. SARINA Bowls Club members are in a jumble.... Desperate to raise much-needed funds, they have opted to search high and low for goods for a giant jumble sale, to be held this Sunday from 9am at the club in Beach Rd. The result is the club’s dining room packed with hundreds of donated items, ranging from furniture to electrics, clothing, sporting and lots more. We have previously held cent sales, but with the COVID regulations we can’t get enough people into an event like that to make it successful, organiser Rita Hughes said. I’m sure we’ve got plenty here to interest people, so we hope they come down for a look.

09.01.2022 This is the nomination for Sarina Arts and Crafts board member Rodney Nunn for Senior Citizens Week, with a picture by Becca Bannan. RODNEY Nunn has been involved quite widely with the community since retiring from his position with the Australian Tax Office. His skills in the area of commercial law and accounting have been sought by many local organisations over the years. ... He was a founding director and treasurer of the Sarina Community Bendigo Bank for a number of years. He was a long-serving treasurer of Sarina Probus Club, and he is still serving as treasurer of Wongabeena Aged Housing Sarina and treasurer of the Sarina & District Men’s Shed. He is also a board member of the Sarina Tourist Arts & Crafts Centre. Rodney is an asset to the Sarina community and has always played an active role in all of the organisations he is associated with. All of these positions are voluntary.

08.01.2022 Steve Dew ready for a photo session. Photo: Contributed The red-backed fairy wren. Photo: Steve Dew A RED-BACKED fairy wren, an iconic bird of Mackay, was one of the first Steve Dew remembers taking a photo of.... I had the habit of walking at East Mackay down to Town Beach and through to Sandfly Creek when I saw this little bird. The next day I grabbed my camera and sure enough it was still there and I got a shot of it. I looked through books and found out what it was. It’s tiny, very pretty and very hard to photograph. Nowadays Steve is constantly walking the bush day and night taking photos of a wide range of wildlife, not just birds. I like to see if it’s a species that I have not got before, whether it be a caterpillar or a bug or a frog, take the photos and figure out what it is. This keeps me interested and keeps me active. Steve, who worked as a compositor for the Daily Mercury from 1972 to 2006, when he was universally known as Norm, said he first met Daryl Barnes in 2012 when he proposed producing a calendar to raise money for Birdlife Mackay. His 2021 birdlife calendar is available at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. Steve has a website aussiecreatures.net at which he shares his discoveries.

08.01.2022 CUTENESS abounds at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre, where these bear dolls are just some of the children’s crafts available. Drop in and check out our range, which includes clothing and other toys. Here are some of our bear family.

07.01.2022 FIFTEEN Sarina residents have been honoured as part of Senior Citizens Week, including the Sarina Arts and Crafts treasurer Jennifer Costello. The full story and pictures of all the Sarina seniors is on the Sarina Neighbourhood Centre Facebook Page. Their stories have also been shared to the Sarina Community Notice Board. The nominations include current Sarina Arts and Crafts board members Colleen Farry and Rod Nunn, a former secretary Lesley Ward, and crafters Helen Pickerin...g and Veronica McFadzen. Others are Audrey Zunker, Carolyn Scott, Jenny Boswood, Len Goode, Mary Ahern, Merv Murray, Cedric Bishop, Norma Lang and Ollie Patroni. Go to the Facebook page or the Sarina Community Notice Board to read their stories. Here are lovely photos taken by Becca Bannan of the six awardees who have ties to the Arts and Crafts Centre. Congratulations all!

06.01.2022 This is the nomination for Veronica McFadzen as part of Senior Citizens Week, with a picture by Becca Bannan. She is loved by all at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. VERONICA McFadzen is an outstanding role model for the Sarina community. She has generations of family friends and community members whom she has mentored, supported and assisted through many tough times.... Many have experienced her generosity when they were struggling. She is selfless with her time, effort and energy when it comes to helping others. Friends call her their earth angel. She volunteers in many positions, such as singing to the aged care, volunteering at the Sarina Community Arts & Crafts Centre, providing comfort and foot care to the aged and volunteering to spend time with those that needs it. She is always spreading her unconditional love where it is needed. She is truly an icon of community caring and sharing.

06.01.2022 This is the nomination for Senior Citizens Week for Helen Pickering, whose work can be seen at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre, with a picture by Becca Bannan. HELEN Pickering is an inspiring, connected community member. In addition to her everyday life activities, she steps forward and volunteers her time and skills while nurturing creativity. ... As a weaver, Helen has been inspiring others to create and enjoy art. She often demonstrates her spinning skills at local cultural events. She connects with the broader community. Children in particular enjoy having a go at spinning yarn on her wheel. She has been a volunteer at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre for about 13 years. There she shares her passion, knowledge and hospitality with all. More recently Helen has also been involved with the Sarina Art Gallery. She is an active committee member and an artist who exhibits her weavings and sculptural pieces regularly. As a teacher, Helen could see the difficulties new Australians and their children faced on a daily basis. Once she had retired, she committed herself to volunteering with the AMEP (Australia Migrant English Program) to help make a change. With educational assistance, she believes that she can help new Australians develop the literacy and conversational skills required to function in society and enjoy the Australian way of life. Helen Pickering works tirelessly on her own creative ventures and yet still finds time to extend her passion to others.

05.01.2022 ART ON SHOW: Artist Robyn Gray at the Sarina Art Gallery with one of her paintings, Pelican Pals, part of an exhibition open until May 28. Photo: Charlie Payne By Charlie Payne MACKAY artist Robyn Gray enters another place when she’s painting.... The 81-year-old has been painting since she was a young girl, and says it’s a personal experience each time she takes up the art brushes. It’s like I’ve got two heads, she said. When I’m painting the rest of the world just goes away and it’s just me and the painting. After a while I’m thinking ‘what’s the time’, and I’m back. Robyn is one of seven Mackay and Sarina artists displaying their works at the Sarina Art Gallery at the Field of Dreams Parkland until May 28. She works in oils and pastels, and says that a lot of her art comes from her imagination and from her memory, focusing on animals, birds and scenery. As a child in New Zealand I was always doing art work, and in my 20s I took up oil painting, she said. We lived in the North Island near Auckland and I’ve always been attracted to the beaches. I started work at the age of 15 and I wanted to go to the School of Art in the South Island, but my mum said sorry, we can’t afford it. But I’ve always painted, I’m always drawing. On coming to Australia she again found the beaches, and she’s still at the beach at Bucasia and is a member of the Mackay Art Society at Beaconsfield Rd. She ran a shop in Mackay called Robyn’s Antiques for about six years, but retired in her 60s and continued with her painting. I’ve always done oils, and a member of our society, the late Jenny Gardner encouraged me to try pastels. I said no that’s not my thing, but I eventually tried it and was amazed by the colours and shapes you can create. Others displaying their works are Ailsa Hall, Monika Ciesielski, Brigitte Zimmerman, Julie Anderson, Ed Rigby and Cheryl Zunker. The gallery is open 10-3 daily and entry is free.

05.01.2022 PRETTY: Toni Gascoyne models some hair bands, part of her display of young girls’ pretties which are available at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. Photo: Charlie Payne By Charlie Payne PRETTY creations for young girls are the last thing you’d expect from a driver of one of Mackay’s massive export coal trains.... But that’s exactly what Toni Gascoyne is making in her spare time when she’s not in charge of one of the huge trains which deliver thousands of tonnes of coal to our ports. I call them hair pretties, she said. I use lots of ribbons, sparkles, and glitter. I love to create them in many different colours so they are eye-catching. I design them, do all the preparations and put them together myself by hand. They are all pretty much unique. Toni’s designs are now available at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre, which is open seven days a week, 10-3 week days and 10-1 weekends. Toni used to do various crafts but now concentrates on her young girls’ creations with a sideline into an unusual musical instrument a three-stringed guitar. It’s called a cigar box guitar. Originally they were made from cigar boxes, and other junkyard style pieces. I’ve got a couple and I’m putting some together. It sounds just like a guitar, but I don’t play very well yet.

05.01.2022 The Sarina Arts and Craft Centre's Jennifer Costello is one of 15 nominated from the Sarina district for their selfless work for the community, as part of Senior Citizens Week. Here is her nomination, with a picture by Becca Bannan. JENNIFER Costello’s dedication to the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre has helped ensure its place as a key attraction at the Field of Dreams Parkland. Jennifer became involved with the Crafts Centre when she and husband Len moved to Sarina from Ma...ckay about 12 years ago. Craft Centre board member Lilian Brown said that upon becoming treasurer, Jennifer upgraded processes so that the centre could operate more efficiently. She bought in the bar coding system that we have now. Before that, we used to take the stickers off the items we sold and count them at the end of the day. If you missed one, a crafter could miss out on payment, Lilian said. "She does all the office management of the centre voluntarily, and she and her husband Len are always working around the place." Jennifer recently obtained a grant for the purchase of a defibrillator to improve safety for volunteers and visitors to the centre. She is also the correspondent for the Sarina Fibre Arts Group. The centre was closed for three months this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, during which time Jennifer and Len worked voluntarily to clean up and improve the building, ready for its reopening in June.

05.01.2022 Photos: Colleen Farry, front, with Sarina Arts and Crafts board chairman Bob Neilsen, secretary Rhonda Payne and treasurer Jennifer Costello. Bob Neilsen and Rod Nunn.... The late Dulcie Christensen at a Sarina Arts and Crafts function. THE Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre has said farewell to three of its valued board members. Colleen Farry and Rod Nunn retired at the annual general meeting held on November, and a long-time supporter of the centre Dulcie Christensen passed away in October. They have been succeeded by new board members Jenny Price, Marg Hinrichs and Rosemary Rowles. Board chairman Bob Neilsen presented Colleen and Rod with mementoes of local hand-carved timber pens, available exclusively at the Craft Centre, as a token of thanks for their work. He said Colleen and Rod had given valuable service to the board in their positions of assets registrar and Field of Dreams representative. Dulcie was one of the ‘elves’ who each month set up a new display at the centre and ensure that the crafts overall are of the highest standard. She was involved with the Craft Centre since its inception in 1995-96, an elf from the start and was a long-time member of the Sarina Fibre Arts Group, whose members supply much of the craft available at the centre. Dulcie’s love of crafting dated back to home economics classes at school when she learnt to make her own clothes. She made a variety of crafts, including applique tea towels, patchwork runners, denim and material handbags, painted bread boards and paintings.

04.01.2022 ON SHOW: Artist Kathy Murray with one of her paintings at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. Photo: Charlie Payne By Charlie Payne THE works of Sarina artist Kathy Murray are now gaining international exposure.... Kathy has been displaying her artwork and jewellery at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre for some time, and has recently added a series of new paintings and sketches. She said the new works had proved popular with tourists visiting the centre, and she had sold several to international visitors. The works are available in various sizes from postcard upwards to suit a variety of purposes. Kathy is one of about 70 crafters displaying their works at the centre, which is open seven days a week 10-3 Monday to Friday and 10-1 weekends.

01.01.2022 From left Karen Parchert, Jennifer Costello and Karen May,