In a celebration of autumn, artists from Macedon and Mount Macedon will welcome visitors to their studios throughout a weekend in May, offering an insight into their creative processes.
Hosted from 10am–4pm on the weekend of May 3 as part of the Open Studios Macedon initiative, nine local artists will invite guests to their studios set in their gardens, offering a glimpse into their unique processes, influences, and working environments.
The artists work across a range of media, including pottery, painting, drawing, jewellery, textiles and printmaking.
Macedon artist Carolyn Pain will showcase the studio where she produces pottery, ceramics, glass art, drawings, and paintings.
With some of her work focussing on the human form, Pain said that the local Macedon Ranges environment is also a source of inspiration.
“[My work is] mostly to do with nature and my garden … I’ve got a large garden here and through the seasons you see those changes, and those changes come up in my work,” she said.
She said that plenty of others in the group are also inspired by the local environment, with one artist who brings her canvas to the Macedon Reservoir for plain air painting.
All of the studios are within a short driving distance from each other, with a map of the studios and nearby cafes available at The Gallery Mt Macedon and the Mount Macedon Trading Post.
Details: instagram.com/openstudiosmacedon
Oscar Parry
