Margie Maccoll
A steady stream of visitors have descended on Noosa’s art Hub at Wallace House and to artist studios and galleries across the shire since Noosa Open Studios Art Trail began its nine day event last weekend.
From painting and glass work to ceramics and sculpture, the works and methods of more than 110 artists are on display until Sunday 9 October and mapped on five geographical trails from the eastern beaches to Noosaville, Eumundi, Cooroy, Pomona, Cooroibah and Boreen Point.
Noosa Today visited several artists last weekend to discover their diverse styles and skills.
Among them was John Tonkin who creates glass art through a complex process of precise glass cutting and fusing through firing in a kiln in temperatures up to about 800 degrees Celsius.
Artists Michele Rudder and Sharon Jack displayed their diverse styles of art in a shared space at Peregian Beach Community House.
Sharon Jack uses stencils and spray cans to create her spontaneous, street-art style pieces.
With an extensive education in Art from France to Australia, exhibitions in galleries across South East Queensland and written two published art books Michele Rudder said she likes to transport people through a story from imagination to reality in her current works.
In her ceramic sculptures Irene Visser strives to recreate the wonder of small things in nature, drawing her inspiration from her environment near the ocean.
Throughout a long career as designer and lecturer of communication design, Irene often found refuge in the practice of manual arts and crafts, particularly ceramics and calligraphy. Now that she has time and space to focus on her own creativity, she takes great pleasure in exploring various materials and techniques.
Irene is sharing her home studio at Marcus Beach with transpersonal art therapist and artist Deirdre Byrne who creates personal stories through ink imaginings.
Noosa Open Studios continues until Sunday so take the chance to meet the artists and learn more about what they do as they step out from behind their canvas’, kilns, lathes and workbenches and share skills and knowledge of their art practice.
For information on the artists and trails visit noosaopenstudios.com.au
