By Lauren TreiserHi! Im Lauren, one of CWCs new columnists, focusing on Women in Art. Every month I will alert you to upcoming exhibitions, installations or performances that are by women.I had a gre...
By Diane Leyman Hello, and welcome to the first Bricks & Mortar post for the CWC blog, where each month I will be taking you on a tour of an actual bricks and mortar establishment run by a c...
By Ellison BloomfieldPinterest has been around for about two years now and has slowly been gaining more popularity and interest. It is a social bookmarking site which allows you to create boards whic...
I am delighted to join the CWC blog team to bring you a monthly feature profiling individuals and businesses that apply a sustainable or eco-friendly approach to their creative practice. Aside f...
By Emily HarrisonIt may sound odd to be starting the year talking about something as simple as breathing…after all it’s a function that happens automatically and we generally don’t pay much attention...
By Andrea McArthur Considering that it is the start of a fresh year I thought it appropriate for my first blog post to be on planning for the New Year ahead. If we take it back to basics looking...
By Nathania Gilson1. Be brave and step outside your comfort zone.Part of getting your project off the ground involves doing things that might be just a little frightening. This is a good thing, I pro...
By Jodi WileyAfter I made a very rash resolution to update my blog every day this year (well, every weekday - Im not a complete masochist) my husband bought me a book with quite possibly the best tit...
Ahoy there readers! Ive some news for you today about some exciting changes we are making to the CWC blog.1. Our new blog columnists start this week!You may have seen my call out for blog contributor...
From Broadsheet: An Anonymous entry system paves the way for young and emerging interiors/architectural designers and creatives to submit their concepts for the Flinders Street St...
Are you heading to Melbournes Laneway Festival on Saturday February 4 at the Footscray Arts Centre? Well, guess what - we are too! The CWC will have a group stall at the designer market featuring Emi...
Annie AbbotDesignerHabbot Shoeswww.habbotstudios.comWhat is your professional/training background?I have a mixed background of business, product development and design. I have a Commerce Degree, Inte...
Kirsten Perry Artist/designer/mak er/teacher www.kirstenperry.com repugnantcharm.blogspot.comWha t is your professional or training background? Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design), Bachelor of ...
The Altitude Design Summit (Altsummit) is on again as I write this. How fun would it be to go to this one day? Especially given the number of great speakers they have scheduled. I think Ill...
This Saturday 21 January, Harvest Textiles are hosting a special event, Local Cloth, with textile designer Clara Vuletich. Clara&nbs p;is Harvests January 2012 designer in residen...
Adriana ChristiansonCeramic Artistwww.adrianachristianson. com.auwww.adrianachristianson. blogspot.comWhat is your professional or training background?I trained at Prahran College of Advanced Education...
Thanks so much to everyone who has applied for our CWC blog columns over the past week. There have been many more applications than I expected, from a variety of wildly talented women! Therefore I wi...
Over the break, while pottering around on the computer (particularly on those ridiculously HOT days where I felt confined to the 1x1m space directly underneath our airconditioning vent!), I caught up...
Illustrator Jessica Singhs new website and online store has launched, with prints, badges, tote bags and more featuring her incredibly detailed full colour artworks (image above: So Hollow by Jessica...
Mable TanFreelance travel writer and photographerHappee Monkee www.mabletan.comwww.happeemonk ee.etsy.comWhat is your professional or training background? I studied advertising & communications in...
Happy new year everyone!Ive spent the last few weeks unwinding from 2011, and conjuring up all sorts of ideas to make the CWC bigger and better in 2012. Today Id like to share with you one of those i...
With the year drawing to a close Id just like to say thanks again for your support of the CWC in 2011 - reading the blog, buying the book, attending the events... its been great to meet more and more...
Lisa WalkerFabric supplier & sewing and textiles teacherThe Dancing Queenwww.thedancingqueen.com.a uWhat is your professional or training background? Professional dancer! Im a classically tra...
Dots & spots! Who doesnt love them? Designer Holly Canham is definitely partial to this simple yet effective graphic element, as shown by the title page she contributed for the interview with Wom...
Mali in the City is a Melbourne Zoo 150th anniversary celebration event. They are inviting participation from professional artists and enthusiastic amateurs, artist grou...
Li-Ann at Ham & Pea has designed a Christmas word search (pictured) an d is offering it for free download at her website. Perfect for those party guests who just cant wait...
Lute Phillips Felt makerFilz Fine Feltwww.finefelt.net What is your professional or training background? Having worked as an architect and raising a family for many years, I finally return...
Graphic designer Kirsty Eckard was challenged with creating the title page for Graphic designer and creative director Grace Camobreco for the CWC book. Here she tells us about her concept and creativ...
Classy colour explosion imminent: Gorman &am p; Castle collaborat e on fashion, homewares.Stop designing chairs! (via @superethique)The 5 best toys of all time (a.k.a. what to get y...
Pop-up shops!Bonnie So from This Is opens a pop-up in the GPO tonight (level 1, near the glass lifts) to present works in collaboration with Stella Ann Fashion. The shop runs for one m...
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