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Become A Queen Of Hearts

Add colour and texture to your PMC heart. Designed by Senior Teacher Rhonda Winterton.

Uncover Some Beading Trends

As the weather turns back into the familiar icy chill of autumn and winter, we are sometimes forced to layer on more clothes than we’d like to, so it’s only fair to keep your accessories as visible as they deserve to be. Sarah Ezzy-Dickson uncovers some beading trends to inspire you to warm up your fingers and get to work.

How To Make A Floral Fantasy

Don’t let the winter make you blue. Use butterflies, flowers and lampwork beads by Austin Hamilton to make a floral fantasy. Created by Boutique Beads.

My Little Kimono Girl

Combining thread work and wire work can be achieved with the right know-how. This focal lampwork bead project by Chris Butler with thread and design work created by Annlee Butler can take you through the steps to success.

Lady Of The Loch

Deep blue water colours, amethyst and rose – both relaxing and refined – bringing out the essence of her grace. Designed by Louise Jensen from Wishware Beads.

Delicate Swarovski

Introduce yourself to thread work with this easy cross thread technique, using Swarovski crystals. The result is not only fun but beautiful. Designed

Danielle Mondo – Mondo Design

Mondo Design Began as a Part-time Hobby, Influenced by a Passion for Design and Friends With a Desire for Unique Accessories to Adorn Themselves. Sarah Ezzy-dickson Chats to Danielle Mondo, the Owner of Mondo Design.

Smart Creations

Serena Altea Was Inspired to Make a Niche for Herself in the Jewellery Scene by a Bride’s Complaint About the Lack of Custom Made and Affordable Tiaras. Since Then, Serena Has Created a Huge Range of Tiaras and Accessories Catering for Even the Pickiest Brides. She Chats With Sarah Ezzy-dickson.

Netted Pearl

A hidden pearl and crystal mesh watch. Designed by Beads ’n Crystals

Images Of Heat And Dust

Stock workers on Australia’s dusty cattle stations inspire this artist.This largely pictorial article shows some of the steps he follows in producing his works of art.

The Noble Equine

Coloured pastel papers have been used to create this beautiful horse.

The Desire To Experiment

Near Moree in north-western New South Wales, this gifted ‘man on the land’ nurtures a passion for painting the wild plains that surround him – while capturing their many moods and characters.

Early Risers

Horses in the early morning light: A beautiful atmospheric subject rich in colour with strong shadows … masterfully rendered by a specialist oil painter.

Gentle Giants

This masterful Australian includes working horses in many of his paintings. Here he describes his own definitive approach to one of his favourite subjects.

Thanks To Da Vinci

Wicked classroom caricatures and tattoos fired up the passion for this self taught artist to strive to produce the perfect drawing.

Simple And Basic

This artist/tutor teaches a simple, basic method of working with a limited palette of colours. Her students learn to push those primary colours to the limit … and they come to know them intimately and understand their possibilities.

Harry Chavill

This painting realised an exciting dream for the artist, who had always wanted to paint a gorgeous horse in motion but had never allowed herself to do so previously.

Country Life

Country Life Few people can encapsulate nostalgic rural imagery in the style of this talented man. The charm of his paintings speaks for itself … but here are some words from the artist.

A Passion For Horses

A desperate yearning for her own horse starting this artist drawing at a very young age.

Serious Addiction

Here is a self-taught artist who has enjoyed dabbling and daubing since childhood. She took up ‘serious’ painting in 1985 and dared to start entering work in shows … and now she is totally hooked!

Neddy

There is a special joy in capturing a dearly loved animal friend to canvas, especially if they have passed on.

My Creative World

My life is, and always has been, one filled with creativity. I relate to the lyric from the Sound of Music that says “my heart wants to sing every song it hears”. Perceiving meaning in the world around me I feel compelled to draw, savouring its richness as I do.

Just Do It

In Lynn’s own words …“Art. Once you get into it – it gets into you. Then your journey begins.”

Life In The Tivoli

Still life subjects have been a staple for this artist. She recently decided to focus on items from the Tivoli theatre – in order to bring elements of human character and emotion into play.

Drawing Vs Dormancy

From pencils and paints to chook wire, this artist revelsin creating a wonderful array of art.

A Love Of Drawing

Creating art from a variety of mediums,Gail takes her inspiration from the world around her.

Lethbridge Gallery

Art galleries are scattered all over our magnificent country, hosting and promoting the works of Australia’s diverse exponents of art. On the pages of Artist’s Palette magazine we will seek to showcase an extensive selection of these important venues.

My Love For Modern Art

Angela's vibrant compositions express emotion via the use of symbolism, exaggeration and distortion.

Mary River Rocks

This pastellist doesn’t generally work from photographs, because the camera sees things so differently … and she tends to lose the mood, spontaneity and enjoyment of the work when she views a camera’s images of a landscape she has been painting.

From Calligrapher To Wildlife Artist

A passion for nature has helped developthe amazing talents of this prolific artist.