meet the MMAKERSAKERS of BBUURNIIEE tasmania 2010/2011

There’s a story around every corner... BURNIE FACT FILE

POPULATION: About 20,000

LOCATION: North West Tasmania, on Bass Strait Tasmania’s most westerly city

CLIMATE: Cool temperate

AVERAGE RAINFALL: 970mm per annum

LONGITUDE: 145°

LATITUDE: 41°

CLOSEST AIRPORT: Burnie Airport

CLOSEST PASSENGER SEAPORT: Devonport

CLOSEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: Melbourne

MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE (2010): $228,000 AUD

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MAKERS’ WORKSHOP 6 IT ALL BEGAN… WHISKY MAKERS At least 12,000 years ago the first Tasmanians walked across a land bridge before the rising seas flooded the Bassian Plain in The Great 9 South Land, creating Bass Strait and the island of Tasmania. For the next 12,000 years the descendents of these original 4000-5000 aboriginal people hunted and gathered, largely without tools and weapons. CHEESE They had to carry fire sticks, because it is believed they did not have the MAKERS knowledge of lighting fire. 11 Tasmania was unknown, until it was “discovered” by a Dutch seaman, Abel Tasman, in 1642. Claimed by Captain James Cook in 1770, British sovereignty was asserted when the first settlement in Tasmania GARDEN was established in 1803 on the Derwent River. MAKERS In 1828 London-based Van Diemen’s Land Company chose Burnie as a settlement site because of its port, and a home was carved out of 13 the huge eucalypt forests of Emu Bay. Like all pioneers these first white settlers were makers. For the next 100 years the port of Burnie shipped timbers, minerals and BURROW produce from the region, MAKERS and the people of Burnie made things. 14 They made paper and pulp from the timber, they made chemicals for paint products, they made acids for industry, and in keeping with the technologies of their time, they made a mess of their environment. HISTORY In the early 1990s Burnie’s generational reliance on big companies was MAKERS shaken to the core, when several companies closed under the pressure of global markets and environmental issues. 17 The people of Burnie were desperate to find a new way of looking at things. Upon reflection, they imagined an alternative future for the town and their families and set about making it happen. They cleaned up the MEET THE environment and looked at the past, present and to the people who most MAKERS inspired them. The Makers. These days, the people of Burnie make giant machines to mine ore and 19 specialised machinery for aquaculture and agriculture. They produce wonderful cheese, single malt whisky and milk. They make BURNIE delicious and healthy things to eat from local produce. They make paper by hand from recycled materials, and they make inspirational and MAP functional artworks inspired by the natural and industrial environment. 22 They make a noise at performances and footy matches and make peace in natural places of reflection and recreation. They make time to look out for each other and improve their environment. WHERE TO The people of Burnie have interesting stories to tell and invite you to STAY discover them for yourself. 23 BBURNIEURNIE A PAPER TOWN

BURNIE TODAY Burnie is Tasmania’s most westerly city, located on the North West Coast about 40 minutes from Devonport. It has a northerly aspect and is nestled around Emu Bay on Bass Strait. The 20,000 residents enjoy a vibrant shopping district that spills onto the beach for seafood and coffee. Burnie has surprising restaurants and cafés to linger in. It has a dynamic cultural life, galleries, performances, exhibitions and community events. Fantastic food is made in Burnie like whisky and cheese. The best milk in the world for cheese making is produced in the area. There are well stocked delis to tempt you with gourmet treats. Burnie’s hills hide impressive gardens and parks, and it is surrounded by beautiful beaches, sparkling water and fresh air. In some areas people live in perfect art deco or federation homes and public spaces featuring buildings by contemporary Tasmanian architects and designers. But there is no escaping the presence of a busy container port, the rail hub or the factory framework lining the highway around Emu Bay on the eastern approach to Burnie. A factory which evolved over 75 years manufacturing high volumes of paper for world markets. In its hey day The Pulp employed 3500 people, and after 75 years of supporting the families of Burnie, the mill finally ceased operation in June 2010. BUT PAPER IS STILL MADE IN BURNIE 4 CREATIVE PAPER IS STILL MADE IN BURNIE

In the 1990s Creative Paper began as a Work for the Dole project, exploring paper making by hand, using traditional methods and unique local fibres.

Fibres as unique as roo poo and wombat poo, apple pulp, lavender and rainforest leaves. All manner of plants and recycled materials can be used to make paper if they have the right properties.

Expertise has been developed and techniques refined over the years and Creative Paper now produces a range of value added PAPER PEOPLE MAKERS items for specialist markets. The beautiful folios, journals, cards and paper products are produced by hand from a range of Artists, Pam Thorne and Ruth Rees collaborated on unique papers hand made in Burnie. numerous large papier maché projects in Burnie between 1996 and 2007, before continuing with their Creative Paper has, over time, become the nucleus for all individual arts practices. manner of orbiting artists and creative ideas. In November 2009 You can find their life sized papier maché sculptures Creative Paper moved from its old factory home to be front and at the Makers’ Workshop, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, centre at Burnie’s new visitor centre, the Makers’ Workshop. Hellyers Road Distillery, Pioneer Village Museum and the Burnie City Council offices.

No Not only do we get to make paper but we get to experiment with new fibres and colours. Every sheet we make is unique and individual. PAPER MAKING TOUR You are invited to keep the Burnie paper making I love explaining the process to visitors who take the tour, tradition alive and try your hand at making paper because most people can relate to some aspect of it. with the support of experienced and informative They get something out of it and are happier for their paper makers at the Makers’ Workshop. experience.ce. Learn the art of making paper by hand, and leave DARREN SIMPSON your watermark on your own unique sheet when paper maker you take the paper making tour. TOUR DEPARTURE TIMES DAILY 9:15am 10:00am 10:45am 11:30am 12:45pm 1:30pm 2:15pm 3:00pm 3:45pm 4:30pm TOUR COSTS Adults $15 Children (5-14) $8 Concession $12 Family (2Ad + 2Ch) $40 Groups of 10+ $10pp T: 03 6430 5830

5 MMAKERS’AKERS’ WWORKSHOPORKSHOP WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER

MAKERS’ WORKSHOP The stark architectural lines of Burnie’s newest visitor attraction dominate the western end of Burnie’s main beach. Recently opened, this contemporary structure is a new concept for Burnie – part museum, part arts centre and part visitor information centre. The Makers’ Workshop is a place that honours Burnie’s history, makers, innovators and artists. It includes the visitor information centre, a café, gallery and gift shop, a paper making workshop, interpretative displays and working artists. Since the 1930s no matter where Burnie was on its journey through existence, its fate has been wrapped in paper. Stories of those paper making connections and The Pulp are told at the Makers’ Workshop. Significant moments in Burnie’s history are etched onto the glass case surrounding Burnie’s town clock. This clock was originally installed in the Burnie Town Hall tower in 1913 as a memorial for one of Burnie’s favourite sons, Captain William Jones. The clock tower served as a landmark for more than six decades until the town hall site was redeveloped in 1976. It was kept in storage at the museum until restoration and installation in the Makers’ Workshop in 2009. The clock is a marker of time and in this case has been used as a vehicle to tell the significant moments in time from Burnie’s settlement to its development into one of Australia’s largest container ports. 6 MAKERS’ STUDIOS Depending on the day, there may be one or several makers working on site at the Makers’ Workshop, producing any number of interesting things, including papier maché sculptures, hand woven baskets, glass beads, jewellery, hats, paintings, prints, wood work, violins, glass ware and of course paper. In total there are five studio spaces (with four of them looking suspiciously like converted shipping containers) located throughout Makers’ Workshop. You are encouraged to meet the Makers and have a conversation about what they’re making or see their objects for sale in the gift shop. The gift shop sells products from over 50 Tasmanian ELPHINSTONE artists, makers and suppliers as well as imported items. R1500 LHD LOADER At the Makers’ Workshop you can find the first load- haul-dump (LHD) purpose designed underground loader, designed by Dale Elphinstone and his team at their Burnie engineering facility. At the time it was designed there was nothing like it in the world. It met the need for a machine that could extract ore from underground mines and haul it long distances. International success led to a range of loaders, trucks and other hard rock mining machinery, later marketed by the giant Caterpillar Corporation. Still operating in Burnie as Caterpillar Underground Mining, the company sells its equipment world wide and provides jobs for hundreds of people.

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE About 40 volunteers are rostered to the information counter and help visitors with enquiries about Burnie and travels throughout the region and Tasmania. MAKERS’ WORKSHOP 2 Bass Highway, Burnie Reception T: 03 6430 5831 Café T: 03 6430 5884 Tours T: 03 6430 5830 SKILLED VOLUNTEERS E: [email protected] Open: Daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm In Studio One, skilled volunteers spend hours constructing (Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, by hand a beautiful range of albums, folios, journals, Good Friday and ANZAC Day) and cards. Visitors are welcome into the studio for a Cost: Entry to the Makers’ Workshop is free. closer look and a friendly conversation. There is a fee for the paper making tours.

7 8 WHISKY MAKERS TAKE A DRIVE AROUND Not only are there interesting things to see in Burnie itself, but if you drive along the Surrey Trail into the surrounding hills you can discover fabulous cheese, a whisky distillery, gardens, an alpaca park and fly fishing dams. 1. Makers’ Workshop 2. Little Penguin Observation Centre 3. Burnie Regional Art Gallery 4. Pioneer Village Museum 5. Round Hill Lookout 6. Fernglade Platypus Trail 7. Tasmanian Cheese Tasting Centre 8. Hellyers Road Whisky Distillery 9. Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden 10. Guide Falls COFFEE MAKERS 11. Guide Falls Alpaca and Animal Park 12. Natone Hills Fly Fishery Burnie has surprising restaurants and cafés to linger in. 13. Upper Natone Reserve As soon as coffee is in your system, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move... discussions Burnie To Devonpport 2 arise and conversation ceases to be a struggle.gle. 1 Centre 3 5 To Stanle y 4

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Entry into the distillery café and gift shop is free but charges Hampshire apply to the daily distillery tours, which include whisky tasting. To West Coast & Cradle Mountain 9 The salt laden atmosphere, temperate climate, clean air, clear water and lush pastures allow the dairy herds to graze all year round... An environment nothing short of perfect for cheese making.

10 MILK MAKERS THE BURNIE FARMERS’ MARKET About 30 stallholders gather together early on the first, third and fifth Saturday mornings of each month to sell their freshest and best produce to the local community.

The market is located at the southern end of the Wivenhoe Showground with vehicular access via Smith Street. There’s ample parking on site, but remember the early bird catches the worm, and the market finishes at about 12:00pm.

TASTE OUR CHEESE See what all the fuss is about... Visitors can taste our cheese for themselves at The Cheese Tasting Centre. There is a wide selection of specialty cheeses from the premium range, as well as odd shaped cheese at factory prices. Cheese samples are available for free tastings and fantastic, perfectly ripe cheeses are ready for you to buy CHEESE MAKERS and eat today. You can grab a ploughman’s lunch in, or a picnic The secret to making world-class cheese is using world-class basket to take out. full cream milk. THE CHEESE TASTING CENTRE Our local cheese plant sources milk from about 100 dairy farms, within a 120 kilometre radius of Burnie. It is superb dairy 145 Old Surrey Road, Burnie country. The salt-laden atmosphere, temperate climate, clean air, T: 03 6433 9255 clear water and lush pastures allow the dairy herds to graze Open: 7 Days, Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm all year round. An environment nothing short of perfect for Weekends and public holidays 10:00am to 4:00pm cheese making. (Closed Good Friday, Christmas and Boxing Day) The facility was founded in 1955 by Milan Vyhnalek, a Cheese tasting finishes ½ hour prior to closing Czechoslovakian migrant whose vision was to make great cheese in the tradition of the master cheese makers of Europe. Now owned by National Foods, the factory produces some of Australia’s most loved cheese brands, including the multi-award winning cheeses of Tasmanian Heritage, the broad appeal and mild flavours of Australian Gold as well as the sharp and crumbly cheddars of Mersey Valley. It has an exemplary team of dedicated technical employees, Shhh... many of whom are now second and third generation cheese CHEESE BUYERS’ TIPS makers, and some, who have brought their master cheese making skills from as far away as France and Switzerland. • The Cheese Tasting Centre sales assistants are very knowledgeable about their products. From rich, creamy Camemberts, to sweet, intense Blues and Ask them for their advice if you are unsure. uniquely sharp Cheddars, our brands are widely recognised for their quality and success. Just recently Tasmanian Heritage’s • Ask about the perfect date to eat Red Square Washed Rind took home the coveted title of Grand your cheese. Champion Cheese at the recent Australian Grand Dairy Awards. • Look out for the specials. There are some great Discover for yourself how wonderful these delicious cheeses are bargains to be found in the dairy cases, at by visiting the Cheese Tasting Centre in Burnie. factory outlet prices. 11 12 GARDEN MAKERS EMU VALLEY RHODODENDRON GARDEN Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden has about 20,000 plants on an 11ha landscaped site just 8km south of Burnie. Surrounded by native bushland and laced with lakes, wildlife, waterways, bridges and design features, this beautiful garden is a place for relaxation and contemplation.

The location’s unique temperate climate makes it one of the only known places where the entire range of the world’s rhododendrons can be grown in the same garden.

The first rhododendrons were planted in 1981 by volunteers who have continued to develop the garden. It now features a tea room overlooking the valley and some fabulous private GUIDE FALLS ALPACA picnic spots. EMU VALLEY RHODODENDRON GARDEN AND ANIMAL PARK 55 Breffny Road, Burnie Carolyne Menzies and her family run the Guide Falls T: 03 6433 1805 M: 0438 330 478 Open: 7 days in season (August to the end of April) Alpaca and Animal Park, which is a fully working stud 9:00am to 5:00pm, farm with 80 alpacas located next to Guide Falls, about Cost: An entry fee applies, children are free 15 minutes drive south of Burnie.

The $5 fee includes guided tour of a working farm to I hhave enjoyed seeing that original vision shared with see alpacas, birds, peacocks, rabbits, ferrets, sheep, friends over 30 years ago, become a reality. I get a great deal of pleasure from being there. It’s a beautiful placeplace goats, trout and other animals. You can enjoy a cuppa and it’s out in the open.opeenen. in the tea room and explore the gift shop which has an extensive range of alpaca fleece, yarn and garments. MAURICE KUPSCHKUPPSCH garden makeraker GUIDE FALLS ALPACA AND ANIMAL PARK 309 West Ridgley Road, West Ridgley T: 03 6435 7535 Open: Daily 9:30am to 5:00pm (closed Christmas Day and Good Friday) Tours Cost: $5 per adult and $2 per child NATONE HILLS FLY FISHERY Natone Hills Fly Fishery is located 18km south of Burnie at Upper Alp Alpaca hair is a hollow fibre, which makes it Natone. The dams are well stocked with a variety of lighter and warmer than sheep’s wool. Once you good sized healthy rainbow and brown trout. Visitors can have knitted with alpaca yarn, it is difficult to go experience fly fishing all year round in this private fishery back to using other fibres because it is so soft (No licence is required). and easy to work with.ith. The shoreline has no hazards making it comfortable for CAROLYNE MENZIES experienced fishermen and beginners. Gear hire and group spinner and garment maker lessons are available. Day visitors are welcomed or you can stay overnight. You can go bushwalking, platypus spotting and bird watching if fishing isn’t your thing, and enjoy the sights and sounds of the GUIDE FALLS native wildlife. Located at West Ridgley about 19km south of Burnie, NATONE HILLS FLY FISHERY Guide Falls is the most accessible waterfall in the Greta Road, Upper Natone Burnie hinterland. T: 03 6436 2357 or 03 6436 2181 Open: Daily 10:00am to 5:00pm or by arrangement. There are two picnic areas and walking tracks to enjoy. Bookings preferred The falls have water year round but are most Cost: From $50 per day spectacular in winter and spring. 13 BBURROWURROW MMAKERS:AKERS: BACK FROM THE BRINK

In the mid 1980s rock anthems heralded Burnie’s

environmental shame across Australia. Bass Strait, FERNGLADE PLATYPUS TRAIL

surrounding Burnie, was red with pigment from the paint Fernglade has a reputation for being one of the most reliable places for observing platypus in the wild in factory, acid rain etched cars, sulphur steam spewed from Tasmania. A place decorated by nature with moss and factory chimneys and chemicals infected our waterways. ferns. A place of quiet contemplation, investigation and observation.

And, apart from the town’s reputation, Burnie’s burrow makers At Fernglade an interesting interpretative trail has been

suffered more than most. Sensitive little penguins and developed along the riverbank linking two picnic areas. The water is clean, although stained by the natural platypus were not built for survival in polluted environments. tannin, and platypus thrive there. Platypus are best viewed in the morning or evening. By the mid 1990s, after a disastrous mill strike and several

factory closures, with population declining and few prospects,

the people of Burnie embarked upon a journey to re-invent

their future.

One of the things they universally loved about Burnie was

its wildlife, especially the little penguins and the platypus.

So they started the rehabilitation process. 14 Tasmania is the only state of Australia with clearly defined biogeographical boundaries.

The variety of fauna is limited compared with that of mainland Australia, but is prolific in numbers and rich in archaic and endemic forms.

LITTLE PENGUIN OBSERVATION CENTRE

The Little Penguin Observation Centre was constructed at Parsonage Point on the western end of West Beach, but not before hundreds of penguin igloo apartments were hand made and cleverly located by local volunteers. Their latest project involves rebuilding native sea bird habitat further west.

Around dusk, from November to April, little penguins noisily waddle ashore to nest in their burrows, and every evening during the season Friends of Burnie Penguins offer free interpretative tours for visitors.

It may not have seemed possible once, but Burnie has cleaned up its act when it comes to our burrowing neighbours, with the help of a clear vision and thousands of volunteer hours.

LITTLE PENGUIN FACTS The Little Penguin Observation Centre is located on the (Fairy Penguins or Eudyptula minor) western end of West Beach linked to the city via a • These flightless seabirds are the smallest of beach boardwalk. all penguins. • They are found along the southern Australian coastline and breed in colonies. • They are perfectly adapted to life at sea and can easily dive to 30 metres. • They live on small school fish, krill and squid. FREE GUIDED TOURS

• They usually return to their burrows within an hour From October to February Friends of Burnie Penguins of darkness and flock ashore because there is safety in numbers. offer free Penguin Interpretation Tours. Go to the Little Penguin Observation Centre about onee hhouro after dusk. • See them in Burnie from November to April. T: 0437 436 803

15 16 HISTORY MAKERS PIONEER VILLAGE MUSEUM A charming c1900 Federation streetscape has been frozen in time at Burnie’s Pioneer Village Museum. See how ordinary people lived 100 years ago with a street full of stores and rooms that provide a window into lives past. A time when Burnie was prospering and reaping the benefits of the West Coast mineral boom.

Each of the stores in the street features a trade or profession important to the functioning of a pioneering community. There is a saddlery and a boot maker’s shop, a blacksmith’s forge, a printer, photographer and even a dentist.

Discover the personal treasures and memorabilia, tools of trade and goods that were made and sold in the era. It is easy to get lost in the charm and detail of the grocery store and boarding house or be relieved that as far as kitchen and laundry appliances go, things have moved on significantly over the past 100 years. BURNIE REGIONAL THE PIONEER VILLAGE MUSEUM Little Alexander Street, Burnie ART GALLERY T: 03 6430 5746 Open: Monday to Friday 10:00am to 3:00pm Established in 1978, this substantial regional gallery Cost: Adults $6.00, Concession $4.50, Children $2.50 serves the north-west and west coasts of Tasmania.

In its two largest exhibition spaces the gallery presents a vibrant and varied exhibitions program of art and craft FINDING THE UNIQUE BUYS made by talented Tasmanian and other Australian artists. If you are interested in purchasing or looking at The Gallery has a fine permanent collection, and the works by local artists, some of Burnie’s cafes focus is on works on paper, including many fine prints by and restaurants feature changing exhibitions of some of Australia’s most famous artists. This reflects the local work. importance of the paper industry in Burnie’s past history. These include Rialto Gallery Restaurant, Muddled, Hot Mother Lounge, Reino’s and Around the Corner Eatery. BURNIE REGIONAL ART GALLERY Burnie Arts & Function Centre, Wilmot St, Burnie Makers’ Workshop, Burnie Regional Art Gallery T: 03 6430 5875 and Indigo House also sell local art work in their Open: Monday to Friday 10:00am to 4:30pm retail outlets. Weekends and public holidays 1:30pm to 4:30pm Be sure to keep your eyes and ears open for Cost: Admission into the gallery is free other great places to shop.

GLASS MAKER DEAN WALKER DESIGNS In 2006 Dean Walker won the Australian Jeweller of the Year award. After 20 years in the jewellery trade, he opened his own workshop and retail space in Burnie. His Columnar Court gallery features a fantastic collection of works from Tasmanian artists, including hiss own exquisite jewellery. DEAN WALKER DESIGNS Shop 6 Columnar Court, Burnie T: 03 6432 3022 Open: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm Saturday 9:00am to 2:00pm

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DARREN SIMPSON DEAN JUPP JAN MARINOS paper maker paper maker paper maker and textile artist Darren has been making paper at Creative Burnie born Dean has been a paper maker As a paper maker artist, the process of Paper since it started. since 2000. When he first started his observing, collecting and experimenting with mentorship at Creative Paper he found it fibres inspires me to learn new ways of In 1996 he joined a training scheme getting extraordinary that you could make different making art. To tell a story; to recall beautiful long term unemployed people ready for work papers from plant fibres. places I have been and memorable experiences and has been making paper by hand ever since. I would like to share. The visitors are fascinated by the roo poo I was born in Burnie and now I have my own and wombat skat paper, but my favourites are Jan now lives in north west Tasmania. She is an family here. I am really proud of Creative Paper the coloured cotton papers, cordeline and red art teacher specialising in paper making and and what it has become. I feel a part of it, hot poker papers. For me it’s all about the has her own arts practice. because in a small way I helped to build it. colour that different raw materials can create. She collects little bits of Tasmania and T: 03 6430 5830 incorporates them into her art work. T: 03 6430 5830 www.tasmanianhandmadepaper.com

JANINE MORRIS KIT HILLER MARY LEWIS fibre artist painter and print maker glass bead maker Janine’s pockets are always full of treasure. Kit has been painting and printing for as long as Mary made her first glass beads in the late She loves collecting both natural and man-made she can remember and exhibiting for 25 years. 1970s in the USA. Since 2004, she has lived in materials on beaches, in forests and on farms. She has won the Portia Geach Memorial Award Tasmania where she creates beautiful beads (Australia’s most prestigious women’s portrait and wearable art using the finest Venetian She sees beauty in old rope, driftwood and the prize) in 2009, 1987 and 1986. Murano glass and specialty glass from around beach glass and ceramic - tumbled for a lifetime the world. - from broken to beautiful. My work is very closely connected to my everyday life. I am inspired by the plants and At the torch, the molten glass speaks to The endless possibilities for combining birds from my garden and the landscapes are of something deep within me; time stops, the natural dyes, silk, paper and found objects places I go. outside world ceases to be, and I’m swept away is fascinating to me. Collecting and making in the alchemy of colours, flame and my own baskets, jewellery and clothes is how I express www.kithiller.com creative journey. my connection to the places I love. E: [email protected] www.secondsister.com.au

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RUTH REES PAM THORNE FRANKIE GOODWIN papier maché artist papier maché artist paper sculptor Ruth was part of an extraordinary 10 year A life time of making things led to painting and Frankie’s collaboration with papier maché artist collaboration with Pam Thorne which created finally to papier maché, where in 1998 a joint Pam Thorne on a number of projects led to a the life sized papier maché sculptures at project with fellow painter Ruth Rees, saw an fascination and love of paper and its potential. Creative Paper. extraordinary collaboration that lasted 10 years She uses a combination of handmade paper and created a small population of life sized Her individual work is often a female figure and and recycled materials to create paper jewellery, paper people. sometimes performance musicians, because of delicate lamps and other functional objects. a fascination with the interaction of the body I am addicted to the papier maché art form I love the idea of taking something familiar and the instrument. and have enjoyed collaborating on the larger and turning it into something beautiful. I projects but now I am exploring individual ideas To be able to make an idea emerge out of choose paper because it is so versatile. The in my work. paper is very satisfying. possibilities are endless!ss! E: [email protected] www.handmadepaperartists.com

SUSAN McARTHUR GREG LING MAUDIE BRYAN milliner woodcraftsman and glass artist Susan is studying contemporary art at the instrument maker I work from my studio at Chasm Creek, University of Tasmania and she is mad about east of Burnie, nestled between the bush Greg grew up fiddling with bits of wood and hats. and Bass Strait. Most of my work has some whittling with his pocket knife, but it wasn’t until visual connection with the sea and natural In 1990 Susan started making hats and has his early 30s that he started getting serious environment. just never stopped. about wood turning and instrument making. When Maudie first embarked on the journey Her current work has a strong military influence Working with wood it very tactile and soothing. of making her living from arts, her plan was but she also draws inspiration from the plants in Huon pine is my favourite timber because it is to share her fun creations with people and, her Tasmanian country garden. the most unique of all the Tasmanian timbers, through her work, to make them smile. but they all have their own unique properties. I love making hats and I love wearing hats. A hat says stop! I am here. So make a stand E: [email protected] and wear a hat. www.susanmcarthur.com.au

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OBIE ANNE DUNHAM LUCIA LEON picture maker glass artist ceramicist Obie is a self-taught artist who has been Anne has been teaching art in North West Lucia began her journey with ceramics in 2004, painting most of his life. Tasmanian schools for 20 years. She has been but she has been making things and teaching a glass artist for 12 years. craft for many years. His paintings feature gorgeous colours with whimsical characters (mostly women) often flying I create functional items and sculptures Her works combine elements of her South around landscapes of rocks, moons and flowers. using glass complimented with metal and American heritage with the colours of her Tasmanian timbers. The main influence of new home. Her brightly coloured ceramics I paint girls because I like the flow of their my work is centred on our beautiful natural depict her friends and her love of the natural hair, legs and dresses. I like the female form in environment, including the microscopic world. environment. all its shapes and sizes. I love working with glass because it is such an I lolove vibrant and energetic colours because I’m often inspired by rocky outcrops or rocky alluring medium, it luminates and glows. they represent life and happiness from where I coastlines, but mainly the ideas for my paintings come from.om. come from my imagination. T: 0438 371 787 E: [email protected] www.obieart.com

RITCHIE ARÉS DOÑA JOAN KELLY JUNE HOPE paper folder miniaturist felt maker Woven fibres patterned the childhood of Ritchie If you have no TV when you’re growing up June discovered felt making in hometown growing up in the Philippines where homes and you learn quickly to entertain yourself. I draw Melbourne and after a “Tree Change” in 2007 everyday utensils and packaging was woven and I’ve been drawing and teaching art all my found her living in North West Tasmania, she from fronds and leaves. life. started exploring the medium. She now makes fabulous felt objects from the fleece of her own His work uses the patterns of his childhood and I used to paint very large prints, but before alpacas which she combines with silk and other the found objects of his present, transforming painting each one, I’d prepare a miniature. I natural fibres. discarded books and brochures into intricate have been painting them now for 20 years. conical forms. Felting is an ancient technique that I use to Joan is inspired by her Tasmanian environment make contemporary wearable art. The process There’s a fantastic freedom in looking at and regularly paints with students and friends in is very tactile and physical and combines my discarded objects with fresh eyes and seeing the Burnie community. love of colour, fabric and texture. their possibilities. T: 03 6431 6419 E: [email protected] E: [email protected]

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MARIA PÉREZ-PULIDO DEAN WALKER MARK LITTLER luthier jewellery maker whisky maker Maria grew up in the Canary Islands. At age 23 In 2006 Dean was acclaimed Australian There are three things I love about my job she was accepted to the Stradivari school of Jeweller of the Year and he opened his own making premium single malt whisky in Burnie, violin making, Italy, graduating as a Luthier on workshop and gallery in Burnie. the people, the process and the products. The completion. In 1993 she migrated to Australia, process has some similarities with processing Dean has a passion for his Tasmanian lifestyle, moving to Tasmania in 2005. milk. and a desire to work with other makers of fine Here I have been able to tap into my creative art; a collection of which can be found Our single malt whisky has its own distinct energy through the Tasmanian environment. in his galley. Dean has an eye for beautiful Tasmanian flavour. We use malted barley, the You just can’t do that in a big city. things and an imagination full of designs for best grade of oak timber in our bourbon casks, Maria is currently doing her PhD, researching exquisite jewellery. clean local water and our own QA process to produce our premium products. the values of Tasmanian timber for violin Dean Walker Designs making. T: 03 6432 3022 – See page 17 Hellyers Road Distillery www.stringsandtassiewood.com.au T: 03 6433 0439 – see page 9

NEIL THORNE MAURICE KUPSCH CAROLYNE MENZIES mold and decal maker garden maker spinner and garment maker Neil started repairing and making molds and Maurice is one of a dedicated group of Carolyne and her family run the Guide Falls decals in 1998 when he was a volunteer at volunteers and plant enthusiasts who have Alpaca and Animal Park, which is a working stud Creative Paper. spent the past 30 years creating the Emu Valley farm with 80 alpacas and many other animals. Rhododendron Garden just south of Burnie. They are an essential part of the hand made Only the best alpaca fleece is used for paper process, used to provide an edge to the The temperate climate, makes it one of the spinning. The fibre is hand spun into hanks of liquid pulp as it forms a sheet of paper. only known places where all the world’s yarn and then knitted into garments. rhododendrons can be grown in the same garden. One of my molds and decals should last a I find the process of spinning very relaxing. lifetime. They’re made from Tasmanian celery I get a great deal of pleasure from being Once you start to spin nothing else matters, pine with non corrosive mesh, screws and trim. there. It’s a beautiful place and it’s out in it’s just you, the wheel, the wool and the world They can withstand a life time in water. the open. goes away. E: [email protected] Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden Guide Falls Alpaca and Animal Park T: 03 6433 1805 – See page 13 T: 03 6435 7535 – See page 13

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E Where to stay CITY COUNCIL BURNIE HOTELS BURNIE BAYSIDE Wilson Street, Burnie 139 4455 03 6431 T: HOTEL BEACH 1 Wilson Street, Burnie 2333 03 6431 T: KING OF BURNIE Street, Burnie 20 Edwardes 3222 03 6431 T: REGENT HOTEL BACKPACKERS Burnie 26 North Terrace, 1933 03 6431 T: OF THE TOWN TOP Mount Street, 195 Upper Burnie 4444 6431 03 T: CARAVAN CARAVAN PARKS, HOSTELS BURNIE HOLIDAY PARK CARAVAN Cooee 253 Bass Highway, 1925 03 6431 T: REGENT HOTEL BACKPACKERS Burnie 26 North Terrace, 1933 03 6431 T: MOTOR-HOMES parks at Cooee, Local caravan welcome Somerset and Wynyard in motor-homes. visitors Burnie City Council has made (max. free camping for provision fully self-contained 5 nights) for at Cooee Point. vehicles, and are required Permits the Makers’ from available counter. information Workshop THIS BROCHURE WAS PRODUCED PRODUCED WAS THIS BROCHURE Burnie City Council by In April 2010 7320 Burnie, Tasmania 973, PO Box 03 6430 5700 T: www.discoverburnie.net [email protected] DISCLAIMER the the time of printing this brochure At true contained here-in was information change may and correct. Some information time and should be seen as indicative. over APARTMENTS, UNITS HOLIDAY TOWN DOWN APARTMENTS Street, Burnie 52 Alexander 03 6432 3219 T: LODGE NATONE Upper Natone 122 Greta Road, or 03 6436 2357 T: 753 630 M: 0417 BEACH WEST VILLAS HOLIDAY behind the Located BP Service Station Burnie North Terrace, 5708 03 6431 T: WELLER’S INN 36 Queen Street, Burnie 1088 03 6431 T: OTHER CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Brett Boardman Seivers Wolfgang Wilday Lloyd Dale Cumming Cross Tony Heather Walmsley Emma Duncan Bob Iddon Collection Winter GUEST HOUSES, B&Bs BURNIE BED & BREAKFAST Street, Burnie 9 Halstead 03 6408 0439 or T: 241 M: 0458 075 GLEN OSBORNE HOUSE 9 Aileen Crescent, Burnie 9866 03 6431 T: HILLS FISHERY NATONE BED AND BREAKFAST Natone 67 Greta Road, 03 6436 2181 T: SEABREEZE COTTAGES Cooee Bass Highway, 6 Mollison Street, Burnie 0439 353 491 T: THE DUCK HOUSE 26-28 Queen Street, Burnie 1712 03 6431 T: brochure brochure was Rick Eaves www.rickeaves.com Rick Eaves was GRAPHIC DESIGN Emma Duncan [email protected] MOTELS BURNIE BAYSIDE Wilson Street, Burnie 139 4455 03 6431 T: VOYAGER BEACHFRONT INN MOTOR Burnie 9 North Terrace, 4866 03 6431 T: KING OF BURNIE Street, Burnie 20 Edwardes 3222 03 6431 T: BURNIE OCEAN VIEW MOTEL Cooee 253 Bass Highway, 1925 03 6431 T: OF THE TOWN TOP Mount Street, 195 Upper Burnie 4444 6431 03 T: WELLER’S INN 36 Queen Street, Burnie 1088 03 6431 T: www.discoverburnie.net PHOTOGRAPHY the for The principal photographer of Burnie the Makers Meet

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