# Maker & Community Market | 16 April 23 Source: https://ballaratmi.org.au/news-and-newsletters/arts-and-cultural-activities/maker-and-community-market/ ### Sunday 16 April | 9am – 2pm ##### Complete an expression of interest to be a part of our Market #### Our stallholders Dot Dot Design | Erin Otway Opals | Jacki Pyke A Dog's Tale | Keira APT Knives | Ashley Oaky & Ginger Upcycled Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art The Ballarat Candle Company | Chloe Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Moth to a Flame | Isabelle A Dog's Tale | Keira Femxle Experience Art Rebellion Aged Stitches | Pamela The Ballarat Candle Company | Chloe Oaky & Ginger Upcycled Ingrid's Designs Dot Dot Design | Erin Otway Opals | Jacki Pyke Femxle Experience Art Rebellion Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Otway Opals | Jacki Pyke A Dog's Tale | Keira APT Knives | Ashley Ingrid's Designs Moth to a Flame | Isabelle The Ballarat Candle Company | Chloe Oaky & Ginger Upcycled | The Sailor Dog Femxle Experience Art Rebellion Aged Stitches | Pamela Otway Opals | Jacki Pyke Femxle Experience Art Rebellion Scents and More by Ray and Co. | Rayleen Oaky & Ginger Upcycled A Dog's Tale | Keira Otway Opals | Jacki Pyke Femxle Experience Art Rebellion Moth to a Flame | Isabelle Ingrid's Designs Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Dot Dot Design | Erin Aged Stitches | Pamela Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Woollyback | Elizabeth Otway Opals | Jacki Pyke The Ballarat Candle Company | Chloe Oaky & Ginger Upcycled A Dog's Tale | Keira APT Knives | Ashley Femxle Experience Art Rebellion Ingrid's Designs Otway Opals | Jacki Pyke The Ballarat Candle Company | Chloe Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Femxle Experience Art Rebellion Otway Opals | Jacki Pyke Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Dot Dot Design | Erin Oaky & Ginger Upcycled APT Knives | Ashley Vicky's Precious Dreams The Ballarat Candle Company | Chloe Dot Dot Design | Erin Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Aged Stitches | Pamela Femxle Experience Art Rebellion Oakey & Ginger Upcycled | Simone Reid Woollyback | Elizabeth A Dog's Tale | Keira Moth to a Flame | Isabelle APT Knives | Ashley Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Ballarat Candle Company | Chloe Otway Opals | Jacki Pyke Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Ingrid's Designs Femxle Experience Art Rebellion Otway Opals | Jacki Pyke Oakey & Ginger Upcycled | Simone Reid Vicky's Precious Dreams Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art A Dog's Tale | Keira Dot Dot Design | Erin The Ballarat Candle Company | Chloe Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Ingrid's Designs Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Aged Stitches | Pamela Ballarat Candle Company | Chloe A TUK | Nyibol Deng A Dog's Tale | Keira Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art Woollyback | Elizabeth APT Knives | Ashley Dot Dot Design | Erin Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art **A Dog’s Tale | Keira** A Dog’s Tale believes all pets deserve to look fashionable! We have bandanas, bow ties, sailor bows, ties and wedding accessories for all your accessory needs! You’ll also find waste bag holders, canvas bags and bowls for your furry friends! **Aged Stitches | Pamela** I am a medieval reenactor and I make Hoods and some accessories for Larp through to reenactors. **APT Knives | Ashley** We make hand forged and ground kitchen and utility knives as well as novelty chopping boards **Ballarat Candle Co. | Chloe** Woodwick candles inspired by the Goldfields **Chlo Chlo Designs | Melissa Coad Art** Our business is joint effort of mother and daughter we are very new the game but we have lots to offer. We have both just started insta pages due to the sucess we had at other markets. We have at the moment resin and clay earrings and acrylic abstract art pieces We would love more than anything to get our name out there and show Ballarat our talents **Dot Dot Design | Erin** Handmade jewellery and homewares. Jewellery- earrings, necklaces made from polymer clay and resin. Homewares- trays, lamps, candle holders and coasters made from acrylic resin. **FEAR – The Femxle Experience Art Rebellion** The Femxle Experience Art Rebellion produces a range of handmade jewellery (mainly earrings), limited edition badges, art prints (various sizes), handmade greeting cards, small to medium collages, up-cycled display plates, handmade key-rings and more. **Ingrid’s Designs** Ingrid studied Art and Design at the Peninsular College of TAFE and majored in Illustration. She lives on a hobby farm near Ballarat and enjoys gardening and her farm animals. Her favourite medium is watercolour but she paints also in acrylic and oils. Ingrid’s most popular subjects to paint are animals, people, flowers and landscapes. She likes designing and illustration of children’s books layouts and recently has printed some of her work into cards. **Moth to a Flame | Isabelle** Isabelle creates these framed insects in her own home in Lucas. The insects are ethically and humanely sourced **Oaky and Ginger Upcycled | Simone Reid** Oaky and Ginger is filled with up-cycled treasures from everyday items, such as old board game pieces, cards, postage stamps and old children’s books. Every item is uniquely special and the perfect way to bring quirkiness and nostalgia back to life. The goodies used for these random, handmade creations are sourced from opportunity shops, garage sales or donated to me by fellow crafty friends who think its a good idea to off load their old stuff to me to then turn their old stuff into adapted, up cycled treasures **Otway Opals | Jackie Pike** I work with opals and other gem stones in silver settings, Roman glass, maille, and I also fold origami. **Scents and More by Ray and Co | Rayleen** “A small family business that makes candles, melts, bath bombs, lib balms, planter boxes, essential oils and more” **Vicky’s Precious Dreams | Vicky** I sell my own jewellery – earrings, rings and bracelets with precious stones. **Woollyback | Elizabeth** Woollyback produces handmade items, mainly knitted and crocheted. These include hats, scarves, fingerless mitts and other goodies, made from a range of fibres. A recent addition to the range includes reusable cotton gift bags in a range of sizes – these are a great replacement for wrapping paper. 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It is a Nuer word from South Sudan and Ethiopia. I chose it as the name for my business because I was starting a new life in a new country, and wanted to create something that would be there to support future generations. I wanted to acknowledge that all of the women in my community have abilities and talents and ideas, and to encourage them to know that – despite it being hard to find jobs and learning English as a second language – they could start something that could support themselves and their families. The name A TUK was decided between my two friends and myself as a way of expressing that it is possible to start something new in life, also to show our children that it is possible to overcome difficulty by creating something new. A TUK also offers opportunity for women in the community to display and sell goods under the A TUK umbrella, as a way to empower women to develop their business ideas. Thanks to everyone for your continues support, it means a lot to me and all the women in my community. **Deborah Klein | Artist** Deborah Klein | Artist Deborah is a Ballarat-based painter and printmaker whose work has been exhibited in Australia and internationally. Her work is represented in numerous public and university museum collections. In 2009 Deborah founded *Moth Woman Press*, through which she publishes her limited edition artist books and zines. At BMI Maker & Community Market Deborah will present selected *Moth Woman Press* publications alongside a selection of miniature silhouette paintings, many of them created especially for this event. **Jenny Peers Artist** I am a visual artist with interests including oil painting, encaustic works, collage and bookbinding. I offer creative workshops in bookbinding and collage for individuals and teams. **Kerith Holmes Design | Kerith** recycle/upcycle jeans, business shirts and old bags, blockprint the denim; and create bags, purses, cushions, tablemats and aprons. Everything is done by me in my home studio and I am aiming towards a zero waste business. **Lillipilli Beads | Faye Heininger** Lilli Pilli Beads is a beautiful collection of hand-crafted, Australian made, paper beads jewellery and accessories. Incorporating individuality with a touch of femininity, each Lilli Pilli Beads piece is hand-crafted, where “No two pieces are the same”. Faye has conducted a series of workshops at the BMI this year where she was able to pass on her talent and techniques to likeminded creatives. **Lynette Clayton** I am a Traditional Owner of Wadawurrung Country, I am an emerging Artist. Have been in 3 Exhibitions including a spot in Bendigo’s First Aboriginal Art Gallery and this was only in my first 12 months of painting and exploring culture. I can Weave nd hand paint and make jewllery, I have many different crafts for sale and canvases. **Mat Tetni | Mary Top** Mary Top and Mary Deng were born in South Sudan and spent their formative years as refugees in Ethiopia, before journeying to Australia and settling in Ballarat. Learning all too quickly how difficult it is for migrant and refugee women to find work in Australia, they began exploring the idea of establishing their own business. Beginning with sewing lessons, followed by designing and manufacturing of aprons in their home garage, Mat Tetni soon became a cottage industry, selling aprons at local markets. Combining environmental consciousness with a passionate desire to celebrate and showcase the joyous colours of Africa, Mat Tetni aprons are skilfully crafted by teaming upcycled denim with vibrantly printed African fabrics. Today, the business is located in a studio at the Ballarat Welcome Centre. Mat Tetni aprons are still sold at local markets, but you can now also find them on sale in Ballarat’s A Pot of Courage café, and online at Made by Many Hands. What’s more, Mary and Mary appeared in a recent episode of ABC TV’s series *Movin’ to the Country* (still available on iView)! **New Spring Jewellery | Emel** Hand Made Jewellery and Accessories. Including the crafts of Needle Knotted Lace, seed beading and crochet. Pieces include eaarings, chokers, bracelets, necklaces, hair clips and Scrunchies. **Otway Opals | Jackie Pike** **Stallholder Feedback** This event was held in November 2021. 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