These photos show a selection of our ever growing list of new and very talented featured Artists And Designers, including: Print maker Laura Carey, Photographer Jackie Cooper, Wah-Wah Wears Jewellery, Jeweller Gemma Johnson and s.p.y.downunder homewares. Be sure to check out our Featured Artists And Designers Page for more information.
Thanks to everyone who attended Food Fight and helped to make our exhibition & publication launch such a smashing success.
Food Fight is a yearly collaborative exhibition and accompanying publication, which is held as part of the Summer Hill Food Festival, which this year took on the guise of The Grand Food Bazaar.
An Exhibition By Kate BanaziWhere: Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill NSW 2130
Food Fight is a yearly collaborative exhibition and accompanying publication produced by Sweets Workshop.Where: Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill NSW 2130
Food Fight is all about food, pitting image against text, recipe against illustration, photograph against story. In the ring this year is the sweet tooth – a dedicated look at all things deliciously sweet.
The publication is filled with artwork, photography, recipes and food stories which have been contributed by many local, interstate and international artist, designers and writers it is printed on 100% recycled stock and is a limited edition print run.
Date: 18/9/10 -7/10/10, Official Opening: 18/9/10 at 1pmWhere: Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill NSW 2130
Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, “Le Petit Prince”, 1943
Children see things and feel things that adults don’t. I am inspired by the naive and whimsical illustrations of vintage 1940’s children’s books that I have collected from op shops and flea markets. I love the aesthetics of the print – the different colour layers, the texture and ageing of the paper and the imperfections in the registration, which I think contrast delightfully with the utopian imagery.
In this series of work, I endeavour to capture the mischievousness and playful essence of childhood from a nostalgic adult perspective. I am celebrating the imaginary worlds of children along with their endearing and loveable antics. This series reminisces sentimental memories of my own childhood and reflects a longing for the simple and carefree.
Food Fight
Food Fight is a yearly collaborative exhibition and accompanying zine produced by Sweets Workshop. Food Fight is all about food, pitting image against text, recipe against illustration, photograph against story. In the ring this year is the sweet tooth – a dedicated look at all things deliciously sweet.
We’re calling for submissions from artists and writers to contribute to the exhibition and zine. What we’re looking for, are illustrations, design, photography, recipes, stories, poems… celebrating sweet food.
The exhibition will run from 17th of October to 5th November, with the launch of the zine on the 17th to co-inside with the Summer Hill food Fair. YUM! The publication will be printed on 100% recycled stock and will be a limited edition print run, it’ll be a short and sweet size and will be hand finished.
If your artwork is selected it will feature in the exhibition, and can be offered for sale. Any written pieces and artwork chosen will be included in the Food Fight publication and you will get a free copy of the publication.
Submissions close on the 23rd of September 2010. Email us your electronic file to info@sweetsworkshop.com. If working digitally please make sure you work to 300dpi, and if working by hand we can organise high res scans. Please feel free to forward this invitation to anyone you think might be interested in contributing.
For those of you who don’t know about Sweets Workshop we are a retail art gallery which exhibits and stocks art, decorative objects, giftware and independent publications with a strong focus on locally handmade items. Located in Summer Hill, our aim is to offer the community something original, sweet and within reach. We have a dedicated exhibition space, which can feature one particular artist/designer, object, artistic process or theme at a time. The exhibitions change regularly to incorporate as many artists and designers as possible. For information about us please visit our website www.sweetsworkshop.com
Date: 21/8/10 - 9/9/10Where: Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill NSW 2130
This is a selection of the ever growing list of talented Artists And Designers who feature their work within Sweets Workshop. Be sure to check out our Featured Artists And Designers Page for more information about them.
Date: 21/8/10 - 9/9/10Where: Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill NSW 2130
We had the pleasure of welcoming Clay Australia to our ever growing list of featured Artists and Designers over the weekend. Our current window display showcases their beautiful Gelato range. The framed prints of which compliment Clay Australia's work are by the talented illustrator Anais Taylor.
Clay Australia is a Newcastle based studio, with works designed by ceramicist, Kim Long. All pieces are hand made and created with beauty and simplicity found in nature in mind. Clay Australia creates unique pieces that compliment everyday living.
We have in stock selections of their Gelato range which includes mugs, tumblers, espresso cups, sugar bowls, bowls, fruit bowls, vases and spoons.
A few months ago now we sat down at the Ashfield & District Historical Society rooms to do a bit of research into the history of our shop and the Penalt building. We didn't come up with much there but left with the idea that some of the shops in our building were once part of a chemist and/or doctors surgery.
The article details the opening of the "Modern all electric building, erected opposite the Railway Station at Summer Hill.... (with) the ground floor possessing seven attractive shops constructed with a very fine proportion of modern design and convenience." 
Date: 20/7/10 - 30/7/10
Where: Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill NSW 2130
What is My Goodness My Gocco? A small exhibition dedicated to the Print Gocco Machine, featuring the artwork of John D-C, Emma Jane Illustration, Benconservato & Ghostpatrol.
For those of you that don't know Gocco (プリントゴッコ Purinto Gokko, Print Gocco) is a self-contained compact color printing system invented in 1977 by Noboru Hayama.
These are some photos from our Grand Opening last weekend. We had such a fun time peeling the butchers paper off the windows and opening the door of our dream project to the world for the first time.
A very big thank you to everyone who helped out along the way and to all our friends, family and our talented feature artists and designer who attended and made it such a bright, happy and special weekend for us both. Also a big thank you to Anney B. for bringing her camera along and taking some photos.
Our Regular Trading Hours Are:Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 10am – 5.30pm
Thursday: 10am – 6.30pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Closed: Sunday & Monday
These are some images of our first window display. We put it together to visually reveal what we are all about and also to be a showcase of the wonderful work of our very talented feature artists and designer.
We spent this weekend unpacking our beautiful stock ready for the Sweets Workshop Grand Opening this coming weekend. We cant wait! The store will be open Saturday the 17th of July 10am-5:30pm and also for this week only on Sunday the 18th of July 11am-2pm.
This is the window signage we have created for the Sweets Workshop shop front.
Thanks everyone for coming along to our Space Launch party and making it a fantastic evening, we had such a blast. See you when we open for business in a few weeks.
