Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Featured Artist's Christmas Showcase


A Special Christmas Showcase of Affordable Art, Gift Ideas and Decorations By Our Featured Artists.

Date: 7/12/10 -24/12/10,

Where: Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill NSW 2130

Opening times: From Tuesday 14/12/10 we will have extended shopping hours until Christmas.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10am - 6.30pm
Thursday: 10am - 7pm
Saturday: 9am - 5.30pm
Sunday 19/12/10: 10am - 2pm

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Food Fight Radio Interview

Here is a Radio Interview we did for FOOD FIGHT with Ange on 2ser's Arts and Culture Program, Talking Through Your Arts.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Some New Featured Artists and Designers

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.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

A Few Photos From FOOD FIGHT The Sweet Tooth-Stuff Edition

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.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

1930000 Air Miles To Go

An Exhibition By Kate Banazi

Date: 6/11/10 -25/11/10,
Official Opening: Saturday 6/11/10 at 12pm

Where: Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill NSW 2130

"Since I was very much younger I have been enthralled by the idea of Astronauts and Space travel.

I was devastated when my parents told me in no uncertain terms that I would never first hand see the Earth from above.

Things have changed, but I may wait until there's a charter flight."

Thursday, October 7, 2010

FOOD FIGHT The Sweet Tooth-Stuff Edition

Food Fight is a yearly collaborative exhibition and accompanying publication produced by Sweets Workshop.

Date: 17/10/10 -5/11/10, Official Opening: Sunday 17/10/10 at 10am

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 exhibition & publication launch will be on Sunday the 17th of October, Yes you heard right we will be opening on Sunday to co-inside with the Summer Hill Food Festival, The Grand Food Bazaar. So you can also sample some great gourmet cuisine, enjoy live music and find out a bit about living sustainably while your out and about in Summer Hill.

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.

The exhibition shall run until the 5th of November.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Little One

Date: 18/9/10 -7/10/10, Official Opening: 18/9/10 at 1pm

Where: 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.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Food Fight - Submissions

Food Fight
The Sweet Tooth – Stuff Edition


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


The selection criteria for ‘Food Fight’ will be at the discretion of Sweets Workshop.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Creatures of the Deep

Date: 21/8/10 - 9/9/10

Where: Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill NSW 2130

Benconservato is the alias of Emma Kidd an artist / illustrator.
She is drawn to the sea, the strange creatures that live
(or could live there), the mystery and depth of it.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Featured Artists And Designers

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.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Benconservato Exhibition 21/8/10

Date: 21/8/10 - 9/9/10

Where: Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill NSW 2130

Monday, August 2, 2010

Gelato? Yum!!

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.

Monday, July 26, 2010

A Trip Down Memory Lane

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.

This is a great Article about the building from the Electricity Bulletin, published by The Electric Light and Power Supply Corporation Limited - Suppliers of electric service in the municipalities of Ashfield, Balmain, Leichardt, Newtown and Petersham dated January-March 1940, which is framed and hung in the foyer of the building.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."

The building was erected by Jones Bros and was officially opened on November 28th 1939, by the Hon. Athol Richardson, M.L.A. who stated that "As State Parliamentary Representative he was particularly pleased to see such a fine building erected in such a locality. Because it was situated in the main shopping centre and in such close proximity to the Railway Station, he felt that the new block would be greatly appreciated by local residents. Experience had shown, Mr Richardson said, that shopping centres, as apart from isolated shops, met with the approval of shoppers. The tendency was to increase the size of a shopping centre in order that the convenience of residence might be met by having a great variety of shops concentrated in a small area."..... guess not a lot has changed then.....

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

My Goodness My Gocco

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.

Gocco became immensely popular in Japan and it is estimated that one-third of Japanese households own a Print Gocco system. The name Print Gocco is derived from the Japanese word gokko (ごっこ), loosely translated as make-believe play.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Come In We're Open!

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.
-John & Emma

Our Regular Trading Hours Are:

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 10am – 5.30pm
Thursday:
10am – 6.30pm
Saturday:
10am – 5pm
Closed: Sunday & Monday


Thursday, July 15, 2010

Sneak A Peek

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.

Just a reminder that our shop will have its Grand Opening this weekend we 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 come in and check it out and say hello!

Monday, July 12, 2010

Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With String....

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.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Sweets Workshop Window Signage

This is the window signage we have created for the Sweets Workshop shop front.

In designing the signage we had (among many other considerations) to take into account that our building is a local council heritage item and that the signage should harmoniously reflect the general aesthetic of the building.


With this in mind we selected the typeface Neutraface in the design of the window and awning signage for our shop. We believe this display typeface to be a classic example of the graceful, stylized and geometric shapes used in the typefaces of the latter Art Deco period, which in turn tastefully and historically complements the architecture of the Penault Building in Summer Hill.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Space Launch Party!

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.


Space Launch


Date: 5/6/10
Where: Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill 2130
Time: 6-7pm (Drinks afterwards TBA)

After many months of hard work on our shop, its launch night is in sight.

As designers, our dream is quite simple: to have a space that allows us the freedom to be creative and support fellow independent artists and designers.

Our new gallery and shop will offer something original, sweet and within reach - every time you visit.

This night is about launching the space, and unveiling our name, website and social media presence. If you can’t be with us to celebrate, we’ll send you our website after the launch so you can see what we are about.

Hope you can join us.
Emma and John