tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91836692804785592712024-03-13T11:26:08.589+11:00Sweets WorkshopA retail art gallery exhibiting and stocking art, decorative objects and giftware produced by local and international designers and artists.Sweets Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832156069777974101noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183669280478559271.post-12789270779170340602019-06-20T23:38:00.001+10:002019-06-20T23:38:33.292+10:00John D-C at Supanova<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 15px;">This Sunday 5th May, the annual </span><a href="https://www.mca.com.au/whats-on/mca-zine-fair/mca-zine-fair-2019/" style="color: #6dc6dd; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">MCA Zine Fair</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 15px;"> opens it's doors. Sweets Workshop's John D-C will be participating and launching a number of new poster prints and zines.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 15px;">The Zine Fair showcases over 100 creators of zines, small press and comics from across the country, the festival also includes a stellar line-up of talks and creative workshops for all ages. Opens 10.30am - 4.30pm at the MCA.</span>Sweets Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832156069777974101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183669280478559271.post-79842068408276456942019-04-16T16:13:00.000+10:002019-04-16T16:13:11.656+10:00Easter Holidays<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi Everyone, we will be closed over Easter for a little Break from Thursday 18th April and will re-open Tuesday 23rd of April. We'll see you on our return! </div>
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This Saturday we will be closed to take Emma Jane Illustration to the <a href="https://themakersandshakers.com.au/sydney-market/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Makers and Shakers Market</span></a>. We are very excited to be included in the April Line up. The market features many talented Australian makers all under one roof, from food proudcts, homewares to art. </div>
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<b>We will also be closed on Friday the 12th to celebrate our daughters 3rd Birthday.</b></div>
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At Sweets Workshop we love supporting local and have a great selection of locally published goodies for everyone this Christmas. All these and more available in store now.</div>
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<br /><span style="color: firebrick;"><strong>A. </strong></span><strong><span style="color: firebrick;">The Animator</span> by Peter Warrington and Rachel Williams (Not Quite Newtown) - $30</strong><br />Not Quite Newtown’s fourth street art book for kids is out now - and it’s a mystery novel! <em>The Animator</em> is set in Sydney's Inner West. It features 30 street artists primarily from the area and atmospheric photos of Newtown and surrounds. It’s hardcover and 136 pages. Suggested age range is 9-12.<br /><br /><span style="color: firebrick;"><strong>B. </strong></span><strong><span style="color: firebrick;">The Lovers</span> by Catherine Rey and Published by Sydney Based Gazebo Books - $24.99</strong><br /><em>The Lovers</em> is an arresting tale, a mystery with a slow burn tension, which revolves around the disappearance of Lucie Bruyère. The novel unveils the truth about her charismatic yet subtly controlling partner, the world-famous artist Ernest Renfield. The suspenseful story, both police investigation and multi-voiced Rashomon, ends in a dramatic and powerful illumination.<br /><br /><span style="color: firebrick;"><strong>C. </strong></span><strong><span style="color: firebrick;">The Houses of the Ashfield District</span> - Ashfield History No. 21 Journal Of The Ashfield & District Historical Society - $25</strong><br />A new collection of articles written about homes of the Inner West <em>“Some 16 individual homes are featured here: we have not only their architecture but also their gardens their contents their builders owners and occupiers even unexpected enlightening visitors whereby one by one they become a complex historical entity.”</em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: firebrick;">D. Scratch 'N' Sniff</span> by The Sticker Club - $15</strong><br />Inner West based band The Sticker Club are making the toddler-friendly garage pop you didn't know your kids needed. With healthy doses of clarinet, trombone and wah wah guitar, they're ABC KIDS' newest music superstars. Do yourself a favor and wrap your ears around their brand new album.</div>
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Sweets Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832156069777974101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183669280478559271.post-19093124451049162652018-12-14T12:21:00.000+11:002018-12-12T12:22:56.384+11:00Porteño Christmas Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="react-root">Sweets Workshop has a stall and the upcoming <a href="https://www.portenochristmasmarket.com/https://www.portenochristmasmarket.com/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">Porte</span></a></span><a href="https://www.portenochristmasmarket.com/https://www.portenochristmasmarket.com/" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: firebrick;">ño Christmas Market</span></a><span style="color: firebrick;">.</span> Their last market was a cracking day filled with wonderful food and drink by <span id="react-root">Porte</span>ño as well as a collection a carefully curated market stalls all within the surrounds of their gorgeous venue. The Christmas Market is not to be missed - Mark Sunday the 16th of December in your Calendars. Come along to eat, drink and fill your Christmas stockings! The market runs from 9am-4pm.</div>
Sweets Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832156069777974101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183669280478559271.post-74561405551626890122018-12-12T12:18:00.002+11:002018-12-12T12:18:34.869+11:00New Inner West T-Shirts! Available Online and In Store!<div style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">
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Our ever growing range of Inner West T-shirts are available now in Men's, Women's and Kids sizes. After launching them at the fabulous Inner West Music Fest last month they are now available <a href="https://sweetsworkshop.bigcartel.com/category/t-shirts" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">online</span></a> and in store at Sweets Workshop. <a href="https://sweetsworkshop.bigcartel.com/category/t-shirts" style="color: #6dc6dd; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">Click this Link to view the entire range on our website.</span></a></div>
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We have a new selection of prints by local illustrator and Sweets Workshop favourite Andrea Smith. Andrea’s handmade collages are assembled from her large collection of hand painted papers, giving new life to forgotten tactile beauty. It’s this one-of-a-kind charm seen throughout Andrea’s designs - whether collage, paper cut, or textile print - that capture the imagination and give it flight in ways that words often can’t. Visit us in store to check them out.Sweets Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832156069777974101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183669280478559271.post-21020503539984450242018-12-06T12:12:00.000+11:002018-12-12T12:13:27.829+11:00Lets Decorate!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our Christmas Speech Baubles are now back in stock at Sweets Workshop. This year they are available in Glitter Red, Glitter Gold and NEW Chunky Kaleidoscope Glitter Acrylic. They are $10 each and available in store. Check them out in our Christmas window display.Sweets Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832156069777974101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183669280478559271.post-21125489111731893352018-12-04T13:44:00.002+11:002018-12-04T13:44:27.183+11:00Extended 2018 Christmas Hours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's December again and we've extended our opening hours! We are now opened 6 days a week to get your creative shopping fix this Christmas!Sweets Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832156069777974101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183669280478559271.post-25400597345507300982018-11-21T15:58:00.000+11:002018-11-21T15:58:35.606+11:00Inner West Music Fest 25th Nov! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong><em>"Bring a rug, bring the family for a great day out with a smorgasbord of awesome music, fabulous food, artisan stalls, kids activities and a well stocked bar. This is a grassroots event with all profits raised going to charity, put on by community minded Inner West locals. $5 entry, kids under 5 for free. Bring your mates!"</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Spring and Summer the charming Summer Hill Village Square is buzzing at twilight with families dining al fresco whilst children play happily in the square on the rainbow crossing with chalk, scooters and games. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Square is the subject of EmmaJane's most recent illustration, completed in ink and watercolour then digitally collaged with found textures.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are very proud to announce that we are now stocking candles by Newtown local Hunter Candles. They are completely natural, hand poured, soy wax candles, with delicately scented earthy tones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Australia </strong>- blue gum, lemon myrtle & wattle; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Lynch</strong> - basil & cucumber; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Deborah </strong>- fig tree and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Cave</strong> - peppermint & eucalyptus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Visit us in store to experience these beautiful candles. </span>Sweets Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832156069777974101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183669280478559271.post-37276700477579336682018-01-16T12:32:00.002+11:002018-01-16T12:33:09.381+11:00Open for 2018!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">This year we look forward to bringing you new and interesting goodies, great design and of course amazing work by talented Australian artists! </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> We will be taking a family break until mid January and will announce our opening dates for 2018 via the website, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sweetsworkshop/" target="_blank">instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SweetsWorkshop/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. </span></i></div>
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Sweets Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832156069777974101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183669280478559271.post-44719308201528855412017-12-06T10:18:00.001+11:002017-12-06T10:18:16.022+11:00It's December and we've extended our opening hours! We are now opened 7 days a week to get your creative shopping fix this Christmas.<br />
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Here a a few photos from the opening of our current exhibition Face the Music by local artist and one half of Sweets Workshop John D-C. I
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The exhibition runs until the 9th of December 2017 at Sweets Workshop
Gallery in Sydney, Australia. Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Cres, Summer Hill
2130. If you can't physically make it in to check out the exhibition you
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Face the Music is an exhibition of paintings of some of the most famous faces in music. <span style="background-color: white;">John D-C has hand-painted over 30 vibrant portraits that feature some of his
favourite iconic musicians from across the decades. These include; Muddy
Waters, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Michael
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have hand-painted over 30 vibrant portraits that feature some of my favourite
iconic musicians from across the decades. These include; Muddy Waters, Chuck
Berry, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper,
Prince, Nirvana, Radiohead and many, many more.</span></div>
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all these artists have made music that I absolutely love. I also wanted to tell
the story of Rock 'n' Roll and popular music across the decades from the 1940s
to now and I've selected musicians that I feel are really significant stepping
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electric, low brow, folk art portraits hahah! In all seriousness when I started
work on 'Face the Music' I wanted the portraits to be very graphic
representation of the musicians boiling down their essence as well as their
likenesses. When I initially sketched out the portraits I tried to not only
create good caricature based likenesses but to also include a sense of their
personality and music they created. I have been very deliberate in my colour
selection whether it's warm pastel colours to represent the wholesome sounds of
the 1950's or vibrant bold colours to illustrate the immense shift that took place in
popular music through the 1960s & 1970's. I have also selected certain eras
or costumes to represent significant points in the career of each musician to
again help create a graphic, instantly recognisable representation. </span><br />
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few examples are for the Beatles (as seen above) I really couldn't go
past their costumes from Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, this album
not only really changed the Beatles' career but also the idea of what
an album could represent and opened up the flood gates for 'concept
albums'. I painted Elvis Presley in his pink sports coat and blue and
black leisure shirt that he famously wore on his appearance on the
Milton Berle show in 1956. The television network received so many
complaints about Elvis' gyrating hips that he had to be filmed from the
shoulders up on the Ed Sullivan show. Jimi Hendrix had a number of
pretty fabulously flamboyant outfits throughout his career but I chose
to depict him in the yellow pirate shirt he wore at London’s Finsbury Park
Astoria on March 31, 1967 where he famously set his fender stratocaster
alight, again a very iconic image. For David Bowie I used the cover
image from his 1973 album Aladdin Sane the follow-up to his breakthrough
album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
Bjork is another artist who has had so many wonderfully iconic and
unique outfits but I went with the swan dress that she famously wore to
the 2001 Academy Awards and also on the cover of her album Vespertine. </span></span><br />
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portrait is painted on a flat timber block that I have hand sanded. I chose to
paint them on timber as I love the natural grain that shows through painting. I
have deliberately chosen to paint with a feathered border so you still get to see the
timber peeking behind the portrait. It also helps keep each portrait unique. I
initially wanted to use gouache paint for its vibrancy and flatness but It
doesn't create the most durable finish and I felt that placing the finished
portraits behind glass defeated the point of painting them of such lovely
pieces of timber. After a fair bit of trial and error I settled on using a mix
of flat matte acrylic and acrylic gouache paints to achieve a wonderfully
vibrant and flat matte opaque colour palette.</span><br />
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was really different for me to work with quite a simple brief this time around
and to really develop a unique style, technique and visual language for this
show. I am really happy with the end result; each piece is unique but fits with the look of the exhibition. Another massive difference was that I was
working manually. I usually work digitally or at least add digital elements to
a hand-drawn sketches but for this show I wanted to work solely by hand.</span></div>
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I definitely love not working in front of a computer screen. It actually feels really
cathartic to be working manually on one thing at a time building a finished
piece of art one colour or layer at a time. I also really love the happy
accidents that happen when working by hand be it a little piece of white gesso
undercoat cheekily sticking out behind a background or a little swoosh of paint that
didn't quite go where you wanted it to go but feathered out beautifully. I find
these kind of happy accidents are pretty rare when you work digitally and they
are also really hard to replicate and always tend look a little forced or fake
when done digitally. There is one big con... No magic undo button that and
waiting for paint to dry.</span><br />
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had such a fun time working on "Face the Music" that I'd love to
continue working in this format and style... who knows I might even move out of
the musical world... I'd love to work on a few pop culture portraits, 'Face the Movies' has a nice ring to it.</span><br />
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Sweets Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832156069777974101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183669280478559271.post-67514292700436502342017-09-06T16:48:00.000+10:002017-09-07T19:04:06.939+10:00Face the Music - An Exhibition by John D-C<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="fsl" data-testid="event-permalink-details">We have a brand new exhibition starting next month at Sweets Workshop by our very own John D-C .<br /> <br />John has hand-painted over 30 vibrant portraits that feature some of his favourite iconic musicians from across the decades. These include; Muddy
Waters, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Michael
Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Prince, Nirvana, Radiohead and many, many more. <br /> <br />The exhibition officially opens at 2pm on Saturday the 7th of October all are welcome to attend. Face the Music is also part of this years Summer Hill Neighbourhood Feast which is on Sunday the 8th of October. If you can't make the opening the show will run until the 9th December
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'The Neurotic Adventures of MonstreLu' explores my connection with both the real world and my own unique fantasy world, where monsters personify people, memories and experiences from my own life. My work is heavily influenced by Pop Art and Saturday morning Cartoons, which can be seen in my vibrantly painted characters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My artwork is an explosion of vibrant colours, thick black lines with layers of characters and intricate patterns. On first inspection my artworks appear to reflect the innocence of childhood, but once you delve into the details you start to get a sense for my warped & weird sense of humour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whether you're an art lover, a cartoon buff or a kid, there's something for you to delight in. I hope you enjoy the ride.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I draw inspiration and influence for my art from experiences in my own life. Theres nothing I love more than sitting down at my desk ready to create a bunch of unique monsters that i bring to life though colour, pattern and personality. When I paint, music is one of my biggest motivators. Often I will sit at my desk and become absorbed in a painting, the next thing I realise it's 8 hours later and I'm well on my way to completing another piece. I get so involved in my artworks that I only stop for drink top ups, album changes and toilet breaks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each of my artworks tells a story, some humourous and others a little more sinister. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In my piece 'sugar rush' all of the monsters are addicted to sugar, some of the characters are actually made of sugar and they are all trying to eat each other. I was inspired to do this piece because Sugar has been everywhere in the media lately and everyone has become obsessed with it so i thought it would be amusing to poke fun at it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another of my favourite, yet darker pieces is called 'that boy needs therapy' and each of the monsters have a mental health problem....Mental health can be such a sensitive topic, rather than using sombre greys, blues & blacks which are colours you are more likely to identify with this topic, I've tried to make this piece as vibrant, inviting and eye catching as I can. I want people to start viewing mental health problems as normal and artworks around this topic don't always need to be dark.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Firstly I day dream about my next piece and how I am going to present it... I think of the characters that I want in the artwork, what they will be doing and what the background will consist of. Each of the backgrounds is directly related to the story behind the artwork and they are very important to each piece. I start out by picking my surface i.e. Skateboards, round canvas or traditional canvas. I draw up all the monsters in pencil & then outline them with a black sharpie. The next step is to mix the colours and start painting the layers of acrylic. Once all the painting is complete I go over the lines again with Sharpies and Poscas often using coloured sharpies to add in some extra pattern, detail or shading to each character. The colour selection for the background and monsters is vital because I need to ensure that the monsters pop from the background and don't get lost in all the madness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I also experimented with a lot of different types of acrylic paints, it took a while to find a brand that delivered thick and vibrant colours that were suitable for my paintings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I first started this body of work, I had wanted to create around 15 to 20 paintings. I was a little concerned at the beginning that I would lose interest or find it difficult to create that amount of work. I was really surprised that I got so invested in this project and was nearly pumping out an artwork each fortnight. My next biggest challenge will be seeing what my style develops into and trying new mediums.</span><br />
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Sweets Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832156069777974101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183669280478559271.post-82620496996477687342016-07-30T15:56:00.003+10:002016-07-30T16:18:43.260+10:00Our 6th Birthday!<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It’s hard to believe we’ve been part of the Summer Hill landscape for 6 years but this week marks Sweets Workshop’s 6th birthday. Over the years we’ve seen so much wonderful art and it has been such a fulfilling experience showcasing the work of local and emerging artists.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks to all our artists and customers for all your support, we’ve had the pleasure of meeting so many lovely people. To celebrate our birthday we are having a week long 15% off sale on our </span><a href="http://sweetsworkshop.bigcartel.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">online shop</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Simply make a purchase of $20 or more and enter the code SIXTHBIRTHDAY at checkout.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Offer available <a href="http://sweetsworkshop.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">online ONLY,</a> valid from 24th until 31st of July 2016, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>'Cherish your Inner West' </b></span></i><span style="color: #141823;">is an exhibition of illustrations by Inner West local artist Emma Simmons. Emma has a passion for recording urban street scenes and celebrating the local history, architecture and environment. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">The exhibition captures some of the Inner West's fading iconic landmarks in ink, watercolour and fabric textures. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">The exhibition opens at Sweets Workshop in Summer Hill as a part of MOST – Marrickville Open Studio Trail on the 5th and 6th of March. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Sweets Workshop is located at Shop 4, 58-60 Carlton Cres, Summer Hill. Just opposite the Summer Hill Train Station.</span><br />
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Merry Christmas! We would like to announce some exciting news, the Sweets Workshop family is expanding, we are awaiting the arrival of a Sweet little baby in the New Year. We wish you and your families a fantastic Festive Season, thank you for all of your support throughout 2015, see you in mid Jan 2016.<br />
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