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Quality kitchens and general joinery have become a priority in family homes. While adding so much value to a new or existing home, quality joinery can be simultaneously functional and aesthetically pleasing. When it comes to finding a good cabinetmaker and related suppliers, ICM Geelong makes it easy. ICM stands for Independent Cabinet Makers, a […]

Daniel Mcdonnell’s expertise at crafting steel artworks began when he learned welding as an apprentice boilermaker. “He started his apprenticeship when he was 15 and began making sculptures in his spare time, so he’s always had a passion for it,” wife Bianca explains. “Later on he’d make sculptures for me, back when we were in […]

Seaweed and margarine – ingredients for a Japanese specialty dish? Not in the case of two local artists, as ELISSA FRIDAY discovers. Pictures: Rebecca Hosking Seaweed washed-up on the sand rarely earns more than a glance – unless Janet Miller walks by. Janet instead pays close attention to the weed, considering it as material for […]

Community-owned-and-operated Wathaurong Glass specialises in stunning Indigenous art with a variety of applications. The company’s glass creations can be used for everything from plaques to signage, panels, doors, widows, furnishings and mirrors. The proudly Indigenous team behind the company uses techniques including kiln-forming and sandblasting to produce the high-quality artworks. While the team’s exquisite, detailed […]

Devoted mum, management consultant, published author and now a councillor – what’s next for Ocean Grove dynamo Stephanie Asher. ELISSA FRIDAY made an appointment to find out. Pictures: Joeseph Van der Hurk Stephanie where did you grow up? I was actually born in Adelaide but I grew up in North Balwyn in Melbourne. I went […]

By Luke Voogt The years tore “twin flames” Stella Tassone and Ondrei Aiello apart, but their love affair with sand helped them fall for each other all over again. The star-crossed Sand Whisperers tell Luke Voogt how art brought them together after 20 years. Stella Tassone and Ondrei Aiello still remember the day they met […]