A beautiful moment celebrating the work these amazing humans do for their families and friends. A morning, they took out of their busy schedules to relax and enjoy a day of creativity, mindfulness, and connection. Big thankyou to Carers Victoria for sponsoring the day and to Gateway Health for the yummy morning tea and lunch. It was a glorious morning. Thank you, ladies, Kylie

Hyphen - Wodonga Library Gallery asked us to create some engaging school holiday workshops for teens. First we rolled out our Polymer...

What a fabulous couple of days this week in Tangam at St Marks Hall and at Yackandandah Community Centre , sharing our silk scarf marbling workshop. Big thank you to Indigo Shire Council  for helping to subsidising these as part of a project grant. Paints were swirled, morning tea and conversation enjoyed and lots of ohhs and aahs as these beautiful bright scarves came to life. Thankyou to all the participants, it was such an enjoyable and relaxed vibe. Ky

Towong Shire Council engaged Art Starts Here to be a part of their  “December on Hansen” project that included Christmas themed displays in the streets of Corryong. Locals were invited to come along and get into the community Christmas spirit, over 4 community workshops, creating gorgeous mosaiced baubles, that would then hang as part the towns Christmas display.  The two local Corryong primary schools were also included in the fun, with over 120 participants & baubles create

Tallangatta Secondary College engaged us to create a conversation starter around the 16 Days of Activism. Students created this bottelcap mural that now hangs in the school caffateria as a reminder of the respect we all deserve. The "16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence" is an annual international campaign that takes place from November 25 to December 10 . It begins on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and ends on Human Right

Look at these smiling faces, proudly holding their precious silk scarves. A beautiful morning spent in Mitta Mitta and Bethanga sharing cuppa as we got our creative on. Thank you all for such a lovely time. And an extra big thanks to Towong Shire Council  for sponsoring today's fun! Kylie

A gorgeous couple of mornings in Lucyvale and Tintaldra Lots of Australian inspired flora and birds came to life as participants learnt the techniques, materials and tools to get them started on their mosaicing journey. Mornings sharing cuppas and cake while getting our creative on. So grateful to Towong Shire Council  for sponsoring all the fun Kylie xxx

Beautiful Friday morning in Tangam. Sharing the relaxing and mindful alcohol ink painting. Gently blowing the ink over ceramic surfaces, creating delicate shapes and tones. Sharing cuppas and conversations while creating. Big thank you to Indigo Shire Council   for contributing funding this event via an event grant, making it more affordable and accessible. It was fab Kylie xxx

Look what  1800 bottlecaps can become……. With a vision for an outside wall and the help of the community, our local youth and funding via...

What a delight the last couple of months have been on project Limelight 3.0 with Murray Arts and an amazing cast of creatives. To take a seed of an idea and have the time and support to experiment and construct has been so much fun. I created 2 interactive photo booths, for participants to engage with and grab an image on their smart phone. Video Credit - Nomad Films UP, UP and AWAY First was an adventure in a hot air balloon, where the public got the chance to jump aboard t

So excited to return to Talgarno and take the children on another creative journey. This time it's outdoor sculptures with the theme of magical mythical creatures. First students imagined, then drew pictures of their magical beings. The ideas were fabulous with lots of mixed animal breeds like flying rabbits, kangaroo/sharks and snakes with fairy wings. Students then took their drawings and sculpted them into miniature form. All these amazing models were then taken to a vote

A beautiful 8 week project with the students from Eskdale Primary school. Heres a quote from the schools facebook page   Our Mural/Mosaic  is finished a HUGE thanks to Kylie from Art Starts Here  who inspired, shared, encouraged and guided us throughout the project. The Mural is inspired by the view of the Mitta River from the Eskdale lookout, and reminds us of our connection to our community and surroundings. The transformation of the old locker space is amazing and we pinch

We were super excited to be a part of this special day in Beechworth. Where guest speakers shared interesting farming information and gave participants a chance to connect with like-minded souls. We ran our hanging moss ball workshop as part of the wellness section of the day. Big group with lots of laughter. Perfect Ky

Walwa Primary wanted 3 mosaic flags to hang in their outdoor assembly area The Aboriginal Flag The Australia Flag & The Torres Strait Islander Flag It was a lovely 4 weeks as we smashed tiles and then mindfully put them back together and grouted them to form these beautiful artworks.

3 days, 60 gorgeous souls & 60 amazing boards created. The art was fabulous, but even better was the buzz in the room, the connection and conversations shared and the beginnings of new friendships. Big thank you to City of Wagga Wagga for supporting this project and bringing such joy to the villages. It was so warmly embraced and so appreciated by all who came. Best job in the world Ky x

Student Voice for Recovery was a student-led bushfire recovery program created to support student recovery, wellbeing and connection. A program delivered by Regional Arts Victoria and the Department of Education and Training to engage Creative Workers in partnership with a local school to work with students over a six-month period to design and deliver a creative project led by the students. I was lucky enough to be placed in both Tallangatta Secondary College  & Talgarno Pri

Fabulous few weeks travelling and sharing creativity and cuppas in Towong's rural towns. The biggest thank you to Towong Shire Council for the amazing support to bring our outer communities together to laugh and make something beautiful. Thanks Cudgewa, Granya, Bethanga, Lucyvale, Tintaldra & Mitta it was fun!! Kylie

HOLBROOKE CULCAIRN, WALLA WALLA & BURRUMBUTTOCK Art Starts Here with the support of the Country Arts Support Program was excited to be bring our Resin Cheeseboard Workshop to some of the regional towns in Greater Hume. Each participant creating and taking home their very own embellished cheeseboard, while sharing a cuppa and conversation. Reconnecting local communities after such a challenging and sometimes lonely last couple of years. This is a beginner's class with no prior

Facilitated by AGaMA (Australian Galleries and Museum Assoc), this project saw myself and another local photographer Carmela Parkin setting up temporary digitisation studios throughout the Towong Shire.   Providing the ability for local residents to have documents, photographs and special personal effects scanned or photographed and receiving digital copies on a USB stick for safekeeping. We had such a range of items bought in. An 85 year old baby rattle, well-loved threadbar

Last week with the kind support of a Wodonga Council  community grant I was able to facilitate 2 silk scarf marbling workshops. These were in response to the isolation we have all felt as a result of covid. The aim was to reconnect and have some fun. It was so much more than that. Some of the participants had moved into the area during covid and hadn’t had the opportunity to meet anyone new, others came with a friend and extended that friendship, new social groups were formed