JANE’S STORIES FROM VILLA RUSTICA
Welcome to Villa Rustica, a place where creativity and community come together. We are excited to share with you our upcoming events, as well as photos from recent workshops and events.
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Welcome to Villa Rustica, a place where creativity and community come together. We are excited to share with you our upcoming events, as well as photos from recent workshops and events.
Our recent candle-making workshops were colourful and fragrant! Here are the behind-the-scenes photos…
Join us for our Icons & Symbols Mosaic Workshop where you’ll create a unique mosaic of your favourite symbol.
Here’s a recap of the amazing projects made by students in our Mosaic Tapestry Workshop.
Join us for our Mosaic Tapestry Workshop where you’ll create a unique glass tapestry taking inspiration from ancient rugs and textiles.
In our candle-making workshops, participants step into the shoes of a perfumer to discover their favourite fragrances.
Give your candles a refresh at our upcoming “Refill your Candle” workshop. Limited spaces available.
A weekend of learning sculpture with visiting artist, Caitlin Hepworth, is the highlight of our year!
Our recent Spirit Totem workshop with artist Sue Isherwood was a great success. Here are some photos from this creative weekend.
We had the most amazing weekend welcoming hundreds of visitors to Villa Rustica on this year’s Mud Trail.
“I was surprised how it’s such a primal process and so different from flicking the switch on an electric kiln. Wood-firing is the alchemy of fire and clay and the results are unpredictable as the clay is marked by the path of the flame.”
Here’s a recap of the amazing projects made by students in our Garden Mosaic Workshop. The students were given the choice to decorate a birdbath or design a stepping stone…
Join us for a fun and creative Garden Mosaic Workshop where you’ll learn to make a beautiful mosaic for your garden.
Create your own personalised clay totem pole in a two-day workshop under the tutorage of experienced ceramicist, Susan Isherwood.
Caitlin Hepworth encourages students to think differently about sculptural mosaic where the form is as important as the mosaic.
Making a mosaic cross is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. After deciding on the design and colour combination, I lay a mass of gold tiles face-up on a tray.
Although we are no longer hosting weddings at Villa Rustica, we are excited to recommend some wonderful suppliers we’ve worked with over the years.
Exciting news! We now have a gallery at Villa Rustica displaying our ceramics and mosaics.
Chasing Unicorns is a local label celebrating individual style with vintage-inspired clothing. See how they used our space during their recent photoshoot.
What do you do when your plans for a French chateau wedding are derailed due to Covid-19? Here is Rachel and Steven’s story.
The rendered walls and tropical gardens at Villa Rustica offer endless opportunities for decorating with mosaic.
Greg chooses to work as a sole practioner yet he stays connected to the wider community by participating in local events and charities. Here’s how these events influence his art practise.
In May this year, just as Australia was grappling with the coronavirus, a location scout knocked on our door to see if we would consider renting Villa Rustica as a location set.
With the demand for intimate weddings increasing due to Covid-19, we have begun opening our doors for couples to get married in the romantic surrounds of Villa Rustica.
Kumquats are polarising – people either love or hate them! I’ve been experimenting with recipes to make the most of this versatile – and often underappreciated - citrus fruit.
Every potter comes to clay a different way and mine started with a series of misadventures.
Our plan to hold small artisan workshops throughout this year has temporarily been put on hold due to the situation surrounding COVID-19.
Early January 2020 marks our 5th anniversary at Villa Rustica. Greg and I had thought about celebrating but, with bushfires burning uncontrollably in so many parts of Australia, we were in no mood to party.
Last week we opened Ashy Bines‘ health and fitness magazine to see beautiful photos of Greg’s tableware in the recipe section. Artisan hand-made tableware is a huge trend in food blogs and cooking books and magazines.