Many visitors to the market will recall seeing Bhunny Design's trays of vibrant beads, ready for you to select and have made into your dream necklace, right there, on the spot! Bhavani, the maker behind the brand, works mainly with polymer clay and enjoys experimenting with a variety of surface treatments and embellishments to create her distinct designs.
Come by the market this weekend to treat yourself to a unique Bhunny Design's piece or create one of your own!
If old world treasures are your thing, then you'll love Shonah Tomkins and her antique inspired jewellery and accessories. Combining her skills of life-drawing and screen printing while drawing inspiration from her small town roots, Shonah's beautiful range of wearable art is totally handmade, eco-friendly and all individual. Very much reflecting Shonah Tomkins as a designer.
In-between her role teaching music Shonah is working on a new linen, demin, vintage lace and Tasmanian Blackwood range to debut at the market soon.
Not bad for a small town gal!
Sculptor, musician, jeweller and all round nice guy Craig Swindells creates his range out of his Healesville studio in Melbourne's Yarra Valley. You can expect to see an ever evolving range of sculptural jewellery pieces in silver, which reflect his enjoyment of music and just generally being creative.
Ingrained the the market community, Craig loves participating in the Melbourne art scene.
Local Melbourne jeweller and designer Jane Reilly has been creating for as long as she can remember. From mud pies at age 5, to her latest incarnation, accessories label Girl With A Cloud. Originally trained as a ceramicist, she craved a medium that yielded immediate results so that drew her to jewellery and silversmithing. The Girl With A Cloud range includes many found and recycled objects and materials creating a worn in yet refined aesthetic.
Already a Rose Street favourite, expect to see many more playful and bright things on the horizon!
As an Interior Designer turned jewellery maker, Nicole of Emerald Green Submarine brings simplicity and playfulness to her Australian made designs. She is passionate about bringing the healing properties of colour to her customers in a contemporary framework. Nicole is stimulated by the power of colour and shades as a transformational device to enhance ones mood which combined with her passion for architectural model making, inspires her designs. She enjoys working with her hands in a miniature framework to create striking structural shapes and forms that maintain the soft touch of a handcrafted line.
As a spin off from her 2012 collection 'transformations', she is now working on a new range inspired by Crop Circles and UFO's - circles and elliptical forms combined with 925 sterling silver - simply and fun designs for everyone.
Nicole credits the market with giving her a direct relationship with her customers, where she gets to be part of the joy her designs bring. As well as nourishing her creatively, it gives her a regular income which allows her to continue doing what she loves!