Apr 172013
 

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Well known ceramic artist, Giuseppe Raneri (a.k.a Joe the giftshop guru at Bulleen Art & Garden), has been commissioned to make another in the series of iconic ceramic tiled seats which can be seen along Brunswick St. This shot shows a couple of German tourists appreciating the artwork involved in one of the existing seats! You will be able to see the new seat at the corner of Brunswick Street and King William street

You can find out more about Joe & see more of his work at http://gallery.baag.com.au/?p=34

Apr 112013
 

toolsHeritage Week 13-18 May 2013

The exhibition in the shop of  Anton Lucic’s wonderful old gardening tools will be part of the City of Manningham’s Heritage Week. Anton, a bricklayer and landscape gardener, has been collecting old things for years. His love for old tools started when he was eighteen and he has collected a vast array of tools from axes, anvils and farm ploughs to a wide range of gardening tools. Some of his tools are over 150 years old and are extremely rare and were made in England, USA, Germany and Australia Continue reading »