
Handle with Care?
Solo Exhibition 6th June 2024 – 15th July 2024
Artist Residency 4th June – 10th June 2024.

ARTIST BIO
Lea-Anne Sheather is an artist who resides on the edge of a bush reserve in the Bay of … Read more


ARTIST BIO
Lea-Anne Sheather is an artist who resides on the edge of a bush reserve in the Bay of … Read more


Fibre Artist focusing on felted art forms
Julie has held a solo exhibition at from out of the blue studio gallery called Altered Perception back in 2021. So it is with great pleasure that we will be hosting more of … Read more

Woollen Felt Artist.

Kath O’Halloran first filled the gallery with her intricately nuno-felted wearable art works in May and June of 2021 as part of a duo exhibition with Julie Lumsden – Altered Perception Is Reality What We See Or … Read more


Weaver, Ceramist. Ngaruawahia, NZ.
For our second group of international travellers with Rowan Tree Travel we are delighted to have Jess as our Spindle instructor. She will be sharing her skill on an Ashford spindle with the participants who will … Read more

Muka spinner and weaver.
Jude comes to us from her home in Palmerston North. She has been the lead workshop tutor for the gallery’s hosting Rowan Tree Travel groups. For these events Jude has led a workshop sharing traditional muka … Read more


April 1 2024
from out of the blue studio gallery is delighted to be able to introduce Isla Fabu to the upcoming travellers who will be workshopping at the studio gallery. These visitors have chosen to learn about … Read more

April 7th 2024
from out of the blue studio gallery is delighted to be able to introduce Birgit Moffatt to the upcoming travellers who will be workshopping at the studio gallery. These visitors have chosen to learn about New Zealand … Read more

Merrilyn George’s thoughts on Art and its practice.
What initially attracted you to fabric as a medium creative expression?
This is a hard one, but my early memory is comfort associated with cloth. I wanted clothes for my dolls … Read more


Clara Benadon is a passionate naturalist, trained marine ecologist, and long-time fiber artist from Maryland, USA. From August 2023-24, she is traveling the world as a Thomas J. Watson fellow to … Read more
Mountain Whispers
17th August – 25th September 2023
Website: www.cathyjanedesigns.com
Instagram: @cathyjanedesigns
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cathyjanedesigns
We are excited to be adding Cathy Jane Brickhill of Cathy Jane Designs to our community of artists here at the studio gallery. Many of you … Read more