Author: kasarndesigns

I am a visual artist based in Newcastle, Australia. Established in 2009, Kasarn Designs is a new online art & photography gallery. We named the business after our daughter, Kasarn, born in the same year. After practicing our love of art & photography for many years, we have recently decided it is time to start raising our profiles & selling what we have enjoyed creating. Margo Humphries: Margo has a visual vocabulary & is known for her colourful canvases & painterly style. The energy in her works appears to be limitless. She loves creating works that you could stare at for hours. For Margo, the creative voyage along the way is equally significant as the outcome. With a collection of works from 15 years her awards are never-ending
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Lake Mac Meet the Makers

Lake Mac Meet the Makers 🖼️ Saturday 8 June 🎨 This is the first time this event is being held! 👩‍🎨 I am one of the participating stallholders! 🤩

Meet the Makers is a whole day event where artists and makers from across Lake Macquarie will showcase and demonstrate their practice to the community at the Museum of Art and Culture yapang (MAC yapang). There are over 40 artists participating in the event, and artists represent a broad range of mediums, including painting, drawing, textile art, glass making, ceramics and more. 

Members of the public will have the opportunity meet artists and learn more about their creative process, and purchase unique artworks to take home. Food and drinks available for purchase from the art museum, and live music will be provided by local band SODA. SODA are a four-piece ensemble who have becomes Newcastle’s premier live act across the spectrum of musical sounds. Known for edgy performances, SODA bring a certain element of risk taking to jazz, soul, popular and rock music.

Come along and support the arts community and enjoy an arts-filled day by the beautiful lake.

The event will take place from 10am – 4pm in the marquee and foyer of MAC yapang. 

Museum of Art and Culture yapang:

10am – 4pm

1A First Street, Booragul

Please click the link to view the map for parking and overflow parking locations:

https://arts.lakemac.com.au/Events/Lake-Mac-Meet-the-Makers

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Re-framed painting

I decided to give my “Aquatic 1” painting an overhaul and have it re-framed! The new white frame and white matt board has a more contemporary look and also brings the bright colours out more. The new size is 54x80cm. $500.00 ready to hang – contact margo@kasarndesigns.com

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Lake Mac Meet the Makers at the Museum of Art and Culture yapang (MAC yapang) on Saturday 8 June 2024

Go behind the scenes with Lake Mac’s creative community at Lake Mac Meet the Makers at the Museum of Art and Culture yapang (MAC yapang) on Saturday 8 June 2024

Meet the Makers is a whole day event where artists and makers from across Lake Macquarie will showcase and demonstrate their practice to the community at the Museum of Art and Culture yapang (MAC yapang). There are over 50 artists participating in the event, and artists represent a broad range of mediums, including painting, drawing, textile art, glass making, ceramics and more.

Members of the public will have the opportunity meet artists and learn more about their creative process, and purchase unique artworks to take home. The event will take place from 10am – 4pm in the marquee and foyer of MAC yapang.

To compliment the event there will also be food trucks, MAC café, a bar and a Jazz band on the back patio.

Location: Museum of Art and Culture yapang, 1A First Street, Booragul

FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/970473934652256

More info on Museum of Art and Culture yapang (MAC yapang) website

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Hunter Arts Network Art Bazaar Lambton Park Sunday 25 August 2024

Visit the next HAN Art Bazaar at Lambton Park on Sunday 25 August 2024 to shop at my regular stall for my art and textiles!

Art Bazaar has been held every year since 2002 and has maintained a loyal following and fan base for over 20 years. The event showcases the wide variety of Hunter Arts Network members who have been carefully selected for their unique, high quality, original, handmade artisan products, and they are all from the Hunter region of NSW. While wandering the stalls, enjoy live entertainment, food trucks and coffee. Art Bazaar continually brings the handmade art community to loyal followers who find gifts or treats for themselves, while meeting the local Hunter makers and artists they are supporting.

Be a part of the Art Bazaar we have come to know today, now held at Lambton Park – the stall fees are very affordable:
Sunday 25 August 2024 – 10am – 3pm – $70.00 stall fee
Sunday 1 December 2024 – 9am – 3pm – $80.00 stall fee

You must ensure your market tent is heavily weighed down
Safety comes first and our major concern is the wind and we usually expect a bit of wind in the afternoon. Council has advised that pegs are no longer allowed in the park. Please pack weights to secure your gazebo. Weights must be around 15kg per leg and an inspection will be carried out at set up and no weights or flimsy weights will not be allowed. If bringing water weights it is often a good idea to fill your water weights before packing them.

Hunter Arts Network membership
All stallholders need to first apply for a Hunter Arts Network membership.
This membership fee also includes your public liability insurance for your stall at Art Bazaar (The membership year runs from 1 January – 31 December and will need to re-join the following year).
We now also provide help to unload and re-load your vehicle! (Thanks to Newcastle Men’s Shed)
When you join HAN you are joining a community of like-minded members with the support of a hard working committee and HAN is Not-for-profit. Hunter Arts Network is run by a dedicated committee of volunteers who have also worked hard to celebrate all modalities of visual arts and the committee that has come together continues to do an amazing job to make this happen.

*The fees for membership are:
$65 for individuals
$90 for groups of 3 or less
$110 for large groups, galleries, businesses or community organisations.
Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/hunterarts/2024

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Thank you to everyone who attended Hunter Arts Network Art Bazaar today at Lambton Park and supported our talented artists and artisans. We were thrilled to have so many new stallholders who joined so many other local incredible makers. We had a cracker of a day in the glorious sunshine which brought out a huge crowd making this another successful day for many. I had a successful day as well with three of my paintings sold today. See you again in August at our next Art Bazaar!

Here’s some photos from today:

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HUGE $10 SALE!

I’m having a HUGE $10 SALE at Art Bazaar Lambton Park! Swipe to see my artworks and come and get a bargain or two next Sunday! 🖼️🎨🛍️👩‍🎨🤸‍♂️🤩♥️