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    Current mandated health orders for Hunter Arts Network Art Bazaar Lambton Park Sunday 28 November 2021:

    We hope you have been keeping safe and well again this crazy year. We look forward to Art Bazaar starting up again next month on Sunday 28 November at Lambton Park.

    Please note that current health orders are mandated which means fines will be issued to stallholders and the markets if we do not abide by them. The current mandate states that all stallholders must be double vaccinated to attend and our understanding is that anyone visiting the event must also be double vaccinated. All stallholders, committee members, customers and any person who is eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations who will be attending the event must be fully vaccinated to attend Art Bazaar on Sunday 28 November unless exempt under the public health orders. Please refer to below NSW Health orders from the NSW Health website:

    These premises must be closed to unvaccinated adults:

    – higher risk premises
    – business premises that are hairdressers, spas, nail salons, beauty salons, waxing salons, tanning salons, tattoo parlours or massage parlours
    – recreation facilities (indoors)
    – public swimming pools
    – information and education facilities
    – retail premises, but not critical retail premises
    – business premises that are auction houses (excluding agricultural auctions)
    – business premises that are betting agencies
    – gaming lounges
    – markets that do not predominantly sell food
    – properties operated by the National Trust or the Historic Houses Trust.

    For more information visit https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/public-health-orders.aspx

    Stallholders are selected based on the originality and quality of their wares – so there’s plenty to capture your imagination. Bring the family or meet up with friends to wander the stalls to find unique gifts or treat for yourself, and meet the local Hunter makers and artists.

    By purchasing direct from the makers you’ll be supporting their work after what’s been another difficult year and you get to take home a one-of-a kind treasure or get in early with your Christmas shopping!

    All stallholders are members of Hunter Arts Network. The event showcases their unique, handmade artisan goods including a wide variety of carefully selected stalls featuring premium local artisan handmade products. Art Bazaar has cemented it’s reputation since 2002 as the event that showcases the Hunter’s creative & vibrant art community that locals & visitors look forward to several times every year. Food trucks, coffee and entertainment is also on offer. HAN is run by a dedicated committee of volunteers who have also worked hard to celebrate all modalities of visual arts

    Some of the Hunter Arts Network members who will be setting up stalls at Art Bazaar on Sunday 28 November include:

    Janet Graham Pottery
    Allys glass chimes
    Janet Graham Pottery
    Zoë Colour
    Natalie Kube fine jewellery
    Art for the Soul
    Fig Design
    T LO ART
    Eugeniadunlevie
    Fine Lines by Laura
    Karen Scott Murals
    StudioKY
    Holmeswares
    Bruce Roxburgh, abstract works on paper- detailed textured drawings
    Tinkat Alley Art Studio
    Dianna Kellerman Arts
    Akatonbo
    Gwynneth JonesIllustration
    Fancy Nancy Ceramics
    Chris’s Creations
    Cherry On Top Designs
    Francart
    Sam Blanks Illustration
    Dan Bianco Art
    Hairy Phish
    kimsol digitalart
    Margo Humphries Art
    Sharon Williams and Kellie Hornby-Howell
    Art2Q4
    Kimberly Swan Artist
    Catherine White
    Mi -Chell’s
    Warped n Twisted Creations
    Henrietta Mooney & Victoria Dixon – Natural History Illustrators, and the Hunter Region Field Naturalists & Nature Journaling Club
    Anna Baba
    Leadlight By Linda
    BARNES, Maria (EMBRACE ART)
    CARTER, Kristine
    CULLEN, Wendy Alice (BENNI-ALICE ART)
    CURREN, Suzanne
    DEVRIES, Janet (LOVING ART)
    LANE, Robyn (ART & LEATHER)
    MOONEY, Henrietta
    MOSS, Nina (STELLA BELLA)
    NCEATA
    SCRUTON, Garry
    TWEEDIE, Elwyn (MUMMAS TREASURES)
    WILKINSON, Linda (BUSH INK)
    ABBOTT, Lyn
    ATKINSON, Justine & Nola
    GRIEVES, Max & Bronwyn
    MARTIN, Kim
    MCEVOY, Kay
    Lambo Art
    Lindsey’s Art Of Nature
    TAFE HUNTER STREET ART SCHOOL

    Food stalls:
    Crescent Star Food

    Visit www.hunterartsnetwork.org

  • Start Christmas shopping now!

    Recent nation-wide delays have impacted deliveries so now is the time to fill your Christmas stockings! Avoid non-delivery tears and browse my exciting Nation of Enchantments range this week – there’s lots products available for gift giving!

    Shop here

  • Hunter Arts Network Art Bazaar Lambton Park

    Hoping we’ll be out of lockdown for Hunter Arts Network’s next Art Bazaar at Lambton Park on Sunday 28 November!

    This is our big Christmas market and I will be there with my paintings for sale from 9am – 3pm

  • New painting: Stringa di Luci

    This is my latest painting, Stringa di Luci.

    English translation: String of Lights

    Acrylic and ink on canvas, unframed, ready to hang

    Size: 30cm x 25cm

    Year: 2021

    AU$95.00

    CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

    Stringa di LucI by Margo Humphries Ink and acrylic on canvas unframed ready to hang 25cm x 30cm 2021 AU$95.00
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  • New paintings!

    I’ve just completed these two new paintings! They are available for purchase now

    Ocean
    Acrylic and ink on canvas, ready to hang
    26cm x 31cm
    2021
    AU$50.00 unframed
    Coral
    Acrylic and ink on canvas, ready to hang
    25cm x 30cm
    2021
    AU$50.00 unframed
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  • Hot Deals!

    Get your Art Bazaar fix online! 😍

    I am one of the Hunter Arts Network members who was set to have a stall at this Sunday’s Art Bazaar which we’ve had to cancel while we experience this state-wide lockdown❌

    With this month’s Art Bazaar Lambton Park cancelled it’s still easy to shop, just head to my website to view products available now: https://kasarndesigns.com/hot-deals/

    😊 More specials will be added soon

    Stay healthy and happy and we look forward to seeing you when this is over.

  • ART BAZAAR CANCELLED

    The next Hunter Arts Network’s Art Bazaar which was due to be held at Lambton Park on Sunday 29 August has been cancelled due to the latest Covid-19 health concerns and restrictions. This was a difficult decision which the committee has had to make for the second year in a row. Keeping the community safe and healthy is everyone’s priority at present and the committee is hoping conditions will improve and permit the Christmas Art Bazaar to go on in late November.

    Art Bazaar fans are still able to support their favourite Hunter-based artisans by purchasing their work online on Hunter Arts Network’s recently launched Find a Creative website. Hunter Arts Network members have been catalogued online to enable search by modality. To purchase work in the meantime from Art Bazaar artisans online visit https://hunterartsnetwork.org/find-a-creative/

    Members who had paid their stall fee for 29 August will have their payment credited to their account which can be applied to future Art Bazaars or membership. If any members would prefer to have the stall fee refunded please email publicity@hunterartsnetwork.org
    The Hunter Arts Network thanks you for your continued support and understanding and wish the best of health to everyone in this difficult time. The committee hopes to see everyone as soon as we are allowed. Take care and stay safe.

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  • GET READY FOR MY BIGGEST SALE EVER!

    20-60% off everything from 28 May – 1 June. Includes products from my NEW Autumn Colours collection! Only available online:
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  • New Autumn Colours collection!

    These are some of the products from my new “Autumn Colours” collection!

    Only available online here

    The collection includes a range of photographs of Lilly Pilly leaves in New South Wales, Australia. Stay tuned for more of the Autumn Colours range. The collection is highlighted by the bright contrasting colours from pink to green

  • My first NFT has just been listed!

    My first listing now for sale is an animation of my original painting “Arctic Voodoo”.

    Current price Ξ 1

    Purchase here

    This is a completely unique NFT by Margo Humphries which can be owned by a single person. You cannot buy the painting itself, but an animated version is available as an NTF token in a single copy. The NFT token with this animated painting will be listed only once.

    Purchase unlocks 28.8 MB .mp4 file download

    The animation was created using Photoshop, 300 dpi, 9000 pixels wide x 12615 pixels high.

    The original painting was painted in 2005, acrylic on paper, original painting size 15cm×20cm. The original painting is not available as the original has been sold.

  • Coming soon – Crypto Art (NFT’s)

    Margo Humphries has always wanted to bring her artworks to life and now that her 2D works are becoming animated it is exciting to see how they move. To share these with the world they will be available exclusively through the Ethereum blockchain.

    Crypto art collectibles are also known as NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Like Bitcoin, NFTs are cryptocurrencies. But whereas individual bitcoins all have the same value, NFTs are more like baseball cards. Each token has a different value and they can’t be used to buy things. They exist on your computer as digital representations of artworks, songs, films and games, and other things.

    NFTs have been around since 2017. An NFT is a work of art that has no tangible form, and exists only as a digital token that’s no more “real” than a file on your computer.

    When you buy an NFT, you’re buying a unique certificate of ownership, which is locked away on an immutable distributed database known as a blockchain. The creator of the artwork generally retains the copyright and in most cases, you own little more than bragging rights. Creators are also likely to pass the costs for creating your NFT files (“minting” them) on to you (around US$120).

    NFTs depend on a blockchain. Ethereum is a blockchain secured using a similar proof-of-work system to Bitcoin. This involves an energy-intensive computer function called mining. Specialist mining computers take turns guessing the combination to a digital lock (a long string of random digits). The computer that correctly guesses the combination wins a reward paid in a cryptocurrency called Ether. The digital lock resets roughly every 15 seconds, and the competition continues. Due to the competitive nature of proof-of-work mining, booming NFT markets are encouraging the construction of reliable coal-fired power stations, so that crypto miners don’t have to suffer intermittent access to renewable generation.

    The collection will be available here:

    https://opensea.io/collection/margohumphries

  • Upcoming in 2021: Hunter Arts Network Art Bazaar Lambton Park

    Art Bazaar has cemented it’s reputation as the event since 2002 that showcases the Hunter’s creative & vibrant art community that locals & visitors look forward to four times every year. These are the upcoming dates where you can shop for my original paintings. Look for the stall with the yellow canopy:

    Lambton Park Sunday 29 August 2021
    Lambton Park 28 November 2021

    Treat yourself to a wide variety of carefully selected stalls featuring premium handmade products or get in early for Christmas shopping.

    Hunter Arts Network is a non-profit incorporated membership of artisans from the Hunter. HAN is run by a dedicated committee of volunteers who have also worked hard to celebrate all modalities of visual arts

  • Hunter Arts Network Art Bazaar Speers Point Park today

    Hunter Arts Network Art Bazaar was held today at Speers Point Park. I had a stall with my original paintings for sale. We saw steady crowds for the day however unfortunately due to the strong winds that weren’t easing up and becoming dangerous we had to pack up two hours early. Here are some photos from today’s event: