Do romance Reverse Garbage-style this Valentines Day with exhibition, Reduce, Reuse, Romance!

Reverse Emporium's February exhibition Reduce, Reuse, Romance, celebrates Valentines Day, Reverse Garbage-style. The exhibition will showcase up-cycled objects and art with a romantic flavour that are perfect sustainable gifts for your sweetheart! 

“Reduce, Reuse, Romance challenged artists to explore themes of love and romance and create items to present as Valentines gifts using salvaged and scavenged materials ” says Exhibition Co-ordinator Brooke Nelson.

Featuring the work of over 20 local artists, craftworkers and designers who work with salvaged materials, there will be a diverse range of items on display and for sale including fine artworks, paper goods, jewellery, sculptural items, fashion accessories, cards, decorations, home wares and more!

We'll also be celebrating sustainable romance on opening night in style with live sets from local act, Little Planes Land and band, Zvonsky!

Reduce, Reuse, Romance runs from 9 - 28 February 2013, open Monday to Saturday from 9 to 5pm. Reverse Emporium, Reverse Garbage 20 Burke St Woolloongabba.

Image 3 girls and a Goat

Opening Event Party: Saturday 9 February 2013
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Where: Reverse Emporium at Reverse Garbage
20 Burke Street, Woolloongabba 
RSVP HERE
Featuring: Sustainable Valentines gifts and art
Sets from Little Planes Land
and Zvonsky
Free finger food
Cash bar
Late night warehouse shopping! 

Contributing artists: 
Meekz Contemporary Jewellery, 3 Girls & a Goat, Lalaluka, Casia Moses, Delwyn Scurr, Sacred Ibis, Trendy Nana Rugs, Mosaicrazy, Jesse Wright, Colin Norris, Claire Poppi, Marta Walenda, Beth Addison Smith, Lane 2 Design, F:a Papersmithery, Blanket Homewares, Kory Foster, Kath-Lynn Smith, Three Pockets, Tracy Poblano, Bog Standard Design and Spiritfire Designs. 

i heart handmade

For those of you who have never been to a Reverse Emporium, Reverse Garbage exhibition you may just like to get yourself along to their last exhibition for 2011: i heart handmade!

This festive season Reverse Garbage decided to promote handmade and sustainable gift giving by holding an exhibition where nearly all the items will be $50 and under making it even easier to be green this Christmas! Over 30 participants (including lots of BrisStylers) will be showcasing their wares which range from gorgeous jewellery and homewares to furniture items, soft toys, artworks and handmade stocking stuffers galore!

BrisStylers on show.....

3 GIRLS + a goat

dash robin

edward & lilly

liddle apples

Jetta's Nest

Manx Minx

Monkey & Mum

Wimcee

ruby red studios

Ruby 2 Go Go

The gift shop will be stocked to the brim with goodies and it will be decked out in Reverse Garbage style Christmas cheer! Featuring handmade decorations created entirely out of salvaged materials on the Reverse Garbage tree, live entertainment, a bar and of course late night shopping in the warehouse incase you are inspired, the 'i heart handmade' exhibition opening night is not to be missed.

'i heart handmade' will also feature the judging of the first ever Reverse Garbage mystery bag challenge, 10 participants have been given a mystery bag of materials to play with and their creations will be revealed at the opening night celebrations.

Here's a sneak peek of some of the gorgeous handmade items you will find at 'i heart handmade'.....

Beardie Wierdie by Danielle Wood of Manx Minx

Vintage Tea Towel Necklace by Monkey &  Mum

Earrings by ruby red studios

Boiled Wool Blanket Tea Cosy by Wimcee

Vintage Fabric Tissue Cosies by edward & lilly

Garland by 3 GIRLS + a goat

i heart handmade

'an exhibition of beautifully crafted art and eco-gifts'

Opening Saturday 26 November

6.00pm - 9.00pm

20 Burke Street, Woolloongabba

Tel: 3891 9744

BrisStyle Indie Designers Exhibition and Website Launch

The BrisStyle Indie Designers are all set to exhibit an amazing array of handmade goods and artworks as part of a collaborative exhibition on Level 2 of the Brisbane Square Library during July and August.



We'll be kicking things off with an Exhibition Opening and Website Launch this Friday night for members and invited guests and you can find more details on our website.
The exhibition will be open to the public during Brisbane Square Library opening hours until the end of August and with the library open 7 days a week, there's plenty of opportunities to check the selection of jewellery, dolls, bags, brooches, artworks, embroideries, hats and heaps more.

Don't forget to check out what else is on on the BrisStyle Calender in the upcoming months on our website!

The Schoolhouse Quilter's Exhibition

If you were in Brookfield this past weekend, you may have been lucky enough to pop into the Schoolhouse Quilter's Exhibition, which was set in the beautiful Brookfield Hall (a very pretty heritage listed building and the perfect place to hold an exhibition).


One of our very talented BrisStyle members, Robyn of Hot Fudge, was one of those taking part in the exhibition, which was a roaring success, with a gorgeous display of bright sunny weather to grace the weekend, and an even more gorgeous display inside the Brookfield Hall, which was a kaleidascope of quilting colour!


The crowds on Saturday morning were very large and kept the girls in the sales room quite busy - so much so that Robyn didn't even have the chance to stop to take some photos. However, to give you an idea of the loveliness on offer, Robyn sold many many of these sweet little booties.


And is now very busy restocking her Etsy shop after seriously depleting her stock of wonderful children's clothing and accessories.


The exhibition was enjoyed by all who came and most people took advantage of the refreshments room or sitting outside under the marquee, renewing their strength with cups of coffee and tea and enjoying lovely sandwiches and home baked slices.

For the first time, this year the Schoolhouse Quilters invited the local primary schools to participate in a competition to make a quilt using the theme of fire prevention (as the proceeds from the charity raffle quilt this year went to the local bushfire brigade.


As Robyn herself puts it, "frankly, we were gobsmacked when the entries poured in from little children in Grade Three - 7 and 8 years of age - and this was their first attempt at making a quilt. My hat goes off to those dedicated school teachers who guided their pupils in such a way that the enthusiasm oozes out of the finished products".

Overall, the event was a huge success. And by the sounds of it, there is now a whole new generation appreciating the craft of quilting! Well done Robyn, and thanks for sharing the experience with us :)