Echoes Gift shop
'Adorn Me' opening is Friday 13 June 6pm - please RSVP to Julie by either calling 3844 9744 or emailing info@reversegarbage.com.au.
Located within the Reverse Garbage warehouse, Echoes Giftshop exhibits the innovative works of artists, craftworkers and designers who use at least 75% re-used or recycled materials in their work.
All sorts of materials, from discarded venetian blinds and scrap metal to broken mirrors and re-used bottles, have taken on new life as works of art. Salvaged materials take on new form and meaning, illustrating the possibilities for the re-use of otherwise wasted materials.
We hold regular exhibitions of new work. If you are interested in exhibiting or would like to sell your works though Echoes, please email Julie Hauritz on info@reversegarbage.com.au or call on 07 3844 9744 on Tuesday or Wednesday.
The artists below are some of our regular contributors:
Previous exhibitions
Re-Creations Christmas Exhibition - 30 Nov to 22 Dec, 2007
Our annual Xmas exhibition was launched on 
Friday, 30 November. The exhibition included ewellery (rings, necklaces, brooches, cuffs), decorative wall panels, purses and bags, soft toys, decorative hanging garlands, drinkcoasters, light summery hand-felted wraps/scarves, felted Xmas decorations and more! Ever considered a prawn-head hat for your Dad?
Re-Creations featured artists and designers Helen Berthold, Rebecca Edwards, MJ Ryan Bennett, Ros Baynes, Danielle Wood, Sally Macfarlane, Sally MacFarlane (no typo there - we actually had two Sally Macs participating!), Wendy Bailye, Lesa Hepburn, Karen Drimer, Saara Roppola, Annika Forsberg and Anna Bourke.
Threads of Change - July to Aug 2007
Threads of Change, a textiles-focused exhibition, featured a range of felted, quilted, woven and stitched works by more than a dozen talented local artists and designers.
Exhibited works included shawls and wraps, hand and shoulder bags, hats, soft sculptures, puppets and marionettes, jewellery, toys and home ware items including tea cosies, woven baskets, wall hangings and quilts.
The exhibition attracted new artists and designers to the Reverse Garbage fold including Anna Bourke, Donna Toussaint, Erin Murphy, Florence Forrest, Ivy Hung and Cheryl Lin, Saara Roppola, Sally Carole Flynn, Sally MacFarlane, Wendy Bailye and North Coast Institute of TAFE (NSW) fashion students, Hannah Donnelly and Yvonne Taynton. Some of our regular artists and designers who participated included Danielle Wood, Lesa Hepburn, Melissa Booth, Renee Dillon and Rowena Shakes.
An exciting series of textiles-based workshops were run in conjunction with the exhibition. Lesa Hepburn (fibre artist) facilitated a workshop on how to hand make your own paper; and Wendy Bailye (felter) introduced participants to the fine art of felting;
Junk-IT exhibition - mid-2006
Reverse Garbage was very excited to host Junk-IT, an exhibition that encouraged participating artists and designers to incorporate disused computer and IT components into works of art. There were a broad range of items on display - some of which are still available for sale in the gift shop. Junk-IT featured lamps, handbags, jewellery, clocks, key rings, note books, a sculpture - all crafted from computers parts that were destined for landfill. We still have a range of gifts for those 'difficult to buy for' tech-head and geek friends, or simply for those seeking something quirky, clever, well-made and, not to mention, unique.
Exhibition participants included some of our Reverse Garbage favourites including Rebecca Ward and her Neo-Luddite range of jewellery, Danielle Wood (handbags), Rowena Shakes (disk books) and Pat Holcombe (jewellery). There were also a stack of new creative whizzes we are happy to welcome to our fold, including Haasch (lamps), Susannah Dwyer (key rings and jewellery) and Phil Willy (sculpture and his quirky "technocrits").
