By Alesha Capone
Two talented artists from Point Cook and Wyndham Vale will be selling their creations at a new pop-up store in Werribee, which is the brainchild of Wyndham council.
The MADE on Watton pilot project, located at 90 Watton Street, aims to give local creatives and designers support following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The market-style shop, which features handmade textiles, stationery, ceramics, homewares and jewellery, will run each Thursday to Sunday for the next three months.
Wyndham mayor Adele Hegedich said as well as supporting local artists, MADE on Watton was part of the council’s recovery efforts to bring people back to the Werribee city centre and keep local jobs.
Wyndham Vale contemporary artist Stephanie Prole, a painter and earring designer, will have a stall at MADE on Watton for the next two weeks.
“Having something like this in the west is great and this close to home is very exciting,” she said.
Prole said she started painting after deciding that she would like to design a tattoo for herself and did a course in botanic watercolours to help develop her skills.
“By the end of it, I’d just fallen in love with painting,” she said.
“My drive for making art is to put a bit of happiness out into the world.”
Point Cook artist Gwenn Lukman will also have a stall at MADE on Watton for the next fortnight.
“This is an opportunity for me to get more exposure, a chance to showcase my artworks to the community, and I am also looking forward to meet other local artists and creatives,” she said.
Lukman said she has enjoyed drawing since her childhood and loves putting together different elements of nature based on her imagination, and combining different colours into one picture.
Details: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/madeonwatton
