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There’s a standout showcase of jewellers in Open Studios this year, working in gold, silver, gemstones and glass.

Jeannie Carroll works with gold and ethically sourced gemstones, including Australian sapphires from family-run operations. “Visitors are invited into my working space — an eclectic, lived-in studio filled with tools, books, plants and pieces in various stages of making.”

Francois and Nicholas Payet will showcase jewellery inspired by nature. “Our work is based on nature - perhaps a piece of coral tumbled in the ocean, beautiful metals and gemstones in a rainbow of colours, as well as pearls,” Nicholas said.

Evelyn Henschke combines traditional goldsmithing with Bohemian glass bead winding. “My main tool is a traditional Bohemian lamp fire I found in the cellar of retired glass workers.”

John Miller has handcrafted gold and silver jewellery for more than 50 years and is recognised as one of Australia’s most respected jewellers.

Dawid Brzezinski of Mirandum Jewellery creates contemporary jewellery shaped through an intuitive process. “Form follows feeling rather than rules, resulting in exclusive works that feel natural, balanced and deeply personal.”

Madison Eoff joins Open Studios for the first time this year, sharing a studio with Soleil Heimlich. Using recycled metals and ethically sourced gemstones, each piece is handcrafted with intention, designed as a wearable heirloom to be lived in.

Yallingup artist John Shafran draws inspiration from local flora to create jewellery, timber woodcraft and artworks. “I’ve integrated technical skills from my earlier career with my creative side, turning a hobby into an all-consuming passion.”

Margaret River silversmith Lisa Cloud swapped winemaking for jewellery five years ago and hasn’t looked back. Working in a bead store age 15 to 20 sparked a lifelong love of jewellery, one she’s keen to share.

Keen to see these jewellers at work, and discover their diverse techniques?
Pick up an event guide and start planning.

A wave like chiselled ice, a kangaroo under a full moon and an aurora over the Margaret River coastline.
Jamie Scott has been photographing this region for 23 years ~ and his images make you feel the breathtaking scale of it. Award-winning surf photography from Cyclops and beyond. Humpbacks cruising in crystal blue water. The Milky Way over a landscape most people never see.

@jamiescottimages photographs, prints, finishes and frames each artwork, with frames cut from local timber.

Meet Jamie in his studio, no appointment needed. Simply pick up an event guide, and start your art trail.

❤️ @margaretriverregionopenstudios
🕰️ 12-27 September 2026
🎨 152 artists to visit and meet

Jellyfish. Octopus. Submerged forests. A lighthouse at the bottom of the sea.

Amanda Evans paints the fragile worlds beneath the ocean`s surface in acrylics, watercolour, aerosol and markers. Layered, scrubbed back, reworked, re-emerging as traces beneath the paint. Peer a little closer to admire the texture.

Amanda is excited to make her Open Studios debut, opening her quirky home studio for the first time ~ and it looks every bit as wonderful as the paintings inside it.

📸 @amanda_evans_paints
🎨 Margaret River Region Open Studios is free to attend, and runs 12-27 September 2026
📖 Pick up an event guide or browse 153 artists at the website. Link in bio.

Is it aerial photography? A birds` eye perspective painting of the coast? No, this artwork is painted in encaustic wax, a technique blending natural beeswax, pigment and ochre. Colin Pratt will be demonstrating, hosting workshops and showcasing his artwork in his studio at Commonage Pottery.

You`ll also find artists Annie Winchcombe and Jenny Taylor sharing the creative space. Annie`s work is a response to the natural world surrounding us here in Dunsborough; the oceans, forest, landscapes and plants. Meanwhile Jenny uses art to take us away from the everyday, bringing country scenes to life in vivid colour.

🎨 @colinpratt_artist @anniewinchart @jennytaylor_designs
🎨 Margaret River Region Open Studios is free to attend, and runs 12-27 September 2026
📖 Pick up an event guide or browse 153 artists at the website. Link in bio.

There are shelves of pots waiting to be fired, clay rolled and stacked, paintings poised on easels, studio dogs on patrol and ~ on weekends ~ the smell of scones. This spring, Happs is home to two Open Studios artists: Myles Happ, whose production pottery and new screen-printed designs fill the workshop, and Karen Seaman, who has brought her paintings and sculpture here for the first time after twelve years in her bush studio.

Myles relishes the opportunity to speak with people who are interested in pottery and ceramics. “It reminds me how strong and generous our industry is, built on shared knowledge, experimentation and a deep human desire to make things that are both useful and beautiful.”

In recent years, ceramics has re-entered Karen’s practice with fresh energy, and she shares the joy of clay teaching hands-on pottery workshops, still finding time to paint the forested landscape surrounding her home.

Myles is also a beekeeper, so the scones come with a choice of jam, cream or honey fresh from the hive.

Come for the art. Stay for the scones.

🕰️ @margaretriverregionopenstudio runs 12–27 September 2026
🎨 @happspottery and @karenseamanfineart

📸 Photography by @biancakatephotography

Sue Briggs is showing her work at Chapel Hall, adjacent to Prevelly`s Greek Chapel. It`s a beautiful setting for paintings that are about light, place and the landscapes of the south west coast.

Sue`s abstract landscapes are built up through mixed media and collage, with a palette shaped by a life long love of ocean swimming. Bold shapes, deep blues and greens, a sense of being immersed in something larger than yourself.

Open Studios starts in eight days, and 153 artists from Busselton and Dunsborough in the north to Augusta in the south, are ready to welcome you into their studios. It`s a self-drive art trail, with no tickets or bookings needed. Pick up a free event guide, choose which artists you`d like to visit, check their opening times, and start exploring.

Who will you visit first?🎨

🎨 @suebriggs.artist
🕰️ 12–27 September 2026
📍 Self-drive art trail across the @margaretriver region

Charlie Guiver turns scrap metal found at the rubbish dump and Lions Shed into sculptures, and incredibly, he`s only been creating for 18 months now, since he was 13 years old.

"I specialise in animal-themed sculptures, using scrap metal, old tools and gearbox components. I enjoy the challenge of taking different shaped pieces of steel and finding where it fits, almost like a puzzle."

Charlie will open his welding shed-studio each weekend during Open Studios ~ school takes precedence Monday to Friday.

🎨 @guivermetalart

🎨 Margaret River Region Open Studios is free to attend, and runs 12-27 September 2026
📖 Pick up an event guide or browse 153 artists at the website.