The Artisan Tent was first presented at the 2023 Bellingen Show. This year we are delighted to bring back this popular attraction, but not in a tent this time!

Welcome to the Artisan Hub, which you will find in the secure, all weather Luncheon Booth. This thoughtfully curated space promises a concentrated experience of creativity and craftsmanship and represents the heart of our community's creative spirit - where traditional crafts and skills are shared and where the joy of making things by hand is celebrated. 

The Artisan Hub provides the opportunity for you to connect directly with our local artists in a unique setting - creating moments for conversation and connection, asking questions, observing techniques up close, and gaining insights into each artist's creative process.

Members of the Dorrigo Plateau Fibre Group will be showcasing their spinning, weaving and knitting skills.

Try your hand on their Viking loom!

Wendy Tanner will be showcasing her beautiful stained glass windows and lead lights

Fibre artist Lynn Green will be spinning wool to make gorgeous knitted chooks. Whilst she is passionate about spinning local alpaca fleece, she also loves experimenting with a range of different sheep fleeces, camel, silk and even dog and cat fur, which all have different qualities and textures.

Lynn’s hand knitted comfort chooks are addictive to make, and she greatly enjoys ensuring that every chook is unique and individual.  Lynn first learnt to make the chooks as 'comfort' for children on the spectrum.  However, she has discovered that are greatly loved by a huge range of different age groups and seem to bring great joy!  Which she simply loves!

Ceramicist Dubravka Sabljak is a multi disciplinary artist and sculptor, her work includes expressive figurative sculptures featuring symbolism such as goddesses, part eagle, part female, and known for her whimsical character driven sculptures.

She creates curious otherworldly figures that blur the boundaries between fantasy and familiarity. She also paints, mostly influenced by nature and Gumbaynggirr country.

Her creative practice is a Healing Journey faced with life's adversities.

Susana Sanmiquel’s work is rooted in a deep connection to Country and life at Wildlink. She draws on ancestral skills and primitive practices to create functional, nature-inspired pieces using foraged natural fibres, found bones, and reclaimed materials. Through handwoven jewellery and baskets and upcycled wool garments, her work honours slow craft, sustainability, and a deep mindful relationship between people, place, and everyday living.

Paper Daisy Prints

Briony Magoffin is an Australian artist and printmaker whose mixed media work is deeply inspired by the natural world and her surrounds. Based in the NSW coastal town of Scotts Head, her designs reflect her deep passion for the extraordinary native plants and animals of Australia.

With a career spanning horticulture, conservation and science education, Briony brings a unique perspective to her art, blending scientific observation with creative expression. Her pieces are informed by her experiences in the field, taking inspiration from the outstanding beauty, drama and character of the Australian landscape.

Briony’s art is a celebration of the ever-changing dynamic of the environment, aiming to raise awareness, understanding and inspire deeper connections with our precious biodiversity, from the idiosyncrasies of individual species to the deep complexities of the ecosystems they inhabit.

Her recent work focuses on her connection to her local community and urban landscapes.