The plans for our 2014 event are well under way – this is your chance to add to the buzz!
Downloadable pdf version available here.
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more photos
Check out the photos taken during our 2013 Wrapped in St Marys event – new images added today!
- Asian Handcrafts
- Awards Presentation
- Batik Art
- Car Show
- Children’s Quilts
- Masks Exhibition
- Power Pole Wraps
- Tea Cosies Exhibition
- Yarnbombing
Here’s a taste of what you’ll see:
We Are All Connected, by St Marys Child Care
Rod Drummond with Chiquita
Mayor Sarah Schmerl presents 1st prize in the Connected category to Judy Duckett
gold paper fan
Roses are Blue by Stitchedupmama – winner, open category
St Marys Little Treasures, by St Marys Child Care
street art theme
Just so there’s no excuse for not having enough time to come up with ideas and designs, we are announcing next year’s theme early!
The 2014 theme will be (fanfare please!) – SWITCHED ON
The idea is to design and make a wrap for a power pole. This is the street art component of our Wrapped in St Marys annual event.
Here are some of the 2013 connected entries, just to give you an idea of possibilities:
Roses are Blue by Stitchedupmama – winner, open category
We Are All Connected, by St Marys Child Care, detail
Paper Chain of Friendship, by St Marys Day Care, close-up view
Tied, by Rita Summers, back view
Size: 1.5 m high (maximum) x 90 cm wide (approximately)
Power poles vary in circumference – the smallest I’ve found is 86 cm, but some are over 100 cm.
The solution: make your power pole wrap adjustable!
More photos of 2013 entries here …
people’s choice award
Visitors to our 2013 event were invited to vote for their favourite power pole wrap, and did so with enthusiasm.
After votes were counted at the end of day 2, the results were extremely close, with only 1 vote between each of the top 3 choices.
And the winner is (drum roll please) – Kelly Farrell of St Marys!
Here is the wrap she created:
Connected with Love, by Kelly Farrell, close-up view
Appropriate subject too, since Mt. Elephant is a prominent local landmark!
on a mission
Stitchedupmama and friends are on a mission!
- the mission: knit/crochet squares or rectangles (25 cm wide, ties added)
- the purpose: yarnbomb a St. Marys landmark on 1 + 2 June
- the event: Wrapped in St Marys 2013
Stitchedupmama’s efforts so far –
And her partners in crime –
- twirlygig
- madmother
- dreambear
- terrorist terrier
- nakal & co.
- a-nony-mous
- the nennster
Updates and pics soon …
wrap a power pole
There’s still time to enter your textile art in our Wrapped in St Marys 2013 event – download an entry form here and get creative!
Here are some of last year’s entries to inspire you:
Cash prizes in several categories – and the added bonus is that your art will be there for our locals and visitors to enjoy!
2013 program
It’s building up to be a wonderful Wrapped in St Marys event this year!
A number of businesses and community organisations are participating – more than in 2012, which is great.
Some have even offered discounts on presentation of the program!
Street art, exibitions, the annual car show and more are on offer.
AND the latest news is that there will be a shuttle bus service around the streets, thanks to Community Transport Services Tasmania. Great for anyone who isn’t as mobile as they would like to be!
The program also includes details about where to eat, where to stay and even where to go to church on Sunday.
Time to start making plans to come and stay for a great weekend! And don’t forget your winter woollies …
Download a copy of the full program here:
enter your textile art
Wrapped in St Marys has become an annual event! Hooray!
Are you a textile artist?
Then you might like to download this entry form and keep a power pole warm this June:
Official Entry Form 2013 – Wrapped in St Marys
Are you a business or community member who would like to participate?
Download this file to join in:
Business + Community Participation 2013 – Wrapped in St Marys
Help us put our beautiful town and valley ON THE MAP!
funding?
i’ve been silent for a while, mainly because we’re waiting on some important news
recently we were encouraged to apply for funding to our local council so we could make wrapped in st marys an annual event
after filling in the application we’ve been told by a council officer that our application has been approved in principle
hooray – this is fantastic news!
the council meeting is on monday 17 december – i can’t wait to hear what their final decision is …
winner – viewer’s choice
as i mentioned in a previous post, the winners of the annual Greater Esk Tourism Photographic Competition were announced at a special function on 14 November 2012
the photo which attracted the most votes from the public is entitled autumn with a touch of winter, by peter troode
it’s not difficult to see why this lovely photograph topped the list
owen hughes, who selected a winner for the main prize (fingal artist maggie fletcher), is shown below (right) with peter and the photo which won him the viewer’s choice award
there were a large number of entries this year, so it would not have been an easy task to either judge or vote which was the best photograph
stay tuned to find out what the theme will be for 2013!
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