Welcome to the Hope
Street Markets Website!
Welcome to the Hope Street Markets Website! We are a design and art markets event held seasonally, that celebrate and bring independent designers to the forefront - we are not your average markets!
4th June 2008 - Web update
We have successfully rounded up our 4th Hope Street Markets.
The Autumn Markets weekend in May was a complete success and we raised
$2,741 for HopeStreet's Winter Appeal - which goes to support Sydney's Homeless.
For those that missed out, see our gallery for images of the markets.
For now we wish you all a great Winter, unfortunately we will not be
running a Winter market this year but you can expect to hear more news from
us in a couple of months with any new dates.
In the mean time keep connected with us via our mailing list.
Tom Kristensen
What do you make? Tell us about your product!
I make woodblock prints using the Japanese technique of Moku Hanga. The image is carved into a timber block. Ink is brushed onto the block. Paper is then laid onto the block and hand-rubbed with a disc shaped baren. For each colour in the print a fresh impression is made and there are a number of different carved blocks used to make a single print.
I use a range of Japanese tools to make my carvings and I print onto hand-made washi paper from Japan. All my inks are water-based and I also use the traditional rice starch to control the texture of the colour.
What's your creative background, your day job and how did you start making things?
I have been variously employed as a gardener, builder and musician - always making something.
I began making prints in 2004 and this is now my major occupation.
What are the things you find most inspiring?
At the moment I am inspired by the needs of the lotus plant. It wants to sit in the full sun under a meter of water. It grows from the mud to produce the most extraordinary leaves and flowers. I am also working on a large print series on Ned Kelly having been inspired by the Nolan retrospective.
Where is your workspace and what is it like?
I work from home and I have colonised three rooms. I am told that I am quite messy.
Why did you choose Hope Street Markets?
I have been ripped off by an art dealer in Nantucket and I need to recover some dignity.
Where would you like your art/brand to be in the future??
Time can be cruel to works on paper and the drawer is a safe place, but I do enjoy seeing my work hanging on the wall. Any wall out of the sun.
Where can we buy your stuff?
Online:
Eric van den Ing in Holland who runs Saru Gallery www.sarugallery.com
Dieter Wanczura in Germany who runs Artelino www.artelino.com