WELCOME

Harry Wykman collects ash from the fire, digs clay from the dam, and fires his pots in a wood kiln he built himself in an old shearing shed. Every kiln opening, he says, is a conversation with country, fire and earth.

Across the yard in the house at Erravilla Country Estate, Linda Cheok is doing something entirely different ~ spiral-thrown forms, tissue transfers, gold lustres and a practice shaped by residencies in Japan and a Masters in Peranakan Pottery. She also harvests clay from her own dams and has plans for more wood-fired kilns on the property.

Two potters, two styles, on the same patch of Yallingup Siding.

🕰️ 12–27 September 2026
📍 Erravilla Country Estate, Yallingup Siding
🎨 Meet Harry @harrywykmanceramics and Linda @lindacheoktan at Open Studios this spring

Ian Dowling began a lifelong involvement with clay and fire in 1970, working with renowned potter Joan Campbell in her Fremantle studio then establishing the pioneer Greenough River Pottery workshop. His pottery began with functional vessels then developed into decorative and sculptural pieces and public art work.

Ian enjoys the observation of patterns and rhythmic surfaces in ceramics. This applies whether he’s making a small porcelain teacup, larger sculptural single forms or an arrangement of several thousand pieces.

Sharing Ian’s Margaret River studio is ceramic artist Yu-Hua Lan who works with porcelain and wild clay. In recent years she cast and reassembled Australian seed pods, nuts and bark into mesmerising sculptures. Her work continues to evolve and for Open Studios 2026 Yu-Hua explores organic forms, bringing in light and sound to her installations.

Visit Ian and Yu-Hua in their peaceful bush studio surrounded by birdlife and sculptures this spring.

🎨 @iandowlingpotter
🎨 @seeds_casting_maker

Discover an abundance of creativity when you visit Margaret River Region Open Studios this spring.
🕰️ 12-27 September 2026
📍 The Margaret River Region
🎨 155 artists to visit and meet

Let’s be honest — there’s no way you’re fitting every studio visit into one day. So why rush it? Make a weekend of it, and settle into one of these beautifully curated stays as your MRROS home base.

1. Songbird
2. Ginahgulla Olive Estate
3. Salisterra
4. Seaview
5. Injidup Bay House

For more thoughtfully considered holiday homes, visit @privatepropertieswa

Unlike a gallery where you see artwork finished, framed and neatly labelled, presented by a fellow art appreciator, during Open Studios artists invite you to step inside the space where inspiration takes hold, see the mood boards and sketches, discarded ideas, works at various stages and finished pieces, too.

We welcome Dawid Brzezinski, a third-generation jeweller, who is taking part in Open Studios for the first time. A specialist in bespoke pieces, Dawid looks forward to chatting about his family history in jewellery, interest in art history and inspiration behind his intricate designs.

Make sure your springtime adventure in art makes it out of the group chat and into your diary. Book accommodation through one of our generous sponsors, and mark your calendar: Open Studios is on 12-27 September 2026. ❤️

🎨 @mirandumjewellery
📍 Dunsborough
📖 Pick up an event guide or browse 155 artists at the website.

The inspo. The artwork. The cosy fireside hangs 🥰🎨

Honor Denby brings reclaimed rustic materials back to life in her artwork and paintings, and her daughter`s farm in Rosa Glen is the perfect backdrop for her creativity. Explore Honor`s farm studio, meet the Highland cows, or learn to make a mosaic lamp or hanging birdhouse in one of her hands-on workshops.

Make sure your springtime adventure in art makes it out of the group chat and into your diary. Book accommodation through one of our generous sponsors, and mark your calendar: Open Studios is on 12-27 September 2026. ❤️

🎨 Honor Denby
📍 @thebarnmr

COMPETITION CLOSED
🎨 WIN AN ART-FILLED MARGARET RIVER WEEKEND 🎨
Experience art in abundance at Australia’s biggest open studios event, meeting artists and exploring their creative studios across the Margaret River Region.

@margaretriverregionopenstudios is a chance to visit 155 artists and creative spaces not usually open to the public. It`s free to attend, runs 12-27 September 2026, and event guides are available now.

Prize includes:
⛺ 2 nights at Samphire Chalets, Busselton’s newest adult-only retreat
❤️ 2 tickets to the Open Studios Art Party, 5.30-8pm Saturday 12 September
🎨 2 places at a Happs Pottery Experience, 10.15am-12.15pm Saturday 12 September
🍷 $150 to wine, dine and explore Wayfinder’s new Cellar Door and Restaurant
🌊 $100 Capes Foundation voucher to discover the region`s iconic caves, lighthouses and more

How to enter:
• Follow @margaretriverregionopenstudios, @margaretriver, @australias_southwest, @samphire_chalets, @happspottery and @wayfinderwines
• Tag the person you`d love to share this Margaret River art adventure with. Multiple tags = multiple entries!
• Share to your story for a bonus entry

T&Cs apply:
• You must be over 18 years of age to participate
• No transport or additional expenses are included
• Prize is for two people only
• Prize must be redeemed by 25 September 2026 (excl Happs Pottery Experience and Art Party which take place Saturday 12 September 2026)
• Full T&Cs available via the link in Open Studios` bio
The winner will be announced via socials on Tuesday 18 August 2026 at 11am.

Samphire Chalets 📸 @margaretriverguide