Register for MRROS 2025

Welcome! Thank you for joining us in 2025 and so generously sharing your studio as part of Australia’s largest open studios event. We are thrilled to have you on board, and we’re here to support you on this exciting adventure. The Registration form has save-and-complete-later functionality and can take a couple of hours to complete. Some sections can be updated as the event draws nearer – these are noted below.

Code of Conduct for MRROS event

Margaret River Region Open Studios is a not-for-profit organisation that provides event management and marketing for a 16-day event to promote artists at all stages of their career living between Busselton and Augusta and west of Sues Road.

As a participant in the 2025 MRROS event, you are expected to show respect and courtesy to others. All interactions should be professional regardless of platform: either online or in-person. In order to foster a positive and professional event, we ask you to confirm your agreement to our Code of Conduct.

I agree to:

1. Show courtesy and respect towards the MRROS Administration and Marketing team, Board members and any other volunteers working on or associated with this event.
2. Use welcoming and appropriate language at all times.
3. Be respectful of different viewpoints in a constructive and respectful manner.
4. Focus on what is best for the whole event.

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• Person with disability

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ABOUT YOUR ART

• Mixed Media
• Mosaics
• Sculpture
• Upcycling

I believe there is something heartfelt and meaningful about creating something out of nothing, or even better, creating something new from other people's castaways. I love that mosaic's is such an extremely diverse artform, incorporating many different substrates, materials, techniques and styles, limited only by the imagination. I began mosaics as a weekly craft activity in 2021, little realising that it would become such an integral part of my life. Mosaics was the art my soul had been seeking.
I have tried many different substates, materials and techniques so far, however, there are still many more to try. I most enjoy working with vitreous glass, stained glass and crockery. I have also been working Polymer Clay into pieces that require lifelike effects that glass cannot create. Each of my pieces reflects my journey as an artist, encompassing all that I have experienced and learned, whilst giving a taste of where future projects may wander.
One of the things that makes mosaics such a delight is the ability to give new life to an unwanted object. I have an affinity for mosaicing unwanted lazy susans, or upcycling lazy susans from old microwave plates. I adore finding hidden treasures to give a breath of new life. So many things can be upcycled with mosaics, so, if it doesn’t move, it's at risk of a little mosaic upcycling.
I equally have a fondness for mandala and geometric designs. There is something soothing about the flow of these patterns, which keeps me returning to them. Both mandala and geometric designs can be seen flowing throughout my work, adapting themselves to many different materials and substrates.
Of course, nature and the outdoors influence a lot of my work. Nature's diversity of life and richness of colour, can be found in my collection of animal and insect shapes. Each piece expresses the beauty I see in nature.
I am continuing to create a series of 3D pieces, that are identifiable as my works through use of the shards technique. I aspire to expand my portfolio of works to merge 3D elements into the many future projects I have planned. I am further challenging myself to incorporate both conceptual and naturalistic elements into these future pieces.

I love that mosaic's is such an extremely diverse artform, incorporating many different substrates, materials, techniques and styles, limited only by the imagination.

Uploading your images

Step 1 – Add 1 image that best represents your work for the printed Event Guide

Step 2 – Add an additional 9 artwork images and studio portraits for our marketing team

Step 3 – Add up to 10 images for your website listing – they can be the same or different to the images above

Step 4 – Add one main image for your website listing.

Each image must be 300dpi, between 2.5MB and 5MB, and formatted as a jpeg file.

Re-name all files to include your name, artwork title, year created, medium and size before uploading e.g., Jane Doe_Wild Seascapes_2018_Oil on canvas_10x10cm.

Please ensure the filenames contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores or hyphens. Special characters such as punctuation will cause the upload to fail.

Please add a photographer credit to the file name if required by the photographer.

(Note: we love to use smiling, welcoming studio portraits to promote MRROS on social media)

Studio Details

My main studio is located in what was once the lounge room of our home. The space has been converted to accommodate shelving for boxes of smaller tiles and a large work area. My most used items are within hand reach by the spin of my chair. There is also a small couch for relaxing and working on small mosaics that can be done on a tray table on my lap. I spend most days in this studio.
I have also taken over most of the garage with another studio area for bigger pieces and grouting. In this space I have a trestle table for general works and a hydraulic table for larger sculptures. There is shelving throughout the space for storing tiles, substrate bases, grouting items completed works and other necessities.

I will be working on pieces throughout Open Studios and am happy to demonstrate how I create my pieces. I am happy to share ideas and information with budding mosaicists.

• carpark
• buspark
• access

• No steps or barriers, steep inclines, uneven or loose surfaces
• Paths are clear from the carpark
• Suits a walking frame or wheelchair

• There is a sign that everyone can see for emergency evacuation

• Ensure that there is adequate space between your furniture and displays

• Perhaps this is mitigated by a ramp.

MARKETING AND PUBLICITY

Events, Workshops, 'In-conversation' events and Special Activities

Event One

Event Two

Event Three

Payment Details

The total fee for participating in the Open Studios Event in 2025 is $935 including GST, and made up as follows:

• Membership renewal $132
• Participation fee $803, includes compulsory Public Liability Insurance

Full payment is required upfront by credit or debit card.