Register for MRROS 2024

Code of Conduct for MRROS event

Margaret River Region Open Studios is a not-for-profit organisation that provides 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 2024 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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From Dunsborough: 10kms along Caves Road – about 9 minutes, heading to Busselton.
From Busselton: head to Dunsborough, see the Ramada Resort on the right, Flame Tree on the left; pass Chain Ave slow down and turn left in the driveway just before the 90km sign.

ABOUT YOUR ART PRACTICE

• Ceramics
• Pottery

Open Studios is my opportunity to talk to the people who are specifically interested in pottery or ceramics and during the event, to connect with visiting potters, ceramicists and enthusiasts. It shows how strong our industry is.
For the last few years I'm really enjoying teaching my skills to other people. The interaction, after years of not having social contact, either working in my studio or as an apiarist is stimulating.
The lesson experiences which I’m thoroughly enjoying providing, are about people sharing time with their friends and family, being connected, having a laugh and creating something … in that order. I love watching people as they go from being all thumbs to getting close to centring, and then marvelling at what they have formed! It’s their work and they are chuffed with it. It’s not only the experience of the moment, when they receive their pots, they are reminded of their holiday or time together every time they look at it or hopefully, proudly use it!
With the increased interest in pottery in the community, I’ve enjoyed mentoring trainees and giving access to our studio to young people as well as those who are seeking some guidance. They bring enthusiasm and freshness, and try new things that I can help with technical advice and it encourages me to think further outside the box. This might be a few days of throwing practice and I provide tips as they go. It doesn’t cost anything but time on a wheel and they can grow from the experience.
In 2023 I spent time reflecting on glaze technology as I completed a course, and have come out the other side a lot more confident about what I’m doing as a chemist, though still observing how much more experimenting there is to go. It is always thrilling to open a kiln and see what tests look like. Thankfully, it more often a positive experience than not, and the feeling of anticipation hasn’t dissipated yet.
This Open Studios there will be old favourites, now classic and collectible, and a variety of pots in a wide range of these new glazes. Alongside our lesson experiences on offer, I hope to do offer a few evening master classes for intermediate or higher level potters.

Myles is a master potter having worked in the industry for over 35 years. Expect to see a year's worth of exciting new glaze across some new shaped mugs. Workshops available, please book online.

Uploading your images

The process has changed a little this year;

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

We have a production pottery which features rolling racks heaped with a menagerie of pottery in various stages. Raw pots by our various potters, bisque pots for orders and our gallery, lesson pieces, glazed pots and just fired pots. Large pots to beginner pots, and everything in between.
There are two very large trolley kilns, a small gas kiln and a couple in between. The building is a work in progress, made of jarrah, tin roof and houses the glazing area, lesson room, drying cupboards, and storage. It has history as well as character and we try not to let it get too dusty!
We have an area for our pottery experiences. The main goal of the experiences is to have fun, make connections and if you are lucky, a choice of objects that you might take home after we have fired them.
I will be doing some master classes and our everyday lesson experiences. Jacquie can give you a tour around if I'm not available.
We also have a honey shop – the first in the district, and you can taste our honeys that come from the iconic West Australian landscape. We even have a live beehive in the shop! If I'm not in the pottery, I'll be in the field.

We are a production pottery studio, so there is always a process from glazing, throwing, firing or trimming. We have several potters around who may be on site to talk to as well. I have a room full of test tiles from 2023... some will should be on the shelves of the gallery if all goes well.

We are happy to show people around the studio and what we do everyday. If we can give tips we will!

From Dunsborough: 10kms along Caves Road – about 9 minutes, heading to Busselton.
From Busselton: head to Dunsborough, see the Ramada Resort on the right, Flame Tree on the left; pass Chain Ave slow down and turn left in the driveway just before the 90km sign.

• carpark
• buspark
• family

• 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

Jacquie Happ
John Miller
Karen Seaman

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

Event One

Looking to throw a bigger bowl than you ever have made before? In this limited class experience, Myles will demonstrate throwing larger shapes and then assist you in finding a way to make your own. Your most successful bowl will be finished and fired in our wide range of lesson piece glazes. If you are happy with others, there is the opportunity to have them finished for an additional cost. We are renowned for being generous with clay.

Session includes: 1 large finished bowl or 2 not so large bowls, grazing platter and wine
Cost: $195 per person
Bring your sense of humour and a friend!
Suitable for the more experienced thrower but beginners can have a go!

Book one of six spots for this session.
Our regular schedule of throwing experiences are available to book on our website.
$69 per person for 1.5 hours of throwing.
www.happspottery.com.au

Event Two

Looking to throw a bigger bowl than you ever have made before? In this limited class experience, Myles will demonstrate throwing larger shapes and then assist you in finding a way to make your own. Your most successful bowl will be finished and fired in our wide range of lesson piece glazes. If you are happy with others, there is the opportunity to have them finished for an additional cost. We are renowned for being generous with clay.

Session includes: 1 large finished bowl or 2 not so large bowls, grazing platter and drinks
Cost: $195 per person
Bring your sense of humour and a friend!
Suitable for the more experienced thrower but beginners can have a go!

Book one of six spots for this session.
Our regular schedule of throwing experiences are available to book on our website.
$69 per person for 1.5 hours of throwing.
www.happspottery.com.au

Event Three

Choose your own adventure. In this workshop, Myles and Jacquie will guide you in making your own pots utilising a range of tools to make some of your own creations. You can try creating square dinner plates, small oval platters, and mugs.

Your four most successful pots will be finished and fired in our wide range of lesson piece glazes. If there is time, we will also look at making other hand built objects. If you are happy with these, there is the opportunity to have them finished for an additional cost. We are renowned for being generous with clay.

Session includes: 4 finished objects … grazing platter and wine
Cost: $195 per person
Bring your sense of humour and a friend!

Suitable for beginners and more

Book one of six spots for this session.

Book one of six spots for this session.
Our regular schedule of throwing experiences are available to book on our website.
$69 per person for 1.5 hours of throwing.
www.happspottery.com.au

Payment Details

The total fee for participating in the Open Studios Event in 2023 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.