Tucked behind the MidCoast Council customer service point on Myall Street, the Art and Craft Centre proves to be a wellspring of ideas, fostered by the very well-appointed facilities, and the equally welcoming crafty members.

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Last week’s Open Night included ceramics, crochet and leatherwork.

Several people who came interested in one group found they were interested in the others, too.

Michele Winn, Secretary of the Centre, told News Of The Area that the evening gives people who work or are busy during the day, a chance to use the facilities.

“It is a wonderful facility and we want to maximise its use,” she said.

“So, we may extend to other craft forms and are open to suggestions, people just need to come talk to us.”

“Ceramics is the ultimate recycling,” ceramicist Rebecca Jacobs said as she recycled fragments of local history into new artworks.

From old light fittings to microwave plates, avid artisans shared their skills, turning them into beautiful expressions of crafting.

Passion projects and labours of love are tests of digital dexterity, inspired by local nature, floral motifs, or something a crafter recalls from extensive travels.

“Tools and materials are all here, for a small joining fee, and even smaller cost of consumables,” Rudy Jacobs said.

“People can come and learn or indulge in something new.”

By Thomas O’KEEFE