It was a feast of all things beautiful and unique. Cruising down the aisles of stalls and inhaling the sweetest artistic air, an unceasing wrestle began between the creative right hemisphere of the brain and its analytical left counterpart. Such was the struggle occurring twice a year when the Markit and its hundred curated designers made their presence at the Federation Square.
Think of the
battle between the mysteriousness of a rock garden within a spherical glass
terrarium versus the rather extravagant price that could have bought me at
least three meals of beer-battered fish and chips in a city pub. The dainty
white stoneware vase would have made a brilliant centerpiece in the dull living
room, yet the practicality of such item and the prospect of dust accumulation
in the near future made me cringed in annoyance. All girls love a distinctive
piece of jewellery, and a pair of glittering ruby studs in miniature size would
surely make some great but unassuming accessories for the coming winter. Yet the
thought of adding an extra pair of earrings into the huge trinket collection at
home made me paused in hesitation.
It was a chaotic
war akin to a Game-of-Thrones scene: the fight between the indulging eyes,
throbbing heart, fluttering stomach, screaming purse, calculative brain, and
the practical mind. Yet we left the event each time with a contented heart,
having thoroughly enjoyed viewing and admiring the originality and deftness of
those delicately hand-made items produced by both emerging and established Australian
designers.
The upcoming
Markit on this Sunday (8 May 2016) is expected to be another grand fiesta
celebrating the ingenuity of the local artists. A brief browse at the list of designers would have easily made all lovers of handcrafted arts smile in
excitement. Fabric pouches in vintage design, classic boots with leather
insole, ceramic stoneware painted with adorable cartoon artworks, water colour
illustrations with food-inspired theme, lightweight natural linen dress,
handmade infant’s shoes with soft leather lacing and padded sole, abstract
landscape painting in a voluptuous of colours, tiny notebook made of recycled
material and partly-cotton cover – these are just some of the many items that
might make you falling in love head-to-toe this Sunday.
Date and Time:
8 May 2016, 10 am- 5pm
Website:
Location:
The Atrium and Deakin Edge Theatre, Federation Square, Melbourne
Free Admission
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