Today I visited
Bundoora Homestead to finally see the
About Time tapestry exhibition. It has been touring for quite a while,
arranged by Ararat Regional Gallery. I thought I had better get there while I had the chance, I have been meaning to go for ages and was worried that I might miss it. It is on till April 15th but time passes so quickly I thought I should go while the going was good.
As I was driving there I passed signs saying Event Parking. Oh no, I thought, there must be some event on at the park, I hope it doesn't mean I'll have trouble getting into the Homestead car park. It turns out that the Event was AT Bundoora Homestead - it was a
Garden Tea Party run by Darebin City Council.
There were people all over the place, all out to have a relaxing afternoon in this wonderful autumn weather.
I was allowed to take photos around the house but not of the tapestries.
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| Darebin Mayor, opening the festivities. |
There was the Preston Symphony Orchestra playing, drawing classes, croquet on the lawn, a
tour of the tapestries with Jodie J Hill (which seems to be part of the
Comedy Festival), an artist sitting with her exhibition, tea cosy making lessons and a display. I probably missed some other things, I really had only gone to see the tapestries.
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| This is a gorgeous stained glass window that was behind the orchestra. |
There is an annual
Tea Cosy Festival, run in aid of the Cancer Council of Victoria, in May. You can make a tea cosy and donate it. Entries have to be in by April 20th. There is even a
workshop coming up where you can learn how to make one.
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| These were on display, they belong to a private collection. They reminded me of the embroidery my mother did, and some I did with her. |
4 comments:
Yes, I too have nostalgic memories of those childhood tea cosies.
Wow, what a beautiful location! :O Oh, it would have been lovely to see the exhibition ;)
Hi Michelle,
Yes it is a lovely old house, just set in the suburbs but there is a big park nearby too. A good place to visit. The tapestries were amazing, the lighting really helped too. They were in what used to be bedrooms, I think, so you could get up quite close to them. I even had the chance to look behind to see how they were finished off - without touching of course!
Parlance, I will have to look in the cupboard to see what we still have of those old embroideries. I hope they are still in good condition.
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