WARM WEATHER HAS arrived in the high country but you can escape the humidity at 1000m above sea level with a visit to 80 Tenterfield Street (the New England Highway) Deepwater. Our open studio and gallery exhibits the region’s finest artisanal products for sale, and we have a full schedule of silver jewellery workshops so…
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The Makers Shed
The Makers Shed is the open studio of Richard Moon Wearable Silver & Silverware and the home of High Country Books, a bookshop and small-press publisher managed by author and journalist Michael Burge. Our century-old high-street property houses an artisanal gallery and independent bookshop stocking work by creatives of the greater New England, Granite Belt…
Richard Moon Silver
THE MAKERS SHED is the open studio of Deepwater-based silverworker Richard Moon. It’s also the venue for his jewellery workshops where you get to decide what you want to create. Using recycled, repurposed and vintage materials and semi-precious stones, Richard has been creating unique handmade wearable art and tableware for over a decade. Make a…
Workshops
CREATE SOMETHING UNIQUE within our evocative Deepwater workshop space, while learning the basics of handmade, artisanal and independent processes under the supervision of resident and visiting mentors. You’ve stumbled across the workshop destination where YOU get to design and create what you like… the deal is that YOU need to bring a strong idea! WHEN ARE…
Artisanal Homewares
VISIT US TO experience a curated selection of original visual art and handmade work by artists and artisans living in our region. You can also browse our current exhibition COLOURS OF THE DAY, works by Inverell-based artist Peter Champion. We’re also stocking ceramics by Marianne la Cour of Glen Innes; panels and ornaments by Tenterfield…
High Country Books
THE LITTLE BOOKSHOP inside the Makers Shed is a unique literary hub for readers, writers and authors. We stock a selection of new fiction and non-fiction for all ages. We love quality books that are about how to be a maker in various disciplines: making do with home-based artisanal gourmet skills, foraging and gathering; tomes…
High Country Books
WELCOME TO HIGH Country Books, the publishing imprint of The Makers Shed, creating a select range of fiction and non-fiction. For all book purchases please head to our Contact page. “A testament to the breadth of writing talent that exists in rural areas.” KRISTY READING DIVING INTO DEEP WATER by High Country WritersThis multi-genre collection…
Michael Burge Media
THE MAKERS SHED is the home of High Country Books, a bookshop and small-press publisher managed by author and journalist Michael Burge. With a regular book club and writing group, this is the place to experience great reads! Exploring fiction, non-fiction and journalism, Michael has been a wordsmith and publisher for over three decades. Join…
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