There's more to the studios in the Lithgow region than paint and brushes.
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The annual Lithgow Arts Trail gives residents an opportunity to peek into the private spaces of artists working across mediums, from canvas to cloth, flowers to furniture.
There will be 20 studios and work spaces open to visitors this weekend, November 2 and 3, from 10am to 4pm at Portland, Lithgow, Hartley and Kanimbla.
Artist Annie Joseph will be among those throwing open her studio, which has been converted from the old abattoir building at South Bowenfels.
The idea for the art trail was born over a cup of tea.
Annie said she and fellow artist Sarah Childs were sitting in Sarah's converted shed, now sewing emporium.
"And we thought, we've each got a studio, we know lots of people around here have studios, let's open them up and let everyone have a look," Annie said.
"I think a lot of people want to get a look at what you do and how you do it, before it ends up in a gallery."
Now in its fourth year, the artists' trail attracts visitors from Sydney, Bathurst, Orange and throughout the Blue Mountains.
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Other artists featured include ceramic artists Anna Culliton, Ludwina Roebuck and Sarah O'Sullivan, portrait and installation artist Anne Graham, silversmith Jill Sildever and her sister watercolourist Margaret Aalders, artists Linda Hine, Jenny Sewell, Jane Canfield, Jennifer Edwards and David Newman-White, textile artist and design team Sandy and Tom Fullerton, illustrator Wendy Hawkes, mixed media artist Gordon McCloud, textile artist Jannine Smith, contemporary Aboriginal artists Rick Slaven and Leila Constable, mixed media artists Steve and Cathy Stait and Yvonne Groves, pen and ink artist Kerrie Griffiths and the Gang Gang Gallery.
To find the full map of spots on the 2019 Lithgow Art Trail visit the website.
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