Yarra Valley

Ceramics & Clay

Arbor Creative Studio

Kath runs ceramics workshops out of a small studio on Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, teaching hand-building techniques to all abilities. Her work runs to wombats and magpies — tactile, warm-spirited pieces. Sessions are bookable by appointment; check social media for current hours before making the trip.

Glass

bizu studio

Bizu Studio crafts luminous glass pieces in the heart of Victoria, where molten glass transforms into objects of both beauty and function. This intimate studio opens its doors on weekends, inviting visitors to witness the interplay of light and colour that defines contemporary glasswork. Whether you're seeking a unique handmade piece or simply curious about the alchemy of glass, stepping into Bizu feels like discovering a well-kept secret. The studio's commitment to the craft shines through in every creation, offering a glimpse into the meditative and transformative process of working with this ancient material.

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Boat O'Craigo, Yarra Valley

Family-owned winery on the edge of the Black Spur, with over 50 acres across two sites. The Glasshouse restaurant and cellar door focus on single-vineyard Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay — hand-picked at lower yields. The Pinot is the calling card; the duck pizza and side-by-side single-vineyard tasting flights make a reasonable case for staying longer than planned.

Visual Art

Burrinja Cultural Centre

Named for Yorta Yorta artist Lin Onus — the community advocate who fought to keep this Upwey building from commercial sale — Burrinja runs four gallery spaces, artist studios, and a 400-seat theatre from a not-for-profit base. Three-time Best Small Museum in Victoria. The gift shop stocks locally made work; the café opens Wednesday to Sunday.

Ceramics & Clay

Clae Space

Clae Space brings contemporary ceramics to life in a working studio on Melbourne's Main Road, where clay becomes vessels, sculptures, and functional art. This intimate space operates with flexibility, offering classes and open studio hours that invite both experienced potters and curious beginners. The studio's commitment to accessible making means visitors can witness artists at work or participate in hands-on experiences. Clay's ancient tradition meets modern creativity here, in a space that celebrates the meditative, transformative power of working with earth.

Visual Art

Claude's Art Gallery

Claude's Art Gallery on Towers Road in Victoria opens its doors on weekends to showcase compelling visual art in an intimate setting. This gallery becomes a destination for art lovers seeking authentic work and genuine connection with artists' practice. The carefully curated space honours both established and emerging voices, creating conversations between artist and viewer. Weekend visits reveal the depth and diversity of contemporary visual art, making it a refreshing alternative to larger venues—a place where art feels personal and discoveries feel meaningful.

Ceramics & Clay

Clay Talk Ceramic Art Centre, Montsalvat

Clay Talk Ceramic Art Centre operates within Montsalvat's creative precinct in Victoria, nestled in a landscape that has long nurtured artistic practice. This ceramics hub offers remarkable accessibility, opening daily from morning through afternoon, welcoming everyone from first-time explorers to committed makers. The consistent hours reflect an ethos where ceramic art is treated as an integral part of daily creative life, not an occasional indulgence. Set in such a culturally rich setting, Clay Talk becomes more than a studio—it's part of a living artistic community.

Textile & Fibre

Craft Quarters

Craft Quarters on Station Street brings together textile artisans and fibre enthusiasts in a collaborative creative hub. This studio celebrates the diverse possibilities of textile and fibre work, from traditional techniques to innovative contemporary practice. The welcoming workspace becomes a gathering place for makers and admirers alike, offering carefully selected materials, expert guidance, and genuine community spirit. It's the kind of place where curiosity is nurtured and every visitor leaves inspired by the tangible beauty of handmade textiles.

Visual Art

Emma Jennings Gallery

Emma Jennings works from a studio-gallery in Olinda, open Thursday to Sunday, making paintings, prints and public sculptures rooted in the ecology of the Dandenong Ranges. Her current work grapples with storm, fire and flood — tracked from sketchbook to forest to finished canvas. Commissions and workshops also available.

Visual Art

Eva and Marc Besen Centre - TWMA

The Eva and Marc Besen Centre, designed by Kerstin Thompson Architects, houses TarraWarra Museum of Art's permanent collection in visible art storage — works on display even while archived. Set in the Yarra Valley on Wurundjeri Country, the 600-work collection was assembled over seven decades by Eva and Marc Besen, tracking the arc of modern Australian art. Allan Powell's adjoining gallery building completes the picture.

Ceramics & Clay

Everyday Clay

Amanda Ng — who works under the name Reishi — runs this one-person pottery studio from Healesville, hand-building small batches of functional ceramics without a wheel. Each piece passes through her hands at least fifteen times before it's finished. Her mobile workshop also travels across Victoria. The carbon-neutral shipping and reclaimed clay aren't afterthoughts; they're baked into the process from the start.

Textile & Fibre

Fibre Naturally

Three generations of family run this small-scale alpaca woollen mill on the corner of Hunt and Cherry Roads, Macclesfield, processing single fleeces or full clips into yarns ranging from bulky rug weight to fine lace. Mill tours run on open days; the farm shop stocks blankets, scarves, and accessories. Alpacas and camels on site.

Visual Art

Gallery 7 six 5

An old antiques barn on Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, its glass wall facing the red-gums Nillumbik is known for. Owner and artist Benny Archer works here openly, welcoming visitors into his studio while abstract paintings, metal sculpture, ceramics, and textiles by local artists line the walls. Fridays to Sundays, 10–4.

Textile & Fibre

Hatch + Make

Dave Giles-Kaye, Kirri-Mae Sampson and Nigel Whelan run this Lilydale knitwear manufacturer out of a clear-eyed conviction: premium merino products designed to circulate rather than landfill. Accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia and backed by Creative Victoria, they also make under their own label, Brood—pure merino beanies and crew necks built for the Yarra Valley and beyond.

Visual Art

Healesville Fine Art Gallery

Nestled on Badger Creek Road in Healesville, this fine art gallery invites you into a curated space where visual art takes centre stage. The gallery specialises in contemporary works that reflect the creative spirit of Victoria's artisan community. Weekend visits reveal a thoughtfully arranged collection that celebrates both established and emerging artists. The atmosphere here encourages lingering—this is a place where art conversations flourish and artistic discovery happens naturally. Whether you're a seasoned collector or simply curious about visual arts, the gallery welcomes you to experience work that resonates with the creative energy of the region.

Jewellery & Metalwork

Healesville Jewellers

On Maroondah Highway in Healesville, this jewellery studio crafts pieces that balance technical mastery with artistic vision. The makers here work in metalwork traditions, creating jewellery that tells stories through form and finish. Visitors are welcomed into a space where craftsmanship is evident in every detail—from the jewellery itself to the thoughtful presentation. Whether you're seeking a bespoke commission or browsing finished pieces, the studio's consistent weekday and weekend hours make it easy to visit. This is where quality metalwork and personal service meet, creating pieces that become treasured parts of your life.

Ceramics & Clay

Healesville Pottery

Julia Franz throws functional and whimsical ceramics by hand on the potter's wheel at her studio on Maroondah Highway, Healesville. Visits are by appointment — worth planning for if you're already making the trip through the Yarra Valley.

Visual Art

Hubert Estate

Charles Hubert de Castella arrived from Switzerland in 1862, long before the Yarra Valley had a reputation to trade on. The estate he planted is still the address — now housing Quarters restaurant, the Harriett event space, and the Hubert Gallery of Art, which focuses on Indigenous culture. Wine remains, but the property has grown into something harder to categorise.

Jewellery & Metalwork

Jane Ruljancich Jewellery

Jane Ruljancich Jewellery operates from Victoria, where fine metalwork becomes a language of personal expression and contemporary design. The maker approaches jewellery as portable sculpture, creating pieces that balance aesthetic sophistication with wearable comfort. Visitors to this studio discover work that transcends fashion, offering instead timeless designs rooted in skilled craft and artistic integrity. Each piece invites a closer look—revealing careful construction, material quality, and the unmistakable signature of a maker devoted to excellence in their discipline.

Jewellery & Metalwork

Jeanette Dyke Unique Contemporary Jeweller

Trained at the Royal College of Art in London, Jeanette Dyke has spent over 30 years making jewellery by hand from her studio at Montsalvat in Eltham. She works in gold, silver, diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds and pearls — specialising in engagement and wedding rings, including a contemporary men's range. Visits are by appointment; she also remodels old pieces into new work.

Jewellery & Metalwork

John White Jewellery

John White Jewellery crafts exceptional pieces from its studio on Archer Road in Victoria, specialising in the intricate disciplines of jewellery and metalwork. This maker's practice combines technical mastery with thoughtful design, creating wearable art that endures. Each piece emerges from a commitment to quality materials and refined craftsmanship. Those drawn to jewellery that speaks to both the eye and the hand—pieces with substance and meaning—find their way to this studio. John White's work represents the quiet confidence of a jeweller who understands that true luxury lies in authenticity and skill.

Wood & Furniture

Little Yarra Furniture

Powelltown exists because of timber—tramways and bullocks once hauled logs from surrounding forest to the local mill, then on to Melbourne. A century later, third-generation sawmillers from the same town launched Little Yarra Furniture to address a straightforward gap: not enough Australian-made timber furniture, built from Australian hardwoods, by people who actually know the wood.

Ceramics & Clay

Mark Gambino Pottery

Thirty years at the wheel has given Mark Gambino an unusually deep material literacy — he blends his own stoneware clays, incorporates recycled clay, and formulates all his own glazes in his Montrose studio. The range runs from circle-fluted vases and arc forms to salt pigs and olive oil bottles. Custom work available on request.

Ceramics & Clay

Mooroolbark Community Centre

Mooroolbark Community Centre serves as a vital creative hub in Victoria, fostering connection through ceramics and clay work. This inclusive space welcomes makers of all levels, from curious beginners to seasoned potters, offering classes and studio access that nurture skill-building and artistic expression. The centre's commitment to community means visitors experience a collaborative, encouraging environment where clay becomes a language for creativity and belonging. It's a place where hands meet earth, and quiet concentration yields beautiful, functional forms. Here, making is as much about the journey as the finished piece.

Ceramics & Clay

North Warrandyte Pottery Studio

Pippa's pottery studio sits in a bush conservation valley on the outer edges of Melbourne, surrounded by kangaroos, wombats and echidnas. She makes wheel-thrown mugs — thin-walled, lightweight, designed to hold heat and fit the hand. The logic is simple: a good vessel changes how a drink feels. Classes run alongside the shop.

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Riverstone Estate Yarra Valley

An estate winery and restaurant at 105 Skye Rd in Coldstream, on the Yarra Valley floor with wide views across the surrounding country. The cellar door pours estate wines across Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and rosé, open daily 10am to 5pm, with reserve bottlings alongside current vintages. The restaurant serves lunch seven days, and the team also handles weddings and functions.

Ceramics & Clay

Robert Gordon

A family-owned pottery works making Australian ceramics since 1945, operating from Pakenham on Melbourne's south-eastern edge. Alongside its own tableware, homewares and lighting, the range extends to hospitality and trade lines and collaborations with independent designers. The site holds an outlet and cafe, and runs pottery classes and paint-your-own sessions, with glazes developed on the premises.

Visual Art

Sherbrooke Art Society Inc

Founded in 1966 by local artist Jack Montgomery, the Sherbrooke Art Society has run its gallery from a 1920s former tearoom at the edge of Sherbrooke Forest ever since. Over 300 works hang for sale at any time, alongside life drawing groups, outdoor painting days, and classes for beginners through to professionals. Now in its 58th year, it remains entirely volunteer-run.

Jewellery & Metalwork

Silvermist Studio

On Maroondah Highway in Healesville, Silvermist makes rings, necklaces, pendants and earrings — hand-crafted, with custom commissions available. The studio is small, the address specific: 238 Maroondah Hwy. Worth stopping on a Yarra Valley run.

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SOUMAH of Yarra Valley

A Yarra Valley winery with a distinctly northern Italian accent: Marzemino, Barbera Nebbiolo, Brachetto Frizzante, and Savarro sit alongside the expected Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Single-vineyard releases from Hexham and Upper Ngumby parcels trace the valley's cooler character, while the Muse Collection — including a méthode traditionnelle and an under-solera Savagnin — signals genuine ambition beyond the cellar-door mainstream.

Visual Art

Tall Trees Studio & Gallery

Helene Campbell runs this Olinda studio as both workshop and shop — silversmithing classes sit alongside finished pieces in sterling silver and Australian boulder opal. Customers bring in vintage rings for repair; Helene sends them away looking untouched. The range is deliberately wearable: bracelets in aquamarine and freshwater pearl start at $82.

Visual Art

Tarrawarra Estate

Marc and Eva Besen planted Chardonnay and Pinot Noir here in 1983, on the advice of Yarra Valley winemaker John Middleton. Four decades later, winemaker Sarah Fagan — shaped by stints at Littorai, Weingut Leitz and GD Vajra — makes wines from 23.9 hectares of vines. The subterranean cellar door, one-hat restaurant and on-site museum of art are all reasons to stay longer than planned.

Ceramics & Clay

Ted Secombe - Master Potter and Sculptor

Nearly four decades at the wheel, and Ted Secombe says the work keeps getting harder. From his Dixons Creek studio, he produces crystalline-glazed ceramics alongside work across almost every other glaze genre — pieces held in close to 40 public collections worldwide. His membership of the Académie Internationale de la Céramique signals the depth of that reach.

Printmaking

The Baldessin Press & Studio

George Baldessin designed and built this bluestone studio in the 1970s, and his fingerprints remain on the place — in the architecture, the bushland setting outside St Andrews, and a program that takes etching, relief, and screenprint seriously. Open-access and volunteer-run, it draws working printmakers and beginners into the same rooms. Twenty-plus years in, it's still the real thing.

Textile & Fibre

THE Needlework Tapestry Guild of Victoria Inc.

Founded in 1963, this Kilsyth-based guild draws stitching enthusiasts across Victoria to practise needlepoint tapestry and canvas work. Members access workshops, exhibitions, and demonstrations alongside discounted supplies. Its origin story — one man, a hospital bed, a Red Cross trolley, and a Gainsborough painting eventually rendered in German "Orchidee" wool on Penelope canvas — gives the place an unlikely and specific history worth knowing.

Visual Art

The Pink Gallery

Cherie Brown paints abstract landscapes and faces in acrylic from her Healesville studio, building texture through layered mark-making. Works drawn from the surrounding Yarra Valley — Maroondah Dam, Badger Weir, Donnelleys Weir — are sold framed or on canvas. The Pink Gallery opens on weekends.

Textile & Fibre

Threadworx Custom Embroidery

Threadworx Custom Embroidery brings personalization and artistry to textiles across Victoria, where needle and thread become tools for individual expression. Operating from Warburton Highway, this studio transforms garments, linens, and special items into bespoke treasures through meticulous embroidery. The makers here understand that custom embroidery elevates everyday objects into meaningful keepsakes—perfect for uniforms, gifts, or commemorative pieces. With expertise in technique and an eye for detail, Threadworx creates work that catches light and tells stories through thread.

Textile & Fibre

Yarra Valley Craft Retreat

A quilters' retreat in Woori Yallock built around group bookings: six en-suite bedrooms sleeping twelve, a large craft room with height-adjustable cutting tables, three design walls, and proper irons. Self-catering only. The whole building is yours exclusively — full week, mid-week, or weekend. Close to the Yarra Valley's wineries and cafés, but the draw is the room and the company you bring.

Textile & Fibre

Yarra Valley Quilt Yarn & Sew

This welcoming textile hub on Warburton Highway brings together quilting, yarn work, and sewing under one roof. The studio stocks thoughtfully curated materials—from premium yarns to quality fabrics—while fostering a genuine community of makers. Whether you're seeking supplies for a complex quilt project, exploring new knitting techniques, or finding the perfect thread, the knowledgeable team guides you with enthusiasm. The extended weekday hours and Saturday availability make it easy to drop in, and the studio's atmosphere—alive with the quiet joy of textile creation—invites both casual browsers and dedicated craftspeople to linger and connect.

Wood & Furniture

YVCM Yarra Valley Cabinet Makers Pty Ltd

YVCM Yarra Valley Cabinet Makers brings fine furniture craftsmanship to Canterbury Road, creating bespoke pieces that merge precision with artistry. The studio's weekday hours reflect the thoughtful, meticulous work of cabinetmaking—each commission receiving dedicated attention from skilled makers. Whether commissioning custom furniture or observing the craft firsthand, visitors experience the marriage of functional design and beautiful materials. In the Yarra Valley's tradition of quality craftsmanship, this studio demonstrates how wood, joinery, and vision combine to create pieces that enhance homes and endure through generations.