The Maker

A pioneer of Australia's modern craft movement, Tamara Maynes works diligently as an advocate of the value of craftsmanship, good design and considered raw materials. Tamara's own making and design practice began when she was a small child, and is informed by nostalgia, colour, shape and modernity. She has produced clever DIY projects in the pages of interior magazines such as Inside Out and Real Living; crafts custom commissions for an array of creative industries; and influences aspiring makers through workshops at Megan Morton's The School. Modern craft enthusiasts also visit Tamara's online store The Six Week Boutique to indulge in her handcrafted pieces. In recent years, Tamara's work has been exhibited by invitation at both London and Milan Design Week alongside international sustainable design collective Supercyclers. Tamara lives in Melbourne, Australia, where she is also a stylist and the creative director of The Establishment Studios.

(Part 1) GOLDEN HANDS An introduction to the world according to Tamara. What she does, how she thinks, her inspiration and what makes her heart sing. Filled with nostalgia and inspiring images of the life, love and world of making, being and becoming a maker...(Part 2) A WELL-CRAFTED SPACE (the bulk of the book). Divided into five focused aspects of making for interiors (each chapter focusing on a specific aspect of interior styling/furnishing). Filled with relaxed images of crafted pieces in-situ (rooms and vignettes) and in detail, shot predominantly as styled studio images or in Tamara's home. At the end of each chapter there appears a DIY project, including soeca and patterns/templates where necessary...Overall, very image and design led, filled with relaxed images of crafted pieces in-situ (rooms, larger areas and vignettes), shot as styled studio images or in Tamara's home. Several opening text spreads of narrative mixed with pix, then images and captions follow, with loose, pithy and inspiring guides/ lists/ musings and quotes sprinkled throughout. At the end of each chapter there appears one very special DIY project, including specs and patterns/templates...(Part 3) RESOURCES: A list of crafts to try, workshops to go to and makers to follow in ANZ and internationally. TO BE DISCUSSED: ONLINE TUTORIALS: Link list to online filmed tutorials for each DIY project and downloadable templates and patterns...