Why MTNS MADE?
MTNS MADE reflects the strength, originality and diversity of the creative industries in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales. The work of the creatives profiled here represents a collection of designers, artists, film-makers, sculptors, actors, musicians, writers and more – all of whom have today made the Mountains their home. Use this site to find a Mountains creative for your next project, or submit a listing to have your work featured on the site.
MTNS MADE STORIES
Creative Collaboration – Artists Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro
Tucked away on a quiet street in Blackheath is one of Australia’s leading artist duos, Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro. A large studio in their back garden is the fertile nerve centre where tiny sparks enter the world and grow up to become incredible, often immense, artworks. The work is conceived by the collaborating twosome…
Justin Hunter, aka Em Flach – Musician
Born and raised in Katoomba, Justin Hunter, aka Em Flach, tells Lisa Finn Powell about how he went from being a piano-playing tradie to an international recording artist. Artists have been known to find their creative influences in many different ways. For Justin Hunter, a musician, producer, photographer and adventurer, it comes down to one…
cul_de_sac – a film by Michael Joy
When director and cinematographer Michael Joy isn’t traveling the world making advertisements for the likes of Nivea, Dove, and Jacob’s Creek, he works from his home base in Leura on personal and experimental projects. One such venture is his television series, cul_de_sac. A truly local project, cul_de_sac is entirely produced and shot in the Blue Mountains,…
A Tree change from Melbourne to the Mountains
Rachel Peachey and Paul Mosig, artists and designers, found themselves in Melbourne ten years ago questioning where their lives were headed. They met while studying art in Canberra, and moved south in hopes of finding a home filled with culture and adventure that would nourish their creative development. While they found many of those things,…
Edith Rewa is an illustrator from Blackheath
PROFILE — ILLUSTRATION Edith recalls her first glimpse of the Blue Mountains, spied when flying out of Sydney airport for an overseas adventure. “I remember flying over the Blue Mountains and thinking what is all this delicious greenery? From that point it was in my mind.” Growing up in rural Victoria, Edith’s love of drawing developed…
