Beanie Maker Artisan

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The Alice Springs Beanie Festival has revealed an enormous pool of artisans and crafts people from across Australia and internationally. From the practical to the imaginative, the humorous to the serious, from the seriously artistic to the “what is that”… we have all love the contributions to this festival over the years.

From the exhibition beanies to the beanies in Beanie Central, the immense talent on display is amazing. Whilst we have documented some of the beanies and their makers through AusEmade, there are many many others, some whose names can be found on the Alice Springs Beanie Festival website and selected Facebook groups.

Following are links to a selection of the creative works by Beanie Maker Artisans featured on our site (the list is alphabetically sorted by their first name:

Alleen Napaljarri Long
- Wanakiji (Bush tomato)
Alli Symons
- Gugalarrin – “Major Mitchell Dreaming”
Andrea Schofield
- Dustafarian
Anita Miller
- ‘Bliss’
- Missy Mouse
Ann Dorotich
- “I Am Listening”
Anna Hussar
- Pastel Spirals
Anna Rodriguez
- Octopus
B M Timms
- North Pacific Puffin Bird
Barbara d’Arbon
- The Owl and the Pussy Cat
Belinda Drury
- Daisy Delight
- My Mum’s Big Warm Heart
- Spiky White
Beryl Hayes
- “Koala” & Baby
- Minnie Mouse & Mickey Mouse Tea Cosies
- The Outback Shearing Shed
Betty Bridgman
- Follow Your Dreams
Beverley Timms
- Octopus beanie hood with long tentacles
Caroliner Springate
- Coober Pedy Space Ship
Catherine Baird
- Heart of the Desert Dreamer
Cathryn Merry (Kate)
- “935 Leagues over the Sea”
Charina Thomas
- Birdsong
- Love of Nature
- Shooting Love
Cherrelle Nicholson
- Alien Alice
- Flora and fauna of our land
- Our Legends of Bush Fires
Chloe Morton
- Flowers on Pale Blue
Dan Murphy
- Bottletop Beanie
D. Scarce
- Yellow Black Beannie Jester
Deb Taylor Thomson
- Bleached As Bro
Deb Taylor Thompson
- Pricilla Queen of the Henhouse
Debbie Petersen
- Big Bang Beanie
- “Hello Cocky!”
- Stairway to Heaven
Denise Carter
- My Doll
Diane Mackenzie
- “Jewels of the Outback”
Dina Van der Gaag
- Icons of the outback
- “LARAPINTA”
- ‘True Love’
Eileen Bonny
- Bush Medicine
Fay Butt
- Migrants Trunk
- Radio Telescope Reaching For The Stars
- Tramps Pack
George Francisco (and Casey)
- Space Travel
Gaye Harris
- “Listen to Sea Country – k’gari”
Helen Taylor
- Flower Top
Helen Walters
- Puff Ball Fantasy
Jacqueline Gibson
- Kermit at the Boab
- Kookaburra Up In The Old Gum Tree
- Night Sky
Jill Jodrell
- For love of Friends and Family
Joan Price
- Flying Purple People Eater
Joan Stackman
- Hawk
- Horse
Jude Mapleson
- Mamu
Judith Spear
- My Wombat Friend
- Toro
Julie Brennan
- Finneus Trout
- Gropmund G Groper
K Fleming
- Friends tog
- Lavender Ice-Cream
Karen Farrell
- Fly High Butterfly
- Hopping Mad Grasshopper
Keirden Kelly
- Trees in Sunset
Kelvin Ladd
- Galahs
- Galahs II
Kiara Ladd
- Puppy
- Visiting my family
Kristian Malinski
- Bunyip
- Imagine John Lennon in 2019
- Lizard on a rock
- Neil Yarnstrong (Crochet Robot)
- Northern Territory – Big Lipped Beanie Eater
- Planet of the “Party” Ape’s
- Road Trip
Kristin Merritt
- Emu
Kristin Phillips
- Love is a drug
- Spinifex Fix
Kristopher James
- Emu
Kyah Gillen
- Lessons from a Weaver
Laney Thomas
- Relaxing in the Creek
Lena Campbell
- Bush Banana
- Witchetty Grubs
Lilly Morton
- Flowers
Liz Thwaites
- Downton Abbey
Lorraine Boomer
- “Little Aussie Endangered Bird”
- Ring Tail Possum
- Snorkel Barrier Reef
- “Special Hearts”
- The Mulyawonk
Louise Leckie
- The Kraken
Louise Thackray
- Hearts and Stripes
- Hearts in a Starry Night
- Old Tom
- Scary Dragon
- Tassie Devil
- Tiger Tail
- Yoda Grandmaster of the Jedi
Lyn Drury
- Dolly
Lyn Paterson
- Strawberry Granny
Magdalena Pereyra
- Chocoloco
Maggie Pereyra
- Kuberi
- The Unwilling Traveller
Marcia King
- Blue Circles
Marie Nash
- My Favourite Historic Bush Man
- Victorian Bush Walk
Marie Shilling
- Cocky tjuta
- Donkey Tjuta
Marilyn Hunter
- “Beware Drop Bear”
- ‘Dachshund’
- Is anyone listening?
- ‘Puppy Love’
Meggan Jack
- ‘An Emu Stole my Beanie, LOL!’
- Black Swan of LeMurRia
- Heart Nests
- Save Wallum
- Spirit of Narradjinii Within
- ‘Spirit of the Land’
Mellisa Trommestad
- Floral Reef
Melody Cooper
- How much can a Koala Bare?
Miriam Elkin
- Happy Hearts Together Again – Celebrate!
- “My Tale’s Told!”
- The Sound of Laughter
Naomi To
- Waratah and Wattle
Natalie Sheather
- Good Morning
Nita Ferguson
- Birds in My Garden
- Budgies at the waterhole
- Cockies
- Emu Tjuta
- Galahs
Nora Campbell
- My Family
- White Cockatoo
Pat Meehan
- Amazing Australia
- Octopus’s Garden
- Ukranian Flower Crown
Pat Robshaw
- ‘Alice’ Queen of the Outback Crown
- Bush Turkey
- Queen of Hearts
- Walkabout Wombats
Patricia Pino Valenzuela
- Around Mornington
Phoenix Tipler
- The Sounds of Wānaka
Renatie Kirkpatrick
- Listen
- Love & Friendship with a Cuppa
Rhoda Rettke
- Xanthorrhoea
Rhonda Williams
- Emu
Rita Matthews-Carlyle
- Seal
Robyn Macshane
- Pauline My Pet Galah
Robyn Mac Shane
- 1920’s Hat
Robyn Penman
- Girls in a league of their own
Ruth Nott
- “I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE MAN”
Russell North
- Sea Monster
Sandra Summerfield
- ‘Papa Wiru’
- Tjulkuru Flowers
S. Cooper
- Space ship
Sally Tonkin
- “All Washed Up” A climate-story
Sandra Summerfield
- Birdies
- Dogs
Sarah Raven
- “Emu On My Mind”
Sharon Maher
- Alien Encounter
Siri Omberg
- Endangered Black-footed Rock Wallaby
- Natty Dreads
- Red River Gums
Soosie Jobson
- Campfire
- To Infinity and Beyond
Stacey Davis
- The Wizard
Stephanie Campbell
- Bush Bus to Titjikala
Sue Smorthwaite
- “News Flash – Croc Eats Sun”
Tanya Hallingin
- Pink Elephant
Tanyer-Hallington
- Toad stool
Tanya Hattingh
- Feeding Time
Tiffany Lauricella
- Basket of Love
- City to Outback
- Forest, Frogs & Waterfall Under the Nights Sky
- Wildlife seen on travels
Val Pascall
- 19
- 36
Wendy Harvey
- Grandma Knitting

Beanie Groups / Collaborations

Alice Springs Steiner School
- Black Birddddd
- Sunset Snuggles
Collaboration (kids and adults – indigenous and non), Barkly Region (Canteen & Tennant Creek) NT
- Critters of Barkly
Tennant Creek Primary (The Hub)