Elise Heather Loxley (Murphy)

Artist - Designer - Creative - Mother - Entrepreneur 

 

Elise is a self taught textile artist from Toowoomba, QLD. As she grow up in Highfields, she was known for constantly tinkering and making. Through this type of experimentation she found she had a particular love for the use of her hands as her main tool. She is wildly passionate about what she does and sharing her love of fibre art with others. Specializing in the art of macrame, weaving and stitching, Elise combines these skills to create unique artworks.

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Blue Card

Public Liability $30,000,000

Product Liability $30,000,000

 

Skills

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• Collaborating with local businesses and artists to bring fibre art workshops to the Toowoomba, Ipswich and Brisbane areas.

• Designing, drawing, recording, editing and marketing of Elise Heather Designs' beginner friendly DIY macrame kits and tutorials.

• Designing and constructing custom pieces of art. 

 

Noteworthy Events

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2022

• 3D Butterfly artworks commissioned for Grand Central Butterfly House

• Injune's Creative Odyssey - Teacher

• Mayo Arts Festival - Exhibitor 

• Ipswich Libraries Macrame Workshops

• Tinker Toowoomba - Workshops

• The Makers Market

2021

• The 'Home Project on the Road' 

• Tinker Toowoomba - Workshops

• The Makers Market

• Grand Central Pop Up Market

• Royal Bulls Head Inn - Guest Artist

• Textile Art Workshops at EHD HQ

2020

• Opening of EHD HQ new studio space

• Ripley Town Centre - Home & Lifestyle Market - Macrame Pot Hanger Workshop for 20 students

• Ripley Town Centre - Macrame Feather Wall Hanging Workshop for 20 students

• Tinker Toowoomba - Workshops

• Designing & launching EHD's online video tutorials to accompany DIY Kits

• “My Corona” project grant through Toowoomba Regional Council and the Regional Arts Services Network

• Feather Road Studios - Workshops

• Elise Heather Designs HQ - Workshops

• Trevallan Lifestyle Centre - Workshops & Wholesale

 

2019

• Feather Road Studios - Workshops

• Elise Heather Designs HQ - Workshops

• Biggest Morning Tea Fundraising Event

• The Workshop Hub - Workshops

• Trevallan Lifestyle Centre - Workshops

• Etsy Made Local Market - Stall

• Etsy Made Local Market - 2 Workshops

• Tinker Toowoomba - Workshops

• Ripley Town Centre - Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop for 20 students

• Finders Keepers Spring Summer Market 

• Etsy Made Local Market

• Designing & launching EHD's beginner friendly DIY Kits

• Start Up Culture - Tinker & The Cold Coffee Tribe - Guest Speaker

 

2018

• Feather Road Studios - Workshops & Wholesale

• Elise Heather Designs HQ - Workshops

• Wild Haven Collective - Wholesale & Commission

• Wild Sage Wellness Studio - Workshops

• Trevallan Lifestyle Centre - Workshops

• Member of BrisStyle

• The Mixx - Workshop

• Finders Keepers Autumn Winter Market

• Finders Keepers Spring Summer Market

• Tinker Toowoomba Pop Up Shop

• Westfield Garden City Christmas Wonderlane

 

2017

• Triangle House - Workshops

• The Weaving Kind Challenge - Natural Colour

• Frankie Magazine - Homewares Directory

• BrisStyle Pop Up Shop

• Wild Haven Collective - Wholesale & Commission

• Travellan Lifestyle Centre - Workshop

• Feather Road Studios - Workshops & Wholesale

• Finders Keeper's Spring Summer Market

• Etsy Made Local Christmas Market

• Original Mix Christmas Pop Up Market

• Elise Heather Designs HQ - Workshops

• Member of BrisStyle

 

2016

• Bunker Records - Black Market

• Brisbane Hustlin' Women - 52|52 Feature

• Etsy Editor's Pick - World Wanderer

• Ipswich Community Gallery - All the best for Christmas