Elise Heather Loxley (Murphy)

Artist - Designer - Creative - Mother - Entrepreneur 

 

Elise Heather is a Toowoomba based mixed media textile artist who makes out of her home based studio in Wilsonton. Her works are inspired by nature, the unseen & forgotten and her experiences with ASD (as a neurodivergent person and parent to one). Elise is a self taught artist whom has developed her own techniques of mixing fibre and fabric with other materials to create one of a kind pieces.

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Elise is an accomplished teacher who has been collaborating with different businesses, shopping precincts and councils to bring art to the public since 2016.

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Blue Card

Public Liability $30,000,000

Product Liability $30,000,000

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Noteworthy Events

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2023

• Flying Arts 2023 Facilitator Team

• Do I make you uncomfortable? Solo exhibition Rosalie Gallery Goombungee 8/2 - 5/3

 

2022

• 3D Butterfly artworks commissioned for Grand Central Butterfly House

• Injune's Creative Odyssey - Teacher

• Mayo Arts Festival - Exhibitor 

• Ipswich Libraries - Free 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