All workshops are held in Orange, NSW (about four hours west of Sydney), and generally run on Fridays so people can come up and make it a long weekend in our beautiful part of the world. They are one-day events and my aim is that people come along to learn, be inspired and have a creatively nourishing day at a stunning location, sharing great food with like minded people. You can find all of the below workshops on the My Open Kitchen bookings page or click on the links below. Thank you!
August 25, Visual storytelling through iphonography with Fliss Dodd FULL
Stylist, ceramist and photographer Fliss Dodd has been weaving words and photos together on Instagram since the platform first took off, and through her beautiful images has built a 74k + plus following. In this workshop Fliss will show you how to style and shoot beautiful food and lifestyle on your smart phone. And if you are a maker, producer or retailer, we encourage you to bring your own goodies along too so you can practice shooting with us, using our props and backgrounds and advice, so you go home with a whole load of fresh product shots in your library. We will work with local produce, Sophie will make some good things to eat, shoot and share and Fliss will show us how to build up flat lay scenes, and share her advice experience on how to snap and share photos on Instagram that will get people excited about you and your story. We will drink tea, share a delicious lunch and talk about Instagram, building community and how to find your voice and style. 10-3pm $300
Location – The Old Convent
Date and time – July 14, 10am-3,30pm
Cost – $300pp, includes morning tea, afternoon tea, lunch, all day workshop and notes. 10-3,30pm
Spaces are limited, please click here to book.
September 2, Baking, photography and styling workshop with Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Spend a day with the lovely Julia as we bake, style and photograph cakes from Julia Busittil Nishimura (aka @juliaostro to her 22k + Instagram fans) brand new book, visit a local farm to collect fresh eggs, enjoy a fireside lunch together and talk social media, community building and many more good things.
Location – The Old Convent
Date and time – September 2, 10am-3,30pm
Cost – $300pp, includes morning tea, afternoon tea, lunch, all day workshop and notes.
Spaces are limited, please click here to book.
September 22, Spring writing and photography workshop with Annabelle Hickson and Victoria Carey FULL
Victoria Carey, Editor-in-Chief of Country Style magazine and writer, photographer, stylist and Country Style columnist Annabelle Hickson are coming to Orange for one day to join me in hosting a very special Spring workshop at the Old Convent. We will have a session on how to bring words and images together to tell compelling stories for your blog, Instagram feed or newsletters. We will style and shoot some beautiful Spring scenes, we will share a beautiful lunch of local produce and talk all things social media, magazine writing and storytelling.
Location – The Old Convent
Date and time – September 22, 10am-3,30pm
Cost – $350pp, includes morning tea, afternoon tea, lunch, all day workshop and notes.
Spaces are limited, please click here to book.
My Open Kitchen Gathering, May 18/19
The main point of this event is to get a bunch of farmers, food producers and small businesses together to share ideas and inspiration about how we can all use social media to better tell our stories and build communities around what we do. Plus of course, spend a weekend with awesome, like minded people talking about food, taking photos and learning from each other. Starting with welcome drinks on Friday night we move on to Saturday with a full day of talks, panel discussions, feasting and networking and then finish up on Sunday with a choice of six mini-workshops covering everything from ‘Bloom and Grow’ with Sara Tasker to food writing, working with brands and loads more (still to be confirmed!). More information can be found on the blog.