Art Binge

07/10/2026

Our intermediate watercolourists returned to the Laundrette Studio in Castlemaine today! Such a joy to warm up that muscle memory and bring back to mind what we've learnt thus far. Today we worked on restricting our colour palettes to monochome, complementary and analogous pairings, remembering too about hierachy of interest in a composition. Love this medium, love this space ( ), love my students!

We're preparing ouselves to be spending time out in the incredibly beautiful spring time Castlemaine Botanic Gardens with our kits.

There is still time and space to join our beginner watercolour classes that start next week on Wednesday mornings, 10am - 12:30pm.

For more details and to book, head to www.laboratoryartbinge.com.

Emily 😊🌱

21/09/2026

Please join us for a SUPER informal, yet delightful exhibition of printmaking tomorrow night (Tuesday the 22nd September) at the Sac’O’Suds Launderette, 231 Barker Street, Castlemaine from 6-7:30pm. This beautiful group of beginners has spent 4 Tuesday nights together learning the fundamentals of intaglio printmaking on reused Tetrapak plates using various printing presses.

16/09/2026

Laundrette or Printmaking Night Studio? Why choose either or when you can do both?? We've been busy turning our recycled milk cartons into treasures at Art Binge. Please join us next week on Tuesday the 22nd September between 6-7:30pm for a SUPER informal but none the less RAD exhibition of prints. There may or may not be tea and biscuits. But, there will be art.

6-7:30pm
Tuesday 22nd September
Sac’O’Suds Launderette
FREE (and no bookings required)

If this looks totally awesome to you, why not consider booking onto the next 4 week block starting on the 3rd of November. No experience required.

For details visit: www.laboratoryartbinge.com

19/08/2026

Printmaking Night Studio is ON!! ❤️‍🔥

We let our housework do itself in the laundry last night whilst we binged on the basics of drypoint intaglio printmaking - alchemy! Trash into treasure, my friends.

Week one we started on our adorable 3D printed printing presses by . In the coming weeks we will scale up and road test the which is on its way the studio right this minute.

Holding space for experimentation and serious play sets me on fire. Last night was a brilliant example of teamwork, collaboration and channeling our energy into creative work. For many in our group, this was the first time ever pulling a print. Wowzerz. The process is the project x

We're on for 4 weeks in the incredible . This class is fully booked, however the November round is OPEN. Jump in! Jump for joy.

Emily x

www.laboratoryartbinge.com

27/07/2026

Looking for a cozy creative gathering for the wintering times? Why not join a beautiful group of folk for this Printmaking Night Studio - For Beginners ? Have you always wanted to try your hand at printmaking but aren't too sure where to start? Well this fun and relaxed - yet seriously playful night studio in the Sac’O’Suds Launderette Castlemaine is for you!

We'll turn the laundrette into a print studio one night a week for 4 weeks exploring drypoint intaglio printmaking on recycled tetrapak (milk/soup) cartons!

❤️turn your beloved drawings into prints!

❤️transfer you drawings to printing plates using recycled surfaces

❤️test new mark making methods

❤️apply ink and learn techniques for wiping back

❤️learn how to use a printing press so that you can feel confident to join printing studios or work from home

❤️develop positive art making experiences & have FUN

There are only a couple of spots remaining, and one week remaining for early bird pricing.

😊 www.laboratoryartbinge.com

Emily xx

27/06/2026

Our July/August Watercolour Class for beginners is now FULL! However, we've just opened up a new beginner class for Wednesday mornings between 07 October - 11 November. If this excites you, and fits within your life, jump on our website and reserve your spot.

Here you can see folk from our previous cohort discussing their work amongst themselves and confidently using the skills and language they've developed throughout their 6 weeks together. Solid foundations, confidence, and positive art making experiences are what we cultivate here at Art Binge. All 5 of these folk are continuing onto an intermediate stage with Art Binge later in the year to keep building upon what they've discovered! ✨️💫

One of our recent group members mentioned to me that they're "no longer afraid of mixing colours." This is enormous. Once you understand the how and the why of basic colour theory, you move beyond scarcity and towards flow. The clarity in watercolour can quite quickly turn to brown, but not after you've got some knowledge in your kit! Colour is infinite, joyful and within your ability to grasp. We've got you!! 😊

As well as beginner watercolour we have Specimen Drawing Club starting soon in Naarm as well as our Printmaking Night Studio in Castlemaine! Jump onto www.laboratoryartbinge.com and find (or invent) an art making experience that suits you. At Art Binge we love being open to new ideas.

Emily x

01/06/2026

Hello from me (Emily) at Art Binge! Just dropped on the website are some fresh courses from here until the end of the year. Amongst them are some firm faves as well as some cool surprises, such as a Two-day Intensive Specimen Drawing Club, Evening Prinmaking Studio and Watercolour Wednesdays! I'd love to see you at one or more of these courses and if you have any Qs just reach out!

This week one student from our Watercolour Wednesday team said to me, "I'm no longer scared of mixing colours." This is huge and made me feel so excited for them. Here we see a massive shift away from a scarcity minset towards a sense freedom to play. When you deeply learn the fundamentals, you're no longer alone guessing.

Whether you are a beginner, or a beginner at heart, Art Binge is great place to start!

See you soon,
Emily

www.laboratoryartbinge. com

08/05/2026

Tired of thinking about creativity? Ready to make time for yourself?

Been a while since you got back drawing? This class is for you.

A safe and supportive community to nurture your unique creative voice and build a drawing practice from the ground upwards.

Beginner Drawing Classes

4 x TUESDAY NIGHTS

My Beautiful Laundrette ( )
151/153 Brunswick St,
Fitzroy VIC 3065

12 May - 02 June

7pm-9pm

All materials provided

Cost $250/ $190 bring a friend

To book:

www.laboratoryartbinge.com/melbourne

Emily x

12/04/2026

I'm looking forward to sharing some insight on my arts practice at the Castlemaine Art Museum next Sunday the 19th of April at 3:30-5pm. Come and enjoy a glass of w**e or juice and let me take you places. I am framing this talk through the lens of observing and reimagining the body. There's quite a bit to chew on there.

These talks help to raise funds for the gallery and I'm delighted to have been invited to speak.

Emily 😊

Exciting talk with artist Emily Fong. She will discuss her art and her creative approach to life, death, embodiment, emotion, and interspecies relationships.