Meet the Makers
A shared making table — open to experienced craftspeople, emerging makers and people building a new beginning after homelessness. Every hand welcome. Every story worth telling.
A Community at the Making Table
FNB Hobart Makers brings together people who make things with their hands — and with their lives. Whether you have been crafting for decades, are just finding your way into a new skill, or are rebuilding after a period of homelessness, there is a place for you at this table.
- Experienced craftspeople — bringing depth, technique and generosity of knowledge.
- Emerging makers — developing a practice, exploring materials and building confidence.
- People with lived experience of homelessness — rebuilding stability and connection through skilled, meaningful work.
All makers are connected to FNB Hobart's broader mutual-aid community. The shop is one way we support each other.
Your Story, Your Way
Each maker on this page chooses what to share. You decide your name and how it appears, the pronouns shown alongside it, whether to include a photo and what it shows, and as much or as little of your story as feels right. Nothing is published without your review and approval.
You are the author of your own profile. We will ask, listen and only publish what you have agreed to. If you want to change or remove your profile at any time, just let us know.
The Makers Directory
Select any maker's name below to read their profile. Each section can be opened and closed independently — take your time, read at your own pace.
Individual Makers
Priscilla — Woodcraft Adventures
Mrs Priscilla McCann · Woodcraft Adventures Tasmania
Work & Materials
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Interests
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Their Story
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Shop Products
When this maker has products listed in the shop, a link to their items will appear here.
Doug Cartwright —Creative Projects
Mr Doug Cartwright · Community Contributor | Creative Projects
Work & Materials
Doug has contributed to community events and creative activities connected with FNB Hobart. His involvement includes event coordination and participation in Sing With Me.
Details of his individual craft work, materials and any products for sale should be added once confirmed.
Interests
Community activities, bringing people together, events and music.
Their Story
FNB Hobart Makers welcomes people whose contributions extend beyond conventional craft. Doug’s involvement in community activities and music reflects the different ways people can participate, share skills and help create opportunities for others.
This profile can grow as Doug chooses what work and personal experiences he would like to share.
Shop Products
Link any available work or collaborative projects here when confirmed.
Sue — Natural Tasmanian Keepsakes
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Resin Maker | Natural Tasmanian Keepsakes
Work & Materials
Sue creates handmade resin keyrings featuring natural elements from Tasmania. Her pieces incorporate materials such as seeds, leaves and fragments of trees and shrubs, preserving small details of the natural environment in individual keepsakes.
Her materials include resin, Tasmanian timber and other natural plant materials, tree bark, shrub cuttings, metal chains and clips.
Interests
Sue’s work brings natural materials into small, handmade objects designed to be carried, gifted and treasured. Further details about her creative interests can be added in her own words.
Her Story
Every handmade piece begins with a selection of materials and a creative decision about how they might come together. Sue’s resin keyrings offer a way to appreciate small details of the Tasmanian natural environment through an everyday object
Shop Products
Discover Sue’s available resin keyrings and handmade keepsakes in the shop.
Karl — Artisan | Shark Skin Wallets
Karl
Work & Materials
Karl creates distinctive wallets and pouches using shark skin, combining handcraft with natural materials gathered from the Tasmanian bush.
His process begins with gathering tree bark, which he uses to create a natural dye. The bark and shark skins are placed together in a bucket and left to soak for weeks, allowing the natural colour to develop in the skin.
Once the dyeing process is complete, Karl sews and weaves the prepared shark skin into wallets and pouches, transforming the material into practical, individual pieces.
Interests
Natural materials, traditional techniques, bush gathering, natural dyeing and the patient process of transforming raw materials into useful objects.
Their Story
Karl’s work begins long before a wallet or pouch takes shape. It starts in the Tasmanian bush, gathering bark and preparing the natural dye. The bark and shark skins then spend weeks soaking together, as the colour slowly develops.
Only after this patient process does the hands-on work of sewing and weaving begin. Each finished piece reflects time, resourcefulness and a distinctive approach to working with natural materials.
Karl sells his handmade wallets and pouches at Salamanca Market in Hobart, where visitors can discover his work and meet the maker behind it.
Shop Products
Explore Karl’s shark skin wallets and pouches through FNB Hobart Makers, or look for his work at Salamanca Market.
Christiaan McCann — Wood Carver
Christiaan McCann · Woodcarver | Working With Tasmanian Timber
Work & Materials
Christiaan works with Tasmanian timbers to create handmade wooden animals, kitchenware, spatulas, spoons, signs, hearts, keyrings and gifts. His work draws on decades of experience with timber, from selecting interesting pieces of wood to shaping, carving and finishing useful and decorative objects.
His materials include Huon Pine, Myrtle, Blackwood, Tasmanian Oak, Sassafras and other Tasmanian timbers.
Interests
Woodcraft, traditional hand skills, developing small creative projects, and finding practical ways for making to contribute to community life.
Their Story
For Christiaan, making is about more than producing an object. It is a way to use skills developed over many years, work with the natural character of timber and create things that people can enjoy and use. Through FNB Hobart Makers, he wants making to be part of a wider community where different people can contribute their abilities and ideas.
Shop Products
Explore Christiaan’s wooden animals, Tasmanian timber kitchenware and handmade gifts in the shop.
Eamonn — Creative Maker
Eamonn · Artist | Creative Maker
Work & Materials
Eamonn creates art and craft work and brings creative ideas into the FNB Hobart Makers community. His creative contribution sits alongside his involvement in storytelling, podcasting and sharing the work of the wider community.
Specific materials and techniques can be added as his range of work is documented.
Interests
Art, creative projects, storytelling, podcasting and bringing attention to community initiatives.
Their Story
Eamonn became involved with FNB Hobart through the Shared Table. Over time, he contributed to the community in several ways, including encouraging a culture of gratitude, developing a podcast and helping bring media attention to the work being done.
His involvement as a maker adds another dimension to that contribution: creativity is not confined to one medium or one kind of skill.
Shop Products
Explore Eamonn’s available artwork and handmade creations as they are added to the shop.
Pete Myers — Community Cook
Mr Pete Myers — Community Cook | Project Contributor
Work & Materials
Pete contributes practical skills, cooking and project coordination to the FNB Hobart community. He cooks for the Shared Table when needed, helps coordinate activities and has developed Pete’s Treats as one of his own projects.
His specific handmade products or craft materials can be added once confirmed.
Interests
Cooking, practical community work, supporting people experiencing homelessness and helping community projects run.
Their Story
Pete is an example of how community contribution can take many forms. Through his involvement with FNB Hobart, he has developed practical skills, taken on responsibilities and helped create projects of his own.
His profile recognises the value of those contributions while leaving room for him to tell more of his own story.
Shop Products
Products or projects associated with Pete can be linked here when they are available in the shop.
Emerging Makers — Community Contributions
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Emerging Makers & Community Contributors
Work & Materials
FNB Hobart Makers welcomes people exploring creative skills, developing handmade products and contributing to collaborative projects. Some makers have years of experience; others are discovering what they can do.
Interests
Making, learning, experimenting, sharing skills and finding ways to participate in community life.
Their Story
Not every maker begins with a business, a portfolio or a finished product. Sometimes the first step is trying a new skill, working alongside someone else or discovering an interest that could grow into something more.
FNB Hobart Makers aims to create room for those beginnings, while respecting each person’s privacy, choices and contribution.
Shop Products
Individual products and collaborative projects will be featured here as makers choose to share their work.
Work & Materials
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Interests
[Creative interests and community activities. Placeholder only — do not invent details.]
Their Story
[The maker's own words, written and approved by them. Placeholder only — do not invent a story.]
Shop Products
When this maker has products listed in the shop, a link to their items will appear here.
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Consent & Privacy
- No profile is published without the maker's written agreement.
- Makers may update or remove their profile at any time by contacting us.
- Photos are only used as described and agreed at the time of consent.
- Personal details such as full legal name, address or financial information are never published on this page.
- Stories shared here belong to the makers who told them. Please treat them with care.
Are You a Maker?
If you make things — whatever the scale, whatever the medium — and you would like to be part of the FNB Hobart Makers community, we would love to hear from you. There is no application form, no minimum experience and no portfolio required. Just reach out and introduce yourself.
We will have a conversation with you about your practice, talk through what a profile might look like, explain exactly what we publish and why, and only move forward with your full agreement.
Explore Further
FNB Hobart Makers is one part of a wider community. The links below will take you to the broader mutual-aid work that sits alongside this shop.