The Elsthorpe Artisans, based in an old shearer's quarters halfway between Elsthorpe and Kairakau Beach, had a bumper labour weekend as they opened their doors again for the summer season.
The brainchild of Kerry Scheele, Barbara Golden and Nicola Wall, the Elsthorpe Artisans gallery started life as a fun family activity to help keep spirits up during lockdown.
"We decided to give ourselves and my grandchildren a themed art project each week," Kerry says.
From Aboriginal art to decorating pieces of 4 x 2 the families rose to the challenge but when things got back to normal, Kerry says they felt a void.
"Nicola suggested we take it further and open it up to the community," Kerry says, and after much discussion the decision was made to convert the old shearers quarters on the farm at 299 Kairakau Road into a gallery.