far far away downunder... 遠得要命又顛倒的地方: Eveleigh Market / 週末市集

www.eveleighmarket.com.au

這是在某本雜誌上看到的資料, 當期雜誌專訪一位日本陶藝家, 她固定在 Eveleigh Artisans’ Market 展售她的作品. Eveleigh Market (有人跟我一樣唸不出來嗎? 它的唸法是 Eve-Lee Market) 感覺是一個有質感的市集, 不是賣給觀光客的光鮮商品, 也不是賣舊舊的二手貨, 是當地手作藝術家展示作品的市集.

藝術家市集每個月的第一個星期日舉辦, 同樣的場地每個星期六是農夫市集, 因此熱血的我們就趁4月的第一個週末連去兩天, 把兩種市集都逛了

初次去很乖的依網站指示, 把車停在科技公園 (Australian Technology Park) 但找了半天看不到半個攤位, 後來才發現市集是在隔著Redfern 車站另一頭, 繞了很長的ㄇ字型才到, 隔天我們就不聽話的直接車到市集旁的Wilson Street 停車了.

市集位在就舊火車維修場區的半開放空間裡, 隔壁完整廠房則是藝文空間.

農夫市集攤位眾多, 各種鮮花, 有機蔬果, 肉品, 起士,新鮮麵包, 到現煮熱食的攤位延伸整個長長的廠房, 我的小驚喜是看到澳洲名廚 Kylie Kwong 在她的攤位親自掌廚, 為客人準備食物, 據說她常常在攤位出現, 果然我們第二次去農夫市集時又看到她了.

隔天農夫退場, 市集搖身一變, 成了夢幻市集, 各種不同風格的手作藝術家, 展示各種不同形態的作品, 從陶藝品, 畫作, 手做飾品, 服裝, 明信片, 家飾品, 玩偶…五花八門, 即使不買東西, 也是賞心悅目的出遊..

I learnt about Eveleigh Market from a magazine which interviewed a Japanese porcelain artist who has a regular exhibition in the Eveleigh Artisan Market..

The Artisan’s market is held on the first Sunday of each month and there is also a Farmers’ Market which takes place every Saturday. We made a big plan to visit both markets on the first weekend of April.

The Eveleigh Market site used to be a railway workshop, which was then transformed into an Art gallery and a site for the weekend markets. The semi-open space is for market use; it is spacious and bright, which provides a comfortable environment for visitors to enjoy shopping and browsing regardless whether it is sunny or raining.

There are many variety of products being sold in the Farmer’s market, including organic vegetables, meats, dairy products, olive oil, ready-made food, dessert, snacks…etc, every kind of food is well presented. We also spotted celebrity chef, Ms Kylie Kwong, preparing food at her stall “Billy Kwong”.

Overnight Eveleigh Market has turned into a magic place, full of talented artists gathering together in the same spot to present their best ideas and works. You may find creative porcelain, cloth, jewelry, dolls, paints, photographs, hand-made crafts and more here.

No matter whether you are a food or an art lover, a shopper, Eveleigh Market will be a nice morning outing for you.