There’s no denying that we have a true passion for ceramic art at Scout, so for this month’s community highlight we chatted with another ceramic artist that we absolutely love: Milly Dent! If you’ve visited our Marrickville studio, then you have come across Milly’s work as she is the artist behind the mural ceramic lamps showcased in our hallway. But her work doesn’t stop there… keep reading to discover more about her work & passion.
Read MoreIn this edition of our Community Highlight this month, we chatted with Lucas Geor, a painter and graphic designer who founded Best Visual Solutions, creating unique designs for brands and businesses inspired by the 1980’s & 90’s. You’ll recognize his amazing work on our Scout merch as he designed our fun SCOUT t-shirt graphics!
Read MoreIn this edition of our Community Highlight this month, we chatted with one of our students, Loribelle Spirovski, a very talented professional artist painter. Her work is truly amazing and inspiring. If you’re an art enthusiast you’ll likely enjoy reading her story and what it takes to live life as a painter.
Read MoreYou probably heard the big news by now… We are so excited that Scout 2.0 will be opening in Marrickville at 333 Enmore road in the coming weeks! At Scout, we love to support and shop everything local as best as we can and so in preparation of our opening, we have already taken the time to spot just a handful of local businesses that we love!
Read MoreIn this month’s community highlight we chatted with Ann Woo from Love is a Sign. As an Inner West signwriter, she might not be familiar to most of you, but you certainly know at least one piece of her work - she designed and executed our own SCOUT mural on the outside wall of the studio!
Read MoreIt’s the most awaited time of the year! Can you believe Christmas is already just around the corner? If the last thing you want to do right now is to stress out about your annual time-consuming and bank-breaking Christmas shopping, we thought we’d do our bit to help you out this year and sort out a cute local gift list of some of our favourite things, by some of our local friends and more…
Read MoreIn this month’s Community Highlight we sat down with Tanya Abousaada, one of our lovely Mat & Barre instructors here at Scout, who just recently launched her own small business of natural artisan soaps! Tanya is a creative and felt the urge to reconnect with nature and become self-sufficient. Click here to read her full story…
Read MoreMeet April! You might recognize her as she is one of our Reformer instructor here at Scout. And we love that many of our instructors not only thrive at teaching pilates or yoga, but also have inspiring passions and personal projects on the side of teaching. April is one of them, as she loves to swim and recently won two medals at the Australian Winter Swimming Championship 2022.
Read MoreMeet Rubi! She’s the co-founder and manager of AH Salon in Newtown, an award-winning hair + beauty salon nestled in the heart of Newtown. From the physical form to the online experience A.H Shop Salon traverses between a timeless classic, discovered and bold while also celebrating the individual. We sat down with Rubi to find out what drove her to this passion, and get some insights about AH Salon is all about!
Read MoreMeet Clare! She’s been one of our lovely and dedicated Scout students for more than we can remember and she also happens to be a novel-writer! As she just released her first novel earlier this month, we took the time to sit down with her to get some behind-the-scenes insights as to what life being a writer looks like!
Read MoreMeet Lou, she’s the amazing human behind P&V Wine + Liquor Merchants - a Newtown local purveyor of amazing Australian natural wines, craft beers, and artisan spirits. You may know P&V already, have heard of them through several partnerships with our studio, or if you’ve been lucky enough to try them then you know what we’re talking about!
Read MoreSome of you may remember the pop-up candle shop that was at the back of Scout Pilates (which has now transformed into our current Studio 3!) or you may be very familiar with the delicious earthy smell that floats around our studio… Vianney is the amazing lady behind Hunter Candles and as candle season is well at its peak right now, we took a moment to sit down with her to hear all the magic and the behind-the-scenes of her candle-making journey.
Read MoreAt Scout, we’re all about our community and we love to share the stories of inspiring people. Here is a short interview that we did with Kate, one of our Scout students but also a ceramicist who founded her own small business Okay Clay, while also teaching pottery classes at Clay Sydney.
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