13th March 2010

Overseas commission for Willunga Quarry
Market stallholder

Eleanor James, a passionate self-taught creator of Art jewellery from Reynella, has been selling her original personal adornments at the Willunga Quarry Market since early 2006. In March 2009 May Elphinstone from Scotland was holidaying with her family on the Fleurieu Peninsula. During a visit to the Willunga Quarry Market, May purchased a handmade wrap over distressed silver ring from Eleanor’s stall. (pictured below) Due to another commitment that day, Eleanor was absent, and it was her partner that sold May the ring.

That’s not the end of the story: May returned home to Aberdeen and began a fruitless search in Scotland for a silver arm cuff to match the ring. Two months pass, then May decides to contact Eleanor. Despite Smoke & Mirrors (Eleanor’s business name), having a website, and being listed in the Adelaide white pages, May and her Australian family had no success in finding either. In a last ditch effort to fulfil her quest to contact
Eleanor, May decided to email Fleurieu Peninsula
Tourism. The email was forwarded to the Willunga Quarry Market’s president who then forwarded it to
Eleanor.

After connecting on the net, many emails with
drawings, questions and decisions crossed back and forth over the 1600 kilometres between artist and
client, Eleanor accepted the commission and May chose a design.

When ordering the silver Eleanor challenged the
supplier by requesting a 350 mm band of silver to be made on a machine that normally only made 300 mm bands. After many hours of subjecting the silver to shaping, heating 22 times, pickling, further shaping then tumble polishing, the cuff was ready for sending. It arrived on 22 December last year in time for May to wear it to Christmas celebrations. May sent this message to Eleanor “…the cuff arrived yesterday and I am so pleased with it, it is beautiful.”
May (pictured below on the left) returned to Adelaide again this year, and on 13 February revisited the
Willunga Quarry Market and met Eleanor James(pictured above on the right); the maker of her one off, handmade silver cuff, from Australia. You can make contact with Eleanor at the Willunga Quarry Market or http://www.smokeandmirrorsdesigns.com/

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Award for the Market

24 August 2007 Mayor, Lorraine Rosenberg [below] held a morning tea for the Willunga Quarry Market at the City of Onkaparinga's Civic Centre. Past and present committee members were invited. The Mayor presented the Willunga Quarry Market with a Certificate of Appreciation which reads "In recognition of: Services to the community and in recognition of the 20th Anniversary of the Willunga Quarry Market"

Jenny Peterson, retiring foundation member and treasurer was also honoured. Invitations were sent to all past and present committee members and Jenny's immediate family. It was a happy occasion with joyful reunions and the sharing of many memories. The Mayor made a surprise presentation of a Certificate of appreciation to the Willunga Quarry Market for service to the community, and thereafter presented Jenny Peterson with a bouquet of spring flowers.

As a parting gift from the current committee, the Market's president, Pamela Jensen, presented Jenny [above] with a framed copy of the banner commissioned for the Willunga Quarry Market's 20th anniversary. Everyone present thoroughly enjoyed themselves and expressed their appreciation of the Mayor's generous hospitality.

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14 April 2007: Pam Jensen Willunga Quarry Market President congratulated by Malcolm McDougall and Phil John on her recent Award [below]

(Below - from rear left) Dennis Osborne, Dot Andrews, Jens Jensen, Pamela Jensen, Dean Hobby, Malcolm McDougall, Phil John, Ann John (sitting) Eleanor James and Marlene Crow at the Willy Hill Café where presentations were made to volunteers by the Willunga Quarry Market President Pam Jensen

Celia McNamara and Mark Heinze the Markets Webmaster at the Willy Hill Cafe [below].

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Pamela Jensen: Outstanding Personal Contribution to
Tourism Award

28th MArch 2007: Pamela Jensen has been awarded this prize in appreciation of her support of the Fleuriea Peninsula Tourism Industry. Pamela is the President and has been involved with the Multi Award Winning Willunga Quarry Market. This Award recognises her endless dedication to Regional Tourism.

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09 Dec 2006: Jenny Peterson: (pictured below) A Founding Member of the Willunga Quarry Market, Jenny has been the Markets Treasurer and is retiring after 20 years of volunteer service.