Workshops
During my workshops, you will create your own unique functional basket or woven sculptural piece. Nourishing food, real coffee/teas are provided.
I will take you on a tour of my 1 acre garden where you will learn about identifying plants, gathering of plant materials and, how to prepare them for weaving.
Gift Vouchers can be purchased for a unique and memorable gift.
Private group workshops and special events are available either in my studio or I can come to you. Design your own tailor made creative workshop for any occasion. Choose your own date, time and creative project. Ideal for a girls night out, birthday, hens celebration, work mates, team building or end of year get together. Min 6 people
To discuss options for your group booking get in touch with me via the contact me page
Random Weave with Bangalow Palm Inflorescence
Create a stunning sculptural and functional platter or basket made from the inflorescence (flowering stems) of a Bangalow palm.
Twined Baskets from the Garden
Create a beautiful and functional twined basket made from foraged garden plants.
Coiled Basketry
Learn the ancient skills of coiled basketry as you stitch together plant fibers to create your own basket or wall art.
*Please note individuals will create their unique pieces at their own rate, coiling is a slow stitching process. However if you do not finish your piece, materials will be provided to complete it at home.
Twined Sculptural Pendant
Create a striking sculptural art piece made from plant fibers, using paired twining techniques to bring the form to life.
Weaving with Gourds
Friday 5th September
10 -2pm
Explore the wonderful world of Gourds, creating a functional vessel or sculptural artform. Using the gourd as a foundation we will twine or coil plant fibres on to the pre prepared gourd base.
Looping Masterclass
3 spots left
Friday, 25 Jul, 10am
Friday, 1 Aug, 2pm
Join us for 2 days of learning the ancient art of Looping.
You will learn various looping styles beginning with simple looping on a form and progressing to chain and double loop techniques to make vessels, loop into a void and cover rocks or other objects.
Circular Wall Piece
Saturday 2nd August 1 - 6pm
1 SPOT LEFT
Create your very own unique woven wall art using forage plant fibres, fabric, bark, rope or anything else that your creative imagination calls for!
Mini Weave Twined Fairy Baskets
Sunday 7th September 1 - 5pm
Create sweet little twined baskets using the paired twining technique.
These make the most lovely little gifts to share with your special people.
Working small at this scale is a great way to master this technique as you should be able to complete a couple of little baskets during the workshop, which will give you the skills to forage and prepare plant materials to create your own baskets of any size.
Random Weave with Vines
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Create a stunning sculptural or functional art piece using foraged vines. For this workshop some of the invasive vines used are in fact helping the ecosystem by removing these introduced species from local bushland areas.
Sculptural Palm Sheath Vessels
Friday 29th August 10 -2 pm
Create a freestanding sculptural vessel with Bangalow Palm leaf sheath. You will learn how to prepare the material, cut, hand-stitch and adorn with found natural treasures into a beautiful form to showcase in your home or to give as a gift to that special someone.
