From June 21, I will be immersed in a one-month residency at Central Craft in Alice Springs. Find out more about Central Craft at: https://centralcraft.org.au/ The residency will kick off with The Beanie Festival, now in its 28th year! See more information about the Beanie festival at: https://www.beaniefest.org/ I will teach a series of workshops … More Artist Residency at Central Craft in Alice Springs 

The second weekend of Craft Lab, more interesting conversations and the participatory art work continued to grow! In fact, we had so many people participate that I think these two Underground Root Divisions look complete! What do you think? Next time this work is exhibited I may need to make another Underground Root Division, so … More Craft Lab 24 – Weekend 2

The first weekend of Craft Lab was fabulous! Thank you to Kate for helping me install, you lightened the load. I also appreciated the help of volunteers Sue, Isaac and Jodie. They supported visitors to make bundles of fibre that were attached to the wall. This evolving art installation depicts two underground root structures. The … More Craft Lab 24 – Weekend 1

This year I am inviting the audience to drop in and make small bundles of plant fibre using the basketry technique of coiling. The bundles will then be added to to an evolving wall work entitled Underground Root Divisions. Please come and join in the fun! Don’t worry, you will be supported by myself and … More Demonstrating at Craft Lab 2024

This summer the plant fibre collection was extended this year due to hot and dry weather in the Central Highlands of Victoria. I collected some extra long red hot poker leaves, watered daily by the irrigation system of a potato crop. Confirming that even though red hot poker is a hardy drought tolerant plant, its … More Summer plant fibre collection

Last Saturday it was a full house at the Centre for Rare Trades in Ballarat with 3 well attended workshops running concurrently. Eli Beke ran greenwood spoon carving – https://www.raretradescentre.com.au/profiles/eli-beke/ Alison Cole ran an embroidery class – https://www.raretradescentre.com.au/profiles/alison-cole/ I ran a melon basketry workshop for 8 people whose process of making can be viewed below. … More Melon Basketry at the Centre for Rare Trades

My first workshop of the year was held at Newstead Arts Hub yesterday, Sunday January 21. Great to see so many people keen to learn how to use natural materials such as red hot poker, day lily and Siberian iris to weave decorative boats. The technique used was ribbed construction, weavers were woven above and … More Weaving Decorative Boats at NAH

It is becoming an annual event to visit Newstead in Spring to support a group make random weave baskets. This year I had a simple display that showed a small number of baskets, focusing on random weaving and techniques I aim to teach in 2024. I am hoping to facilitate Woven Boats in January and … More Random Weaving at NAH

Friday Sep 29 was the last day to make and then exhibit the Double Baskets. Participants came in to finish lashing and stitching natural fibre onto the chicken wire frameworks. The soft inner baskets were then inserted into the outer baskets to finish. Some had time to work on other baskets started during the week. … More Day 5 – Finish and exhibition of Double Baskets

Yesterday (Wednesday) was a half day of classes, when participants of my workshop continued their coiled baskets from fabric and arum lily. I had the afternoon off, so I visited a few of the other workshops. I took photos during the great reveal of the first eco dyed felt pieces created in Nicola Brown’s workshop. … More Day 3 & 4 – Making a Double Basket