I have just received the exciting news that I am to be working as a resident Artist at Daylesford Secondary College next year! The project is called Fluctuating Spaces and is to be funded through Creative Victoria. I am excited to be working with my local community to rejuvenate dis-used and non-spaces and turn them … More Artist in Schools for 2017
There was creative magic at Darley Neighbourhood Centre yesterday when 7 women gathered together to learn random weaving. I was surprised and delighted when 2 ladies bought ideas with them and approached the task very uniquely – random weaving around a light fixture and creating a randomly woven grid that was embellished with LED lights!
It was a great day to yarn bomb Mollongghip! Just before the Poetry Slam which is tomorrow night at the Community Hall.
I had a lovely time at the Creswick Neighbourhood Centre this weekend demonstrating basketry to the many people that visited Creswick to see local gardens. A couple of friends visited from the Moorabool Fibre Artists to to add to the colour, movement and noise of my exhibit!
What a glorious day!! Too lovely to be indoors so we set up outside in the dappled sunlight. This workshop was held at the Creswick Neighbourhood Centre on Saturday October 29.
I am working with kids for 2 weeks in the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s after school program called “The Art of Giving’. Kids started to make Christmas stars last Tuesday and will finish them next Tuesday.
I have started collecting material for random weaving workshops I am facilitating over the next few weeks. Look at this amazing wisteria that I have been lucky enough to cut back! I feel very fortunate to have been able to source this amazing plant material. Thank you to those who contact me to donate material. … More Wisteria for random weaving
Last night local gardener, Gayl Morrow, purchased the willow teepee I donated to the fundraising auction for the Community Hall. Here it is already in-situ in her vegetable patch!
Yesterday I taught members of the Parent Craft Group at the Ballarat Steiner School how to make coiled baskets. It was a great day with lots of thought provoking conversation. The building we were located in was gloriously designed and an inviting space to spend the day.
I made a willow teepee yesterday and donated it to my local community for their fundraising auction. All money raised this coming Saturday night on October 15 will go to the running and maintenance of the local community hall.
Jodie Goldring 