Jodie Goldring

I facilitated my last basketry workshop for the year on Sunday November 27 in Ballarat. Participants used long tough dietes leaves for the stakes and strappy fibre such as red hot poker, red and gold watsonia and Siberian iris for the strands of their twined baskets. There was great diversity in the shape, size and … More Twined Baskets at the Rare Trades Centre

I apologise for more posts than usual, but I am excited about teaching at the NEW Rare Trades Centre in Ballarat! My first workshop was held yesterday and students and teacher alike were impressed with the facilities at the Centre. Participants came from all over Victoria (Bendigo to Bunyip) to learn how to make a … More Melon Baskets at the Rare Trades Centre

It was inspiring to be at the OPENING of the Rare Trades Centre in Ballarat yesterday. Especially hearing Dr Deanne Gilson speaking from her heart in Wadawurrung. See below a link to the Rare Trades Centre website and to a video of the opening… I also took some photos, including the incredible work by Jutta … More The Opening of the Rare Trades Centre in Ballarat

Yesterday I used the last of the willow collected this season to make hoops for workshops in 2023. It has been sitting in buckets of water since winter and used in a range of workshops over the last few months. The last of these was a random weaving workshop held on Saturday November 5 at … More Last of the willow for this year…

I facilitated a second random weaving workshop at the Newstead Arts Hub last Saturday October 29. The first workshop in July was so popular we had enough people on the wait list to run a second workshop. Not even rescheduling due to flooding deterred them! The participants started by tying together rehydrated grapevine and willow … More More Random Weaving at NAH

Spring is time for random weaving, one of my favourite basketry techniques to explore! The random weaving workshop scheduled for today at Newstead Arts Hub has been cancelled due to flooding. So, I am taking this quieter day (than planned) to write about plant fibre I collect during Spring. The last of the willow that … More Collecting plant fibre in Spring

Last Sunday September 25, I spent the day facilitating a random weave workshop for the Basketmakers of Victoria at their historic stable in Wattle Park. Most of the day we sat outside in the sunshine, enjoying the warmth and conversation, while keeping hands busy! The materials that were available were dried and rehydrated hoops of … More Random Weaving at Wattle Park

On Sunday (Sep 18), I was at the Newstead Arts Hub with a small group who explored plants that can be used in basketry. I started the day by showing my baskets and talking about the plant fibres that were used to make each one and more importantly why they were used. We then went … More Plant walk, string making and nests…

It was so enjoyable to spend an early spring day outdoors (Saturday September 10) to weave a large garden fence and smaller garden borders. There was a small group of us who were keen to get our hands dirty playing with willow at the Creswick Neighbourhood Centre. We were very lucky that the weather stayed … More Weaving a fence from wild willow