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Make the world again 2021
Make the world again 2021

Contemporary textile artists who symbolically and materially bridge what divides us. At the Australian Tapestry Workshop until February 26, curated by Kevin Murray

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Upwelling Exhibition 2020
Upwelling Exhibition 2020

A recent group exhibition at Castlemaine’s Lot 19.

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Interwoven 2019
Interwoven 2019
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Performing Drawing – National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2018
Performing Drawing – National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2018
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Spring News 2018
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Spring News 2017
Spring News 2017
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Autumn News 2017
Autumn News 2017

New classes for 2017..

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View fullsize Packing the looms for the Introduction to Weaving Course starting tomorrow… . It was love for this tool that led me to choose weaving. Old, old tech. Built from wood. No motor. Lovely sound as you beat down the weft. . I look forward to intro
View fullsize Dyeing for a special commission this week. Colours of some Autumnal leaves, with more to come. . Madder, Cochineal, Eucalyptus Cinerea, dried Oxalis and Weld on Cotton, Hemp and Silk. . Last Natural Dye Workshop for a while coming up next weekend:
View fullsize Both cat and boy enjoy the progress of Karin's braided basket in California :) . Shaping 3D forms from rags is entirely possible without need for a loom and the braiding can grow in all sorts of directions. . I’ll be teaching braided vessels an
View fullsize Handwoven projects from some of my last Introduction to Weaving course students: Ilze, Anja, Rachel and Jane. Shared & celebrated recently with a Weaver's lunch on my verandah. . Thanks so much weavers (and Jane for these photos). It's so satisfy
View fullsize I feel the link of nature draw me: flesh of flesh,  bone of my bone thou art,  and from thy state  mine shall never be parted,  bliss or woe John Milton  English poet, 1600s . Thank you Digby for this poem. . Celebrating th
View fullsize Another 3D weave for the sculpturally curious: The more shafts your loom has, the more layers of cloth you can weave simultaneously. This lattice is woven on 8 shafts (2 per layer), with 4 seperate shuttles. Switching the cloths while the whole t
View fullsize Weaving Potential It was a pleasure to speak about my work at the @latrobe_visual_arts Art Forum last week. Amongst really thoughtful questions from students about hope and grief, materials, indigenous plants and protocols were some about weaving i
View fullsize Winter School @sturtgalleryandstudios . Join me this July atAustralia’s pioneering school of contemporary craft for Braiding Rags: Square to Sculptural. . 5 immersive days in the highlands shaping 3D vessels, flanges, appendages, corners and ne
View fullsize I woke this morning reflecting on the world, and the wind in particular, as creative force and embodied spirit, and of we human animals as collaborators in the world’s creative life. . Recalling times when I’ve felt lifted from malaise by
View fullsize The beauty of a simple zig zag :) . Appreciating Kristine’s sweet rug. Braided from old sheets for her farmhouse bedside in Prince Edward County, Ontario. . Next 2-part ONLINE workshop is early next month :) . May’s in-person braided rug
View fullsize One hand held harvest: Late elephant garlic and sunchokes by the ornamental grape. . #Autumn #UndergroundTreats #GardenGratitude #GoodSoil
View fullsize Kitchen Compost to Cochineal: Colour snap from our last Natural Dye Day. . From the bottom up: Lovelier Olives from Red Onion skin + Iron than my camera can capture Red Onion skins (no mordant) Fresh Eucalyptus Cinerea leaves Avocado Pips + Alkali Gr
View fullsize This morning's pleasure: A mini harvest of passion. From the vine I planted in dedication to Bobbie (my maternal grandma). . She said to plant passionfruit facing East, with a liver dug into the soil beneath it. . I planted mine 5 years back, on her
View fullsize Learn to weave your own cloth! Pass it on... . Just 3 weeks until the Introduction to Weaving Course kicks off @castlemainecommunity . 5 full days spaced over a month, introducing you to the 4 shaft hand-loom and setting you up to continue weaving i
View fullsize Lovely company, concentrated care and dedication above and beyond at yesterday's warping workshop. . Thank you weavers! May your warps flow smoothly from here on in :) . #HandloomLove #DressingTheLoom #DevotionToTheCraft #MakingOurOwnCloth #WestEndH
View fullsize 1 place available in next Sunday's special introduction to Natural Dye workshop @maravillagedreaming in Blampied. . Or join me Sunday May 28 in the kitchen @CastlemaineCommunity… . Links in Profile :) . #wastenot #naturaldye #localcolou
View fullsize A lovely weaving student of mine, Maree, once brought delicious home made crackers to class and everyone wanted the recipe. . Years later I roasted my first crop of Jerusalem artichokes (also called sun chokes). They were absolutely delicious, but ea
View fullsize I'm working on the warp for a special commission and sending best wishes to all weavers preparing for this Sunday's revision workshop on 'Dressing the Loom'. . I look forward to fine tuning our technique and winding our warps smoothly onto our looms.
View fullsize Appreciating Chris's rag braiding progress from the boat shed at Camden Haven... and Abigail's largest rug to date - 33" x 57" for her home in California. . Putting old clothing to use for years to come, and centering ourselves in the proce
View fullsize Boorp Boorp Boondyil has been nominated for an award - and voting closes today! . Please vote (using the easy link in my bio) for our local entry in the "Indigenous Recognition" section of the National Local Government awards. . "Ten