Conference Drop-in Workshops
B418, School of Design and Built Environment 3 - 6 September 2024
Karrbung Madji (to make string)
With Lea Taylor, Aboriginal artist & weaver
Wednesday 4 September 2024, 12:00 – 15:00
Learn about the age-old process of making string.
Working with the artist you will learn about foraged fibres to determine the most suitable to make string and be guided in processing techniques to make string using raffia.
You’ll also have the chance to view heritage pieces made by Aboriginal women in the 1950s and ceremonial headdresses.
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With Melissa Cameron, metalsmith & jewellery artist
Thursday 5 September 2024, 12:00 – 15:00
Collaborate to create a large-scale artwork from recycled materials, encoding a binary message about the urgent need for a sustainable future.
Working with the artist to carefully order the materials into a binary/ascii colour-coding system, you will be guided to employ a simple wire twisting technique using recycled electrical copper wire to secure the elements.
Social Scarf: collaborative machine knitting
With Emma Buswell, textile artist
Friday 6 September 2024, 12:00 – 15:00
Learn the magic of punch cards and last century knitting machines.
Working with the artist you will learn the basics of knitting machines and how to translate an idea into a stitched image.
Bring along your ideas for a simple design that will be added to a communal length of cloth.
Image credit: YEE I-LANN, Harunan Motol 2021 (Boat's Ladder). Woven by Omadal Island Bajau Sama DiLaut weavers Kak Budi, Kak CT Aturdaya, Adik Darwisa, Kak Kinnuhong, Adik Koddil, Kak Roziah, Kak Sanah and Kak Norbaya.
Photo: Sue-Lyn Moyle, John Curtin Gallery.