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Weaving with both Arnhem Land and Djabugai weavers

This is a special opportunity to share time with traditional weavers from Arnhem Land and from Far North Queensland who are on a visit to the Sunshine Coast in Australia for cultural sharing.

These six special weavers all travel once a year to Weavery HQ, where Rene Bahloo hosts them as part of her family, to share their culture, hearts, stories and traditional weaving practices with the wider community.

This is an opportunity for healing through the telling of stories, sharing song, learning language and culture. It is a nurturing and safe space to ask questions, relax, have fun and immerse yourself in a new energy. This indigenous weaving and sharing circle will utilise lomandra and raffia as primary fibres for creating baskets and woven jewellery pieces.

This daytime workshop is offered as a fundraiser to contribute to bus hire, artists fees and flight tickets for the following weekend’s project at Barambah. (The weavers will all go on to connect with women from the stolen generation at Barambah (near Cherbourg) for a really special healing weekend of cultural rejuvenaton and transference of knowledge between the three indigenous groups. (SEQ, Arnhem, FNQ).

Thank you for supporting us in this important healing work!

 

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Weaving medicine baskets from natural fibres

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Sit in circle with weaver and artist Rene Bahloo and engage in deep contemplative, creative practice with natural fibres. You will be guided to weave a basketling which in turn will become a reflection of the weave of your self, your experience and your path of learning. Weaving is a practice which engages mind, body as well as spirit, and invites the wisdom of the weave to speak through your hands and hearts, in a safe and nurturing circle space.

Brisbane Weavery basketmaking workshop and sharing circle – Feb19

Weave a dilly bag or sculptural piece with local fibres. You will take home so much more than what you expected – connection, calm, groundedness and new friends! Experience the healing, nurturing and centering forces that emerge as you weave with awareness, intention and mindfulness. Rene will facilitate a journey through the creative energy of the universe using plants that are all around you – you will never look at your natural environment in the same way again! Beginners welcome. Please bring a lunch dish to share with the group, for extra culinary connection.

Twist weave technique using lomandra and other strappy-leaf plants.

Brisbane Weavery basketmaking workshop and sharing circle – Dec18

Weave a basketling or sculptural piece with local fibres. You will take home so much more than what you expected – connection, calm, groundedness and new friends! Experience the healing, nurturing and centering forces that emerge as you weave with awareness, intention and mindfulness. Rene will facilitate a journey through the creative energy of the universe using plants that are all around you – you will never look at your natural environment in the same way again! Beginners welcome. Please bring a lunch dish to share with the group, for extra culinary connection.

Coiling technique using lomandra and other strappy-leaf plants as well as naturally dyed raffia.