Weaving is Healing The Gap Brisbane November 2022

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We will create a beautiful medicine pot by weaving with pandanus spiralus (a unique and rare premium weaving fibre from Arnhem Land) in a spiral technique.

The workshop will be facilitated through means of a ceremonial space where you will be nurtured and held safely in a circle of like-minded beings, sharing and breathing and creating together. Trauma informed, please let me know by private communication if you would like your circumstances to be known, and gently held.

Beginners are celebrated.

This is an opportunity to experience the ancient art of basket weaving as a deeply mindful and contemplative practice. It is a space of sharing, creating, being and breathing, conducted through ceremony and celebration of life. Using natural materials from the land, you will learn to weave individual strands of fibre together to form a whole creation, while recognising and acknowledging the mirrors and metaphors that bind us together with nature and each other. Like a weave within a weave, this has the power of revealing a way of being that is nurturing, growthful, enlightening and honouring of the energy of creation. Together we will weave baskets that hold in their fibres all of the stories we share, flowing in symphony with the songs of nature as they unfold around and within us.

Extra pandanus fibre will be available to buy on the day, if needed for future weaving projects or for the expansion of your current one.

Please bring a chair, cushion or mat to sit on, and lunch to share.

$120 pp

Tickets can be booked online or by emailing me to organise a direct deposit / cash.

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Sunshine Coast medicine pot weaving circle November 2020

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WHAT: Using Lomandra Longifolia fibre straight from the land, we will create a two-stand twist-woven medicine pot. This will be a ceremonial sacred space where you will be nurtured and held safely in a circle of like-minded souls, sharing and breathing and creating together. I will also introduce some embodiment practices/nervous system regulation skills for navigating challenging times, like breathing, visualisation and soul-to-cell toning, workshop circle. Beginners celebrated. Trauma informed.

This is an opportunity to experience the ancient art of basket weaving as a deeply mindful and contemplative practice. It is a space of sharing, creating, being and breathing, conducted through ceremony and celebration of life. Using natural materials from the land, you will learn to weave individual strands of fibre together to form a whole creation, while recognising and acknowledging the mirrors and metaphors that bind us together with nature and each other. Like a weave within a weave, this has the power of revealing a way of being that is nurturing, growthful, enlightening and honouring of the energy of creation. Together we will weave baskets that hold in their fibres all of the stories we share, flowing in symphony with the songs of nature as they unfold around and within us. Please bring snacks to share, and a chair, blanket or cushion to sit on. We will be on the grass under a huge fig tree. Please be considerate of current COVID restrictions on proximity and personal hygiene.

Optional premium pandanus (a different fibre to what we will be using) is available to buy at an extra cost, if needed. See ticket info for details.

Please bring a chair, cushion or mat to sit on, in respect of current COVID recommendations.

$100 pp

Sunshine Coast weaving circle – October

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Learn to weave – in a ceremony-style basket weaving circle where each member of the group is honoured for their own special contribution to the group in a gentle, nurturing manner. It is an open-hearted, fun and growthful experience for the beginner and experienced weaver alike, a creative space full of shared wisdom and joy.

Use plants that grow in your garden, learn the characteristics of the fibre so as to identify and play with other fibres that suit the technique, as you walk your path onwards.

Particular technique TBA – special requests considered till further notice

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“Weaving our Future” basketry workshop series

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This is a special series of workshops to connect indigenous and non-indigenous women through the practice of basket weaving, on the Sunshine Coast, Australia.

Participants attending workshops will learn basket weaving techniques that are practical and useful, with fibres from plants that grow locally. These skills will be used to create harvest baskets based on traditional and/or contemporary forms, with an emphasis on creativity and innovation of forms to suit the needs of modern society. In ‘Weaving our Future’, community members will learn where, how and when to harvest a selection of fibres sustainably and how to store and prepare these fibres for use. Yarning is an integral part of this process, where every participant will be given a voice and a nurturing space to share, where all are honoured for their individuality and their part in the dynamics of the group. Indigenous and non- indigenous knowledge is given a place to thrive, encouraging new ideas to emerge. Introducing traditional knowledge holders from Arnhem Land (Kunwinjku women) will add to this experience for deeper cultural connection and knowledge sharing (Karrimarnbun).

This knowledge exchange project will explore the overlap between traditional bush food harvesting, fibre and the baskets used to harvest food and fibre, honouring both traditional and contemporary perspectives. Participants will create both artworks and cultural artifacts, in an attempt to revive, revitalise and reinvent an endangered art form. The project is stage one in a larger vision – the establishment of a local ongoing (intercultural) weaving group, working towards cultural connection and creative exchange opportunities with remote Indigenous weavers.

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1st February. Two date ranges with techniques working concurrently.

Dates are thus:

Tuesdays , Thursdays:

6 Feb           1 Feb

13 Feb         8 Feb

20 Feb         15 Feb

27 Feb         22 Feb

6 March       1 March

13 March     8 March

20 March 22 march – Dale Chapman

8 May Headspace Maroochydore  10 May Deadly Espresso

Two more days TBA and self-help group time – also, days are flexible according to technique (same technique, two different days).

$150 for the series of workshops. $25 per session if attended individually. Save over $50!

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/weaving-our-future-basketry-workshop-series-tickets-41095210882

The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Sunshine Coast Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
This project is proudly supported by Sunshine Coast Council’s grants program.

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