WAFTA 25 September Guest speaker – Aukje Boonstra

WAFTA September’s Guest Speaker is Aukje Boonstra!

Aukje Boonstra is a textile artist from Tasmania who is here in September running two amazing WAFTA workshops with the entrancing title: Found Collected Dyed Stitched!  at www.wafta.com.au

“Working with second hand materials is one of my passions. It is as if the essence of the people who wore and used them before are embedded in the fibres.  Textiles carry stories, known and unknown. Working with those precious materials and turning them into unique wearable art pieces is what I love to do. As well as that the process of eco-dyeing never fails to fascinate me. To find eucalyptus leaves, sea weeds, barks on my walks along the beaches and town parks, have those simmer in dye pots with cloth and then when it has cooled to reveal the results is unpredictable, exciting and rewarding.  The repurposing of clothing, eco dyeing and hand stitching are my areas of expertise”.  

Join us to hear a very engaging and inspiring artist talk of her passion:
September 25th, Craft House Menora from 7pm
Members $5 and Guests $10.

FIGS Exhibition15-20 Sept 2018

“THE FEELING OF FELT” EXHIBITION

Venue 52 of the SOUTHERN ART AND CRAFT TRAIL

15-30 September 2018 10am – 4 pm daily

Opening function morning tea Sunday 16th September from 10.30

At: Eclipse Building, Museum of the Great Southern, Residency Road, Albany

Travel south down York Street towards the harbour; turn right at the last roundabout onto Stirling Terrace. Turn left into Residency Road; the venue is on the right immediately after the railway line

Journey along our welcome wall of creative felted discs. These wonderful works are for sale with part of the proceeds being donated to an Albany charity. Be led upstairs to an exhibition showcasing contemporary felt with sculptural, functional and fashion works by felt makers in the Great Southern.       Contact 0419047291

Natural Rhythms in Colour 3-day Nuno Felting Workshop

Natural Rhythms in Colour 3-day Nuno Felting Workshop

Only 5 places left!  Natural Rhythms in Colour 3-day Nuno Felting Workshop taught by colourist Nancy Ballesteros, Perth, Western Australia.  Craft House, 28-30 Sept.  Friday-Sunday 9:30-4:30. Learn how to apply simple but powerful Fibonacci design principals while creating ‘structured’ or ‘organic’ colour & design sequences. Create a  single or double Infinity wrap or scarf. For more information FB message me or email nancy@treetopscolours.com.au

FeltWest will be demonstrating at the WA Craft Show 3,4,5th August 2018

Feltwest is excited to announce that we will be having a Guild stall at this year’s Craft Show. This will be a great opportunity to showcase our members’ work, demonstrate feltmaking and encourage new people to learn the craft, and perhaps, join us as a Feltwest member.

Please help us to make this event a success by submitting work for the display, and volunteering for the roster to staff the stall and demonstrate felt making.

We are looking for a range of quality felt items that show the scope and diversity of what we can achieve in our felt making. Items are for display only and not for sale. Please label all items with your name and contact number and bring them along to our meeting on 21st July. They will be returned at the August meeting, or beforehand by arrangement.

We will be asking for volunteers for the roster at the meeting this Saturday (16th June). Volunteers will get free entry to the Show (approx $15).

More information will be provided closer to the date.

The Feltwest members working group organising our participation at this event comprises Jill Jodrell and Jan Stroud.

CASM – Beyond The Seam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May – Aug 2018

BEYOND THE SEAM: Conceptual works in Fibre Art

to website click here

 

IN FOCUS – Midland Junction Arts Centre

 

MJAC  opening of

IN FOCUS

Presented by DADAA

4.30 – 6PM, THURSDAY 5 APRIL 2018
MIDLAND JUNCTION ARTS CENTRE

SUPPORTED BY THE CITY OF SWAN, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES AND DISABILITY SERVICES, HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE

For the past decade, the annual In Focus exhibition at Midland Junction Arts Centre has featured artists from DADAA workshops connected to its Midland hub. This is an inclusive exhibition where the artists select one of their best artworks to present. The exhibition is curated by the artists with the support of DADAA staff.

Each year varies in feature or theme, different events, workshops and performances. There are usually 100 to 150 participating artists, attracting hundreds of visitors. For many artists, this is their major exhibition of the year where they invite friends, family, supporters and collectors to celebrate their artistic success.

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RSVP ESSENTIAL | INFO@MUNDARINGARTSCENTRE.COM.AU > or 08 9250 8062

VIEWING TIMES | 6 APR – 20 APR 2018 | WED – FRI 10AM – 5PM

PUBLIC PROGRAM

Wed 18 Apr | 11am-2pm | FREE Specimen Jars Workshop for 7-12yr with Lex Randolph | BOOK NOW > 
Fri 20 Apr | 11am-2pm | FREE Shibori Dying for Adults with Dimity Gregson | BOOK NOW > 

Image: Declan White, Crocodile, Coloured Pencil on Paper, 2017, 29cm x 45cm