SLIDE LECTURES
1. "Have Yurt, Will Travel" :Felt Journeys from Mongolia to Australia
(a PowerPoint Presentation)
This presentation takes you on a visual journey of my Felt Research tour to Russia, Europe and Mongolia in 1997, and the impact of this journey back in Australia. Learn about Felt designs, Mongolian nomadic life, Yurts and traditional feltmaking on the grass steppes. View ethnographic Musuem Felts in detail. Be inspired by the power of community arts through the Australian National Yurt Project. Experience the making of a wish and follow where it may lead you!
2. "That's what I love about stitch" : a narrative journey in Australian Fibre Art
(a PowerPoint Presentation)
A visual presentation is based on my PhD Research amongst contemporary fibre art practitioners in Australia. Discover how through their work people 'speak' about their lives, the role of memory, family and community, and socio-cultural concerns. Their contemporary artworks pay tribute to a time-honoured textile tradition and highlight skills built over a lifetime of making. The accompanying stories are personal, emotive, and diverse. Be inspired by words and images that leave their mark about the significance of textiles and fibre art in everyday life.
1. "Have Yurt, Will Travel" :Felt Journeys from Mongolia to Australia
(a PowerPoint Presentation)
This presentation takes you on a visual journey of my Felt Research tour to Russia, Europe and Mongolia in 1997, and the impact of this journey back in Australia. Learn about Felt designs, Mongolian nomadic life, Yurts and traditional feltmaking on the grass steppes. View ethnographic Musuem Felts in detail. Be inspired by the power of community arts through the Australian National Yurt Project. Experience the making of a wish and follow where it may lead you!
2. "That's what I love about stitch" : a narrative journey in Australian Fibre Art
(a PowerPoint Presentation)
A visual presentation is based on my PhD Research amongst contemporary fibre art practitioners in Australia. Discover how through their work people 'speak' about their lives, the role of memory, family and community, and socio-cultural concerns. Their contemporary artworks pay tribute to a time-honoured textile tradition and highlight skills built over a lifetime of making. The accompanying stories are personal, emotive, and diverse. Be inspired by words and images that leave their mark about the significance of textiles and fibre art in everyday life.
Contemporary Felt Work and Hand-dyed Fibres
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