Short Courses 2019
Special Demonstrations by Senior Indigenous Artists from Maruku Arts – 10, 11, 13 & 14 April 2019
To coincide with an exhibition in Sturt Gallery, Punu, Living Wood, Senior Indigenous Artists, Billy and Lulu Cooley from Maruku Arts (NT) will conduct several sessions of an interactive public demonstration in carving music sticks and Punu (traditional wood burning designs). FREE EVENTS
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Weekend Courses – Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 May, 9.30am-4.30pm
Landscape basketry with Lissa-Jane de Sailles
Level: All | Cost: $310 + $35 materials
Every basket tells a story: Take your weaving skills further in this workshop where you will learn how to weave beautiful patterns into your baskets using colourful twine and wool. We begin by learning the ancient art of twining and how to incorporate asymmetrical patterns into your work. Participants will be able to complete a small basket over the weekend as well as learn how to design a larger project which can be completed independently.
In 2013 Shoalhaven based fibre artist, Lissa de Sailles, won a local scholarship that enabled her to study with master basket maker, the late Jim Wallis. This style of basket was one of Jim’s signature works and as he wished for his work to be carried on after his death, he taught Lissa his repertoire over a period of four months. Since this time, Lissa has added her own touch to these beautiful and unique baskets which reflect the colours and patterns of the Australian landscape.
Origami surface with Angharad Rixon
Level: All | Cost: $310 + $40 materialsYou will explore couture pleating, experimenting with traditional corrugated and flat pleats which can be used to create geometric surface patterns. We will look at the process of design pleating and use this newly learned process to design and make a pleated tote bag in rip-stop nylon that will hold a pleat permanently. This workshop is suited to artists who are looking for techniques to take their 2D textiles into 3-dimensions.
Angharad Rixon is a technical textile historian specialising in lace and passementerie; her studies in Italy, Switzerland and Spain have led to her skills in a variety of off-loom techniques. Angharad lectures in Milan and Florence and consults for museums and universities around the world.
Make a simple mirror with Jeff Phillips
Level: All | Cost: $310 + $100 materials (includes $90 payable tutor)Create a beautiful
hardwood mirror in one weekend. Join Jeff to complete preparation of the
components and then continue to the construction of the frame ready for the
final fitting of the mirror. The construction process will use dowels with
dowel jigs and using hand tools you will cut two wedged through mortice and
tenon joints. Your work will be completed with the application of an oil
finish.
Jeff Phillip’s
career as a furniture maker and teacher started with an apprenticeship in the
UK almost 40 years ago. His practice on both sides of the world has included
furniture restoration, design, making and professional teaching. Recent years
have seen a return to the industry as a designer and maker. Jeff is a regular
tutor at Sturt and TAFE colleges since 1998. He is also a founding member of
the Studio Wood Workers Association.
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Weekend Courses – Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 August, 9.30am-4.30pm
Chairmaker Evan Dunstone will guide you through the ins-and-outs of making a low stool using a variety of hand and power tools. The group will design their stool using the materials provided. Seat blanks and pre-machined legs will be provided. You will choose between 3 or 4 legs to shape your own low stool.
Evan is one of Australia’s foremost contemporary chair designers, represented in galleries through out the country. Awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study contemporary chair design and manufacture in England and the USA Evan found the Fellowship his passport to a greater understanding of the craft and deeper appreciation of design.
*Pictured is an example of a low stool only, not the actual project.
Explore rib basketry with Jillian Culey
Level: All | Cost: $310 + materials (TBA)
Create three baskets in one weekend exploring the ancient art of Rib Basketry. Day one you will have the opportunity to create two small rib baskets using various weaving and construction techniques and on day two focus on a larger piece with an opportunity to incorporate your own handmade string.
Jillian Culey is a fibre artist who is inspired by the natural fibres she uses and by the ancient and universal craft of basket weaving. Her work explores the woven form; its delicacy, its strength, its simplicity and its complexity. Jillian designs and creates baskets and sculptural pieces for exhibition, retail stores and private collections.
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Weekend Courses – Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 September, 9.30am-4.30pm
Spoon carving: making beautiful and useful tableware from waste timber with Fiona Glove
Level: All | Cost: $310 + materials (TBA)
Timber offcuts don’t need to be thrown away – you can transform them into useful, hardwearing utensils for the kitchen and table. In this two-day course you’ll have the opportunity to work with beautiful seasoned hardwoods to hand carve cooking and serving spoons, scoops, spreader knives and more. We’ll learn a variety of techniques working with traditional hand tools and explore finishing options, hand tool maintenance and sharpening. You’ll take home all the pieces you make, as well as the confidence, skills and further resources to continue your own spoon carving journey at home.Fiona Glover has a lifelong interest in woodcraft and design and was drawn to spoon carving due to its gentle and meditative process. She initially learnt traditional techniques in greenwood carving and has since developed her practice to also work with seasoned hardwoods that are recycled or offcuts from furniture making. Fiona shares her love of spoon carving, teaching workshops in Canberra and Sydney. Fiona’s hand carved woodenware is sold under the label Twig to Table at selected outlets in Canberra including the National Gallery of Australia Shop ACT, the National Library of Australia Bookshop, the Canberra Glasssworks and Craft ACT. Fiona is a student of the Furniture studio at the ANU School of Art and Design.
Online registration »Knitting with wire with Angharad Rixon
Level: All | Cost: $310 + $30 materials
Knitting metal wire in the traditional way with two needles or even on a spool or knitting Nancy results in a very open knit as wire is not elastic in the way that yarn is. During this workshop, we will explore an alternative technique of knitting wire which allows you to knit beautiful 3D forms with greater control over the size of the stitches and texture of the knit than traditional knitting. The participants will begin with a sample to learn how to cast on, knit and cast off. We will work on a small project of sculptural knitted beads and experiment with different ways of using them in jewellery. Angharad Rixon is a technical textile historian specialising in lace and passementerie; her studies in Italy, Switzerland and Spain have led to her skills in a variety of off-loom techniques. Angharad lectures in Milan and Florence and consults for museums and universities around the world.
Contemporary stitching & fabric play with Cath Derksema
Level: All | Cost: $310 + materials (TBA)
Create two beautiful cushions through fabric exploration, creative stitching, dyeing and screenprinting. This workshop will be a colourful mixture of fabric manipulation and surface play. Use fabric, thread and paint to explore traditional concepts then ‘deconstruct’ them to create your own unique works with one of Australia’s favorite textile designers.Happenstore’s Cath Dersksema has been a textile designer for a long and wonderful time. From John Kaldor in the ‘80s , Art Park in the ‘90s to Prints Charming Original Fabrics in the 2000s. Today Cath shares her passion through commissions, workshops, bespoke fabric and artisan projects.
The ceramic canvas with Tania Rollond
Level: All | Cost: $310 + materials (TBA)
Have you ever wondered about the possibility of translating your drawings, watercolours, paintings or prints onto ceramic surfaces? In this workshop Tania Rollond will introduce a variety of mark making media specific to ceramics, and work with you to create simple hand-built ceramic forms which transform your two dimensional artworks into three dimensions. No ceramic experience is required, but you’ll need to bring some 2D artworks with you.
Tania Rollond has been making work for solo and group exhibitions in Australia and overseas for the last decade. In 2011, Tania completed her Master of Fine Art (by Research) in Drawing at UNSW. In addition to her studio practice, Tania has been teaching since 2001. Her experience includes the University of NSW, TAFE and Sturt Craft Centre. She is currently a part-time Lecturer in Ceramics at the National Art School, Sydney, where she has worked since 2004.
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Weekend Courses – Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October, 9.30am-4.30pm
Wood project with Isabelle Moore (Scotland)
Level: All | Cost: $310 + materials (TBA)Details to follow
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To enrol in a course, please use the online enrolment form or download the enrolment form below and return to Sturt Short Courses, PO Box 34 Mittagong NSW 2575 or email to: shop@sturt.nsw.edu.au. For more information, phone: 02 4860 2083.
Short Courses Enrolment Form (123 KB)
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SHORT COURSES TERMS & CONDITIONS
- ENROLMENT: Students are strongly encouraged to enrol early – at least 2 weeks out from the course commencement date. Late enrolments cannot be guaranteed a place or that the course will run.
- PAYMENT: Full payment is required to confirm your place in any course.
- CANCELLATION BY STURT: Sturt Craft Centre reserves the right to cancel or postpone any class due to under enrolment or other unforeseen circumstances. Courses with insufficient enrolments will be cancelled 2 weeks in advance of the course commencement date. In this case enrolled students will receive a full refund.
- CANCELLATION BY STUDENTS: No refunds will be given to enrolled students wishing to cancel less than two weeks in advance of the course commencement date. Students who cancel and wish to receive a refund before 2 weeks in advance of the course commencement date will incur a $50 cancellation fee.
- MINIMUM AGE for adult course enrolment is 16 years.
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