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Weaving with Paper
Rain was forecast for our 8th Weaving Stories of Boodja workshop so we packed our supplies and mustered everyone over to an indoor venue. We worried that we would miss the sounds of nature, the birds calling, wind blowing the leaves in the trees, the crunch of gravel under our feet… but whilst setting up…
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Exploring Patterns in Nature
The Community Garden was noticeably fresher now that Djeran, the Noongar Season in April-May that brings cooler weather and winds, had set in. We were about to start the first part in a two part series of Weaving Stories of Boodja workshops, Part A: Patterns in Nature. Families arrived rugged up and ready to explore…
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Native Bird Collages with Nature Conservation
On a crisp Autumn morning we gathered in the Community Garden with Peta Lierich from Nature Conservation Margaret River, who shared with us her vast knowledge of the native birds that frequent Cowaramup and surrounds. Her love of native birds was infectious and as families listened carefully to her stories, there were smiles all around.…
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Connecting to Boodja with Wardandi Custodians & Elaine Clocherty
We are still buzzing with excitement from our last workshop Connecting to Boodja which saw guest Artist & Wardandi Elder Vivian Brockman, Artist & Wardandi custodian Mitchella Hutchins and Land Artist Elaine Clocherty join our creative programme. For those that are unfamiliar with Noongar language, the term Boodjais the word for country. This meaning is all encompassing including…
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Mono Printing with guest Artist Francesco Geronazzo
On Saturday we had our first guest Artist Francesco Geronazzo join us for workshop number 4 ‘Mono Printing with Leaves’, and what an incredible success! Francesco studied Fine Arts in Italy and now has his own art studio in Margaret River and operates under the name of Margaret River Printmaking. Looking around his studio you…
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Branch Weaving
We met at the Cowaramup Community Gardens on a sunny day to immerse ourselves in nature, connect with each other and create. This time it was Branch Weaving that brought us all together. A chance to find and create beauty from an every day object – a humble stick. Brows furrowed in concentration. Hands working…
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Sun Prints
The sun came out just for an hour, enough time for children & their families to work together to compose their ‘Sun Print’ collages. Families walked through the surrounding bushland, their eyes searching for interesting shapes, patterns and textures. Feathers, banksia leaves, marri blossoms & even a dragonfly shell were carefully layered onto a sheet…
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Journey Sticks
“Here we stand on Wardandi land, with respect in our hearts, hand in hand. This is the earth. There is the sky. These are my friends. And here am I.” We stood in a circle and acknowledged country, with our hands on our hearts, connecting ourselves to the earth and to each other. Walking the…
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Creating With Your Child
It is our intention that this community art project will offer you the opportunity to work creatively with your child/children. Unlike other after school activities which are a drop and go affair, we invite you to immerse yourself in this project with your child/children. It is a moment in your week where you can be present with…
Weaving Stories of Boodja 