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Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn the art of wet felting and make your own hat with textile artist, Jo Barr. In this full-day workshop, you will work with Australian fine merino wool to create your own felt. To practice the technique, you will manipulate your hand-made felt into a flower to make a simple b…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn the art of wet felting with textile artist Jo Barr. In this half-day workshop, you will work with Australian fine merino wool, wetting, layering and manipulating the fibre to create your own felt. You will practice the technique by manipulating your felt into a simple smal…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn about an historic casting material and how to cast items from a mould. Gutta percha is derived from tree sap harvested throughout Indonesia and Malaysia and traditionally used to produce a variety of objects. In this workshop, students will explore methods used in simulati…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Begin your journey into the world of chairmaking with Windsor Chairmaker, Jon Grant from Tasmania. In this five-day intensive you will make the elegant Democratic Chair. Designed by American master craftsman, Curtis Buchanan, the Democratic Chair tells a story of accessibility a…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Join Prue Simmons, one of only three accredited Saori weaving teachers in Australia and discover the easy and enjoyable freestyle form of Japanese Saori weaving. In this full-day workshop, you will learn basic techniques and play with colour and texture to create a gorgeous scar…
Classes & Workshops Christmas Island, WA
Explore an unspoilt paradise in the Indian Ocean, home to 23 resident or breeding species of land and sea birds. See two of the rarest sea birds – the Christmas Island Frigatebird and the Abbott’s Booby sharing the skies with White tailed and Red Tailed Tropicbirds. Also keep yo…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn the ancient art of netsuke wood carving with master wood carver Hape Kiddle. In this three-day workshop, you will learn to shape and carve your own netsuke fish or toadstool using traditional wood carving hand tools and Japanese carving techniques such as himotoshi (carvin…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn intermediate tapestry weaving techniques with tapestry weaver, Tim Gresham. In this two-day workshop, you will learn the technique of hatching. Hatching is a creative technique used to model form and blend colour and make other visual effects in tapestries. This workshop i…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn to bind a book with bookbinder and conservator, Debra Parry. In this full-day workshop, you will learn to create a hardbound book using basic hand tools and techniques. You will learn about the qualities of different papers as you size, cut and compile the text block. You…
Classes & Workshops Hawker, SA
Escape the daily grind with Adventure Art Photography and experience five incredible days surrounded by the sheer beauty of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia! Give yourself permission to unwind and get creative. This five-day tour is a landscape photographer’s dream as you…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn to create colour using natural dyes with Churchill Fellow, Heather Thomas. In this full day workshop, you will learn to colour wool using natural plant dyes that can be found in your own backyard. You will create a colour sampler of wool felt. Heather will also demonstrate…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn to make your own stone carved letters with letter carver and calligrapher, Greg Hanlon. In this two-day workshop you will learn how to use traditional hand tools including hammer and chisels to work into hard stone. After practicing the three basic techniques for stone car…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn to make a matching set in precious silver with silversmith, Rachel Grose. In this full-day workshop, you will learn the basics of fabricating objects in sterling silver: designing, cutting, stamping, finishing, soldering and polishing. At the end of the workshop, you will…
Classes & Workshops Warooka, SA
See the gardens of Ballara through the eyes of custodian and Photographer Steph Ball. Be toured through sprawling 100 year old gardens whilst listening to stories and histories as you capture your own unique images. Photographer Steph Ball and Watercolour Artist Rachelle Plazeri…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn to make a pair of custom ankle boots with Luna Newby. In this four-day workshop, you will make a pair of ankle boots for yourself. You can choose to make them more or less decorative by using different leathers, techniques and accents. You will start by fine-tuning the foo…
Classes & Workshops Don, TAS
Get ready for a seaside cleanse! The Alcohol-Free Wild Wellness Retreats (AF-WW) are for those wanting to shift their relationship with alcohol and enjoy the process. But it's not just about alcohol. This retreat is for anyone wanting change around areas of life holding them bac…
