Makers Merge

31/08/2023

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Give into the urge to let your eyes roam and thoughts wander as you enter ‘Canopy’ a collaborative exhibition now [...]

24/08/2023

Lis de Vries is a textile artist with a focus on weaving, based in Naarm, Melbourne. Her pieces explore the use of fragments and remnants, they are bold, sometimes contain form, and feature non-fibre elements such as leather, seaweed and wire. Her piece 'Shagpile' received the Best in Object Design Award (Melbourne Design Fringe 2022). Lis recently returned from Florence, Italy where she wove the works ‘Funghi’ on a traditional hand operated Jacquard Loom.

To see more of her work and process, visit Lis on Instagram

24/08/2023

Tess Braden is a textile and digital designer, who uses the computer to unravel complex design patterns and her hands to experiment with pattern, colour, and texture. There is a strong theme of playfulness in Tess’s textiles that is shown through bold colours and the use of different materials. Tess is drawn to the idea of imperfections that bring a sense of unfinishedness and opens up the possibility for her pieces to constantly evolve, creating an everlasting journey of artistic exploration with no definite endpoint.

See more of Tess's work and her process on Instagram

24/08/2023

Georgina de Beaujeu’s multi-disciplinary practice is centred around the value of connecting people to nature and the urgent need to mitigate biodiversity loss. Georgina employs interactive digital media, photography, drawing and painting in her work and is undertaking an industry funded PhD in this area. Georgina’s work was selected for the Public Space Ideas Awards (Committee for Sydney 2020), the Nature of Us photography competition (Geelong Design Week 2022) and the international Tapestry Prize for Architects (Australian Tapestry Workshop 2021).

Visit Georgina on Instagram

24/08/2023

Debra Billson is a mixed media artist and award-winning book designer who lives and works on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country. Her artwork is held in both public and private collections. Debra enjoys utilising her digital skills, combined with pre-computer skills, to create textural and tactile works that investigate traditional women’s crafts. Recently, she has begun to repurpose her community’s waste in the hope that the resulting works challenge our expectations regarding the relationship between materials and their uses.

See more of Debra's work and view her process on Instagram

24/08/2023

Sarah Berry creates sculptural and installation pieces working with textiles alongside discarded, waste or unused materials. Her interest is in exploring the beauty that can be created from waste, aiming to provoke thought on what we throw away and how it impacts our planet. Sarah has studied textile design and exhibited her work in group shows.

To see more of Sarah's work and process, visit Instagram .of.color

24/08/2023

Su Liew is an artist and a health professional, with textile design qualifications. Her art practice seeks to explore interplay between modalities and how they inform and inspire each other. She uses drawing, collage, embroidery, weaving and tapestry techniques as means to examine unexpected details and perspectives.
To see more of Su's work and process, visit her on Instagram .liew.making

10/08/2023