For the present time, Harriet will only be teaching fibre art and basketry workshops in person around NSW, Australia for individuals, groups and conferences. When things shift globally, she hopes to be able to travel again taking textile retreats incorporating yoga and good food in beautiful settings around the world.
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ONLINE:
AFTER A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL FIRST RELEASE WE DO HOPE TO RUN HARRIET’s ONLINE COURSE AGAIN LATER IN 2021
A beautifully produced, all encompassing, online collaboration with Fibre Arts Take Two. Filmed on location around Harriet’s home and studio, share a one-on-one learning experience with Harriet as she takes you into her world, showing you through foraging in the garden, preparing materials for weaving, her favourite fudamental techniques for creating fibre art and sculpture and her professional studio set-up.
THE MORE PEOPLE ON THE WAITLIST THE SOONER IT WILL RUN SO PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME DOWN TO LET US KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED!
IN PERSON:
28 August 2021 – Jugiong 18 September Looping and Random Weaving
12 September 2021 – The Cooks Shed (lunch by Martin Boetz), Sackville NSW Open Twined Fish Trap Style Lamp Shade
23/24 October – Artisans In The Gardens, Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens Wire & Fibre Sculpture – Making PODS or COCOONS
Further Details for these workshops:
JUGIONG MEMORIAL HALL – WIRED OPEN LABS 28 AUGUST
Two Separate Half-Day Workshops: Book into one or both!
9.00am- 12.00 Sculptural Looping & 1.30 – 4.30pm Random Weaving
- IN THIS 3 HOUR WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN
- Which soft fibres can be used to make a string bag;
- Up to three stitches increasing in difficulty to make soft string bags or pouches in the style of stretchy ‘billums’;
- Ideas to use with wire to create hard looped structures or sculpture.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Introductory class suitable for beginners and intermediate weavers. 13 years and up.
DATE & TIME
Saturday 28 August, 2021
9:00-12:00pm
LOCATION
Jugiong Memorial Hall
299 Riverside Drive
Jugiong, NSW 2726
COST
$275 per ticket (GST inc)
10 places available
GROUP BOOKINGS
Make a booking of 4 or more and a 10% discount will automatically apply at checkout.
IN THIS 3 HOUR WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN
- To make the body or form of a random woven basket;
- Which plants in your garden and nearby bushlands are suitable for foraging and weaving;
- How to store, prepare, harvest and weave plants from the garden;
- Techniques for control when making freeform sculptural, organic pieces.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Introductory class suitable for beginners and intermediate weavers. 13 years and up.
DATE & TIME
Saturday 28 August, 2021
1:30-4:30pm
LOCATION
Jugiong Memorial Hall
299 Riverside Drive
Jugiong, NSW 2726
COST
$275 per ticket (GST inc)
12 places available
GROUP BOOKINGS
Make a booking of 4 or more and a 10% discount will automatically apply at checkout.
Cordage & Windowpane Twining (Fish Trap Style) Basket or Lampshade
Sunday September 12th – 9:00am – 4:30pm
$305.00 Includes: Class, Materials, Morning Tea and Lunch
Harriet is one of Australia’s best-known fibre sculptors and teachers of basketry techniques. She has led regular workshops in Australia and internationally for more than a decade. Working full-time out of her studio near Robertson, NSW she makes fibre sculpture, lighting installations and commissions.
In class, we will explore contemporary basketry techniques and learn about fibres suitable for weaving. The workshop format embraces the ancient magic of a creative circle and making by hand.
Included in the class fee are all the materials you will need, relevant notes and tools. Most often this is hand-dyed rattan core, seagrass or raffia to form the structure of the baskets and foraged materials to ‘fill’ or decorate the baskets. Attendees are encouraged to bring treasures from their own collecting and recycling is always a good thing!
In the fish-trap style class students will choose from naturally dyed rattan to create a fish-trap inspired sculptural basket with open weave or windowpane twining. The class will start with string making or ‘cordage’ by hand from leaves or raffia which can then be used to hang their fish trap style basket.
These baskets look wonderful on the wall, lit up with fairy lights or small LED bulbs.
Morning Tea & a shared style Lunch provided by Martin Boetz.
Book now, only 12 spots available.
LAOS with ACE CAMPS
October 2022
https://acecampstravel.com/laos
A textile, weaving and natural dyeing retreat in beautiful Luang Prabang, Laos with Ace Camps and Harriet Goodall.
This 8 day Ace Camp will offer you the opportunity to explore the techniques used in various forms of natural fibre basket weaving and traditional loom weaving. Luang Prabang is the best place in Laos to find the country’s remarkable textile treasures. Laos textiles are considered by collectors and connoisseurs to be amongst the finest in the world.You will work with local artisans learning about silk types, the many uses of bamboo, natural dye preparations and how to weave on a large floor loom, on which you will create your own masterpiece. Harriet Goodall will be teaching an in-depth basket weaving workshop sharing her design process, material knowledge, and technical approaches to modern basket weaving. You will learn while exploring with different materials such as seagrass, raffia and rattan and build multiple small pieces to take home.
October 23rd & 24th Artisans In the Gardens Details TBC
The 20th anniversary celebration of this exciting and diverse art exhibition inspired by nature in all its forms.A celebration of the natural world, Artisans in the Gardens, now celebrating its 20th exhibition, brings together an extraordinary range of artwork. The exhibition showcases some of Australia’s best established and emerging artists and craftspeople with over 3,000 artworks including sculpture, ceramics, hand blown glass, jewellery, textiles plus so much more.
The pieces are thought provoking, awe-inspiring, functional and beautiful pieces of art. The artistic inspiration for the works draws on the intrinsic beauty of nature as well as current environmental issues and sustainability.
All items in the exhibition are for sale over the nine day event with proceeds going to the artists and to assisting Foundation and Friends of the Botanic Gardens continue supporting horticulture, conservation, scientific research and educational programs within your Botanic Gardens.
Save the date! Get a first look at Artisans in the Gardens 20th Anniversary Exhibition at the Opening Night Celebration on Friday, 15 October. Mingle with the artists, sip on a glass of wine, and enjoy shopping for artworks in the beautiful Lion Gate Lodge before the general public. More details to follow.
Where
Lion Gate Lodge Garden
The Royal Botanic Garden
Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney
Contact
Foundation and Friends of the Botanic Gardens
foundation.friends@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
TAILORED WORKSHOPS
You can also tailor private or group workshops to suit your needs – Harriet will forage, dye and prepare all weaving materials, bring comprehensive notes, tools and most importantly, cake! For a workshop overview with pricing please email harriet@harrietgoodall.com or fill out the enquiry form at the bottom of the page.
Booking Terms – Please read my set Terms and Conditions before booking into any workshop.
