Connect with nature and get creative while using traditional New Zealand Maori techniques along with your own contemporary ideas to explore this amazing plant and fibre. Alice will teach you the traditional techniques of weaving with New Zealand harakeke (flax) and together you will explore and discuss the processes, traditions, Tikanga (protocols) around weaving as well as how to nurture the plant and how to harvest sustainably. All materials and resources are provided.
Whether you are a beginner or have experience in other weaving techniques, you will enjoy a day of weaving in a safe and nurturing environment that suits all abilities.
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Tea and coffee facilities available What to bring: Please pack lunch and snacks for the day.
About Alice Spittle
Alice graduated from Te Wananga O Raukawa in Otaki, NZ (2002) with a Diploma in Maori Design and Art and started her journey into the expression of art in Christchurch, NZ where she exhibited and sold her works nationally and internationally.
She has a deep passion for creating artworks that inspire, challenge or initiate change. Alice also weaves with traditional NZ Harakeke (Flax) fibre as well as paints in oils and acrylics. She has run successful weaving workshops around NZ, Australia and the US. She has run a series of workshops at The Australian Museum in Sydney, the Woodford Folk Festival and was also invited to teach at the renowned Spirit Weavers Gathering in California.
She has a deep passion for creating artworks that inspire, challenge or initiate change. Alice also weaves with traditional NZ Harakeke (Flax) fibre as well as paints in oils and acrylics. She has run successful weaving workshops around NZ, Australia and the US. She has run a series of workshops at The Australian Museum in Sydney, the Woodford Folk Festival and was also invited to teach at the renowned Spirit Weavers Gathering in California.
Workshop Schedule
This one-off workshop is open to everyone interested in learning traditional Maori weaving techniques. It is held on Saturday 10 August from 9.30am-5.30pm at a cost of $110pp
What you get: All materials suppliedTea and coffee facilities available What to bring: Please pack lunch and snacks for the day.
About Alice Spittle
Alice graduated from Te Wananga O Raukawa in Otaki, NZ (2002) with a Diploma in Maori Design and Art and started her journey into the expression of art in Christchurch, NZ where she exhibited and sold her works nationally and internationally.
She has a deep passion for creating artworks that inspire, challenge or initiate change. Alice also weaves with traditional NZ Harakeke (Flax) fibre as well as paints in oils and acrylics. She has run successful weaving workshops around NZ, Australia and the US. She has run a series of workshops at The Australian Museum in Sydney, the Woodford Folk Festival and was also invited to teach at the renowned Spirit Weavers Gathering in California.
She has a deep passion for creating artworks that inspire, challenge or initiate change. Alice also weaves with traditional NZ Harakeke (Flax) fibre as well as paints in oils and acrylics. She has run successful weaving workshops around NZ, Australia and the US. She has run a series of workshops at The Australian Museum in Sydney, the Woodford Folk Festival and was also invited to teach at the renowned Spirit Weavers Gathering in California.
Alice graduated from Te Wananga O Raukawa in Otaki, NZ (2002) with a Diploma in Maori Design and Art and started her journey into the expression of art in Christchurch, NZ where she exhibited and sold her works nationally and internationally.
She has a deep passion for creating artworks that inspire, challenge or initiate change. Alice also weaves with traditional NZ Harakeke (Flax) fibre as well as paints in oils and acrylics. She has run successful weaving workshops around NZ, Australia and the US. She has run a series of workshops at The Australian Museum in Sydney, the Woodford Folk Festival and was also invited to teach at the renowned Spirit Weavers Gathering in California.
She has a deep passion for creating artworks that inspire, challenge or initiate change. Alice also weaves with traditional NZ Harakeke (Flax) fibre as well as paints in oils and acrylics. She has run successful weaving workshops around NZ, Australia and the US. She has run a series of workshops at The Australian Museum in Sydney, the Woodford Folk Festival and was also invited to teach at the renowned Spirit Weavers Gathering in California.