Loop
“Everywhere it’s the same, and everywhere it’s different: two hands with five fingers each (and other body parts), and a continuous loop of string”
Over time, Garland is gathering a creative community across the Indo-Pacific. This page is where you can stay in the loop with updates from our Friends and Circle. See here if you would like to be featured in this Loop.
A cry from the heart: Disappearing crafts - LOkesh Ghai returns to Kutch to find a radical decline in the number of artisans practising their traditional crafts.
Investing in the care economy: QR codes on pashmina shawls - How can we tell if a product is authentically handmade, and why does it matter?
What is the value of craft? - The inaugural report on the Value of Craft argues that craft plays a critical role in addressing the challenges of our time.
On the border: Exploring land, identity, and connection through art jewellery - Joani Groenewald presents jewellery in a landscape setting that reflects the fragile connections between people and the environment.
Surabaya style in the Sunshine State - Carla van Lunn heralds the warm browns and calming indigos that Janet Teowarang brings to Queensland.
Dorothy Erickson: Jewellery inspired by light and land - Philippa O'Brien reflects on the extraordinary career of a West Australian jeweller whose work is inspired by a unique natural environment.
Kate Baker ✿ Difficult knowledge - Our December laurel goes to Kate Baker for an installation in Shanghai combining animation and glass reflecting the anxieties of children.
From coffee waste to Waztehaus: A sustainable initiative for women’s vegan leather shoes - Mayra Zivanka explains how to make shoes sustainably out of coffee
Craft therapy? The future of craft as a service - The growth of the "care economy" contains the promise of new forms of craft practice.
Afghan weaves from clay to wool - Alexandra Copeland shares her journey from ceramics to carpet weaving via Afghanistan.
Tunnizze Creation: Africa knits together - Elizabeth Okeyele-Olatunji shares her passion for teaching African children knitting and crochet for their economic welfare and creative pleasure.
Lee Ji Won: Ancient weaves now - Lee Ji Won (이지원) is a young Korean weaver who revives traditional East Asian textile techniques.
Vipoo gives Jooyun’s teapot a new life - An exhibition at the Australian Design Centre features Vipoo Srivilasa's restorative ceramics.
Ngozi Omeje ✿ For the love and joy of it - A conversation with an important African ceramicist about her creative work and the challenge of being a clay artist in Nigeria.
Book review: Crafting Luxury - A new book on luxury craft reveals its stunning growth and lack of ethical transparency.
Herstory: 20 years of ETWA – A journey of collaboration, culture, and connection - Deb Salvagno recounts the first twenty years of the East Timor Women Australia association, helping support the young nation's recovery through textiles.
Sahjeevan: A symbiotic association between makers and designers - Khushbu Mathur writes about her successful collaboration with block printer Shakil Ahmed.
Carol Maberly ✿ An embroidered Tao Te Ching - For Carol Maberly, embroidery is a mindful way to reflect on the Taoist wisdom of Lao Tzu.
Melinda Capp ✿ Jewellery squared - Mem Capp writes about her identical twin sister, Melinda Capp, whose finely hammered jewellery work evokes reflection and doubles.
For earlier posts, see here.