Garland Magazine

The stories behind
what we make

✿ Welcome to Garland Magazine ✿

Enjoy our latest issue ✿ The Table ✿ Well-crafted associations

The Hanging Studio Table: For the many and the few

The Hanging Studio Table: For the many and the few

Smoko room

Kay Abude recreates in a gallery the table from the wharf where she works.

Victorian Woodworkers Association: Joinery in real time

Stephen Ziguras charts the history of a state-based woodworking association that is currently enjoying an increased interest in "bricks-and-mortar" activities.

Table as metaphor

Damien Wright presents six tables as material platforms for how we can do politics.

 

Featured Articles

From Issue 36 ✿ The Table

Full Issue

A table for elements at play

Mary Hackett demonstrates her mettle by forging elemental spheres for life on a table

by Mary Hackett

Expanding the table: Vicki Grima’s impact on the Australian ceramics community

Amelia Black writes about the way the director of the Australian Ceramics Association created a sense of community in times of adversity.

by Amelia Black

How to stay grounded in a big mining state

We talk with venerable arts consultant June Moorhouse about the lessons she's learned working with small arts organisations.

by June Moorhouse

Fabric for a Feast: The story of Textiles Sydney

Jane Théau writes about a tablecloth embroidery project that grew into a new organisation, Textiles Sydney.

by Jane Théau

Stay in the Loop

With recent news

See All Loop

Sahjeevan: A symbiotic association between makers and designers

Khushbu Mathur writes about her successful collaboration with block printer Shakil Ahmed.

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.

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.

Vipoo gives Jooyun’s teapot a new life

An exhibition at the Australian Design Centre features Vipoo Srivilasa's restorative ceramics.

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.

Afghan weaves from clay to wool

Alexandra Copeland shares her journey from ceramics to carpet weaving via Afghanistan.

Days we celebrate on the Garland platform:

Current Exhibitions

Highlights from our calendar

Full Listing
Max Adrian: RIPSTOP
The Center for Craft (Asheville, North Carolina)
26 July - 29 March 2025
"Tais, Culture & Resilience: Woven stories of Timor-Leste” Exhibition
Burke Gallery at Trinity College, University of Melbourne (Melbourne)
19 September - 10 December 2024
Weaving matter: material experimentation
Ararat Gallery TAMA (Ararat)
12 October - 16 February 2025
re/JOY
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
22 November - 19 February 2025

Upcoming Talks

Future Major Events