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

Carol Maberly ✿ An embroidered Tao Te Ching

For Carol Maberly, embroidery is a mindful way to reflect on the Taoist wisdom of Lao Tzu.

Welcome to Iran: 6 November 2024

You are invited to meet key voices in Iranian craft today.

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.

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
Shireen Taweel, 'Al-Tusi preferred to rely on perfect circles instead'
Station Gallery (Melbourne)
12 October - 9 November 2024
Stevei Houkāmau - Ira
Masterworks Gallery (Auckland)
19 October - 16 November 2024

Upcoming Talks

Future Major Events