Garland Magazine
The stories behindwhat we make
Featured Articles
From Issue 24: Boteh
Liliana Morais follows a Japanese ceramicist who built a kiln in order to make a life between Japan and Brazil.
John Mateer argues that the Indian Ocean fosters craft as a way of connecting its cultures.
Curator Sandra Murray and writer Andrew Nicholls reflect on recent work in red by the fibre legend, Nalda Searles.
Gregory Pryor documents the bush encounters of a West Australian collective that is finding ways of sharing knowledge outside the formal academy.
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With recent news
The eleventh talk in our Reinventing the Wheel series is in Kyoto, where Sachiko Tamashige introduces the traditional practice of sword and mirror polishing.
Jessica Hemmings reviews an exhibition by Majorcan artist Miquel Barceló of monumental and metamorphic ceramic works.
Sarah Stewart finds the work of Tasmanian jeweller Gabbee Stolp reflects the fleeting beauty that flows down the Derwent River.
Join us in the foothills of the Himalayas to learn its stories and support its crafts.
Our podcast interview with the Moroccan brass smith Hamza El Fasiki reflects on the crafts that survive in Morocco when the tourist no longer come.
Wishing a long life to share the graceful moonlight, though thousands of miles apart. 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟
Let's meet on the Garland platform:
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meet the contributors to our current issue
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Value Chains Reset conference
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Reinventing the Wheel series
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Join us in the foothills of the Himalayas to learn its stories and support its crafts.
Current Exhibitions
Highlights from our calendar
Tapestry Design Prize for Architects 2021 Finalists
Australian Tapestry Workshop (Melbourne)
26 August - 19 October 2021
Black in Black on Black: Making the Invisible Visible in Western North Carolina
The Center for Craft (Asheville, North Carolina)
6 September - 7 January 2022
Upcoming Talks
- Indian Ocean perspectives (Perth)
21 September, 6-8pm (AWST)
Garland & JMGA
Alchemy in Japanese traditional craft: The transformation of light with Tamahagane forging and polishing
23 September 5pm (Kyoto time)
Garland - Reinventing the Wheel
Launch of issue #24: Boteh 🥭
27 September 5pm (Melbourne)
Garland magazine
Re-emergence: Complexity Yarns with Indigenous Thinkers
30 September, 4:30pm (Sydney)
Nikeri Institute, Deakin
International State of Practice — Ethical Metalsmiths
30 September 7pm (EDT)
Ethical Metalsmiths
Anuradha Chauhan: A secret of the Himalayas
3 October 7pm (AEST)
Garland
Jewellery Values – Materiality, Making & Movement (Sydney)
9 October, 10-11:30am (AEST)
Garland & JMGA
Future Major Events
- Indian Ocean Craft Triennial
1 Sep 2021 - 30 Nov 2021
Perth, Western Australia
Design China Beijing
24 Sep 2021 - 27 Sep 2021
Being, China
Identity, Collaboration, Sustainability - Applied Arts Scotland
27 Sep 2021 - 30 Sep 2021
Scotland, UK
Soul Craft Festival
1 Oct 2021 - 31 Oct 2021
Meat Market, North Melbourne, Australia
2nd Craftistanbul Handicraft Fair 2021
6 Oct 2021 - 10 Oct 2021
Istanbul, Turkey
Sydney Craft Week Festival 2021
8 Oct 2021 - 17 Oct 2021
Sydney
DESIGN Canberra Festival
8 Nov 2021 - 28 Nov 2021
Canberra, Australia
Australian Ceramics Open Studios
13 Nov 2021 - 14 Nov 2021
Australia
Kogei Art Fair in Kanazawa
26 Nov 2021 - 28 Nov 2021
Kanazawa, Japan
String Figures Festival
27 Nov 2021 - 28 Nov 2021
Web
Clay Gulgong
11 Dec 2021 - 17 Dec 2021
Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia
American Craft Made / Baltimore
11 Feb 2022 - 13 Feb 2022
Baltimore Convention Center
Pottery Expo
26 Feb 2022 - 27 Feb 2022
Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia
A diamond in the rough: Developing a discourse on contemporary African jewellery
30 Mar 2022 - 1 Apr 2022
Johannesburg, South Africa
Ausglass & NZSAG conference
3 Feb 2023 - 5 Feb 2023
Melbourne, Australia