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.
Murad Mammadov ✿ Jewels of the Caspian Sea - Our January Laurel goes to an Azerbaijani jeweller who creates delicate beachscapes for personal adornment.
Art on a stem: Floral botanical collage decoupage - Anuradha Sahu describes her patented press dry flower technique that channels the life force of nature.
Beyond the Gallery: 28 January 2025 - The Together Spaces series explored the different creative practices that are realised outside the art gallery. What did we learn from this?
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.
For earlier posts, see here.