Join us for an afternoon of stitching with our current Artist in Residence, Wadawurrung artist Kait James. In this three-hour workshop you will create a tea-towel design using various stitching techniques. All materials provided including embroidery hoops, thread and two blank tea-towels, BYO ideas.

As a proud Wadawurrung woman, Kait James’s work explores her identity as an Australian with both Anglo and Indigenous heritage. James’s work question’s identity, perception, and our knowledge of Australia’s Indigenous communities. Utilising Punch Needling techniques, she embroiders kitsch found materials, such as souvenir tea towels, that reference colonial settlements and histories, and subverts them with Indigenous imagery and familiar references. Using humour and vivid colours, James addresses the way white western culture has dominated Australia’s history, and her personal reflections on her Indigenous heritage.

DATE: Saturday 24 June, 1pm - 4pm at the Australian Tapestry Workshop.
COST: Adult $95, Friend $85, Concession $75
MATERIALS: All materials supplied.
SKILL LEVEL: No experience necessary. Minimum age is 16 years.

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