| BODY ADORNMENT WORKSHOP | |
| Workshop Leader: Nalda Searles, (Australia) | |
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Nalda Searles (Australia) and Henny Lohse (Denmark) |
The one day event in this workshop started with 12 participants. By mid
afternoon the numbers had swelled to 20.
Basic techniques such as making cords from shredded fungus dyed silk and then
threading seeds, beads, shells, and other found objects onto wearable necklaces
was the structure of the day.
It was the choice of materials which lead to so much diversity and creativity.
To ply a piece of silk into a beautiful handmade cord onto which a found object can be put is quite enticing. I recall one of the women saying now she can walk in the northern forests plying silk and will return home with a small ball of it. On the same evening I gave a slide show titled "Lines and Circles in the Land" as an artistic inspiration for all. |
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Eleanor
MacKeown (UK) twisting silk |
Betsy Samuelsen (Norway) selecting materials |
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Nalda Searles |
