I have been teaching feltmaking and sculpture (found object assemblage) since 1994. This has included workshops within High Schools and Primary Schools, for private community groups as well as teaching courses at University level and supervising MFA students. I am currently completing a Doctorate of Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong.
WORKSHOPS COMING UP
National Art School
Darlinghurst, Sydney
Summer School
12 January – 16 January 2026
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Felting Sculptural Forms
Wool is a wonderful medium that, with the aid of warm soapy water and friction, can be felted into robust and texturally intriguing sculptural forms. Learn fundamental skills in feltmaking, create seamless hollow three-dimensional forms using resists, and model solid felted shapes directly in the hand by skin-felting. Drawing and collage exercises will be used to develop your own unique felted forms. The class will also discuss the use of felt as a metaphor, its history as protective shelter, its absorption of sound and liquid, and its alluring tactile qualities as points of investigation in sculpture.
Arts Muster Huskisson
29 - 30 August 2026
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Feltmaking: sculptural textures using resists
This two-day workshop will begin with an introduction to feltmaking, and students will complete a small wall hanging with interesting textural effects reminiscent of cracked mud, rock pools or barnacles. On the second day, students will make a vessel using the resist method and integrate the techniques from the previous day.
