Rekindle In Whakatū Nelson: Tī Kōuka and Hazel Hand Brush
114 Hardy St, Nelson, Nelson / Tasman
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Come along and learn how to make a hand brush with Gemma Stratton in a workshop held at the Refinery ArtSpace, 114 Hardy St, Whakatū Nelson.
This workshop will show you how to make a hand brush using locally sourced resources: tī kōuka / cabbage tree leaves, as these are abundantly available, and hazel wood. The brush can be used for all sorts of jobs – from the workshop bench to the kitchen floor. Techniques and skills that will be covered during the course of the class include cord-making using our tī kōuka string-making technique, basic draw knife practice, hand-drilling and fibre preparation. We will be using tī kōuka/cabbage tree leaves in this workshop as these are such an abundant and multi-purpose material that we can find all around us. The techniques taught in this workshop originate in Europe and the UK. Learn more about tī kōuka and how we work with it.
Now based in Te Tai o Aorere/Tasman, Gemma Stratton has been a resident craftsperson at Rekindle. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Canterbury School of Fine Arts, and weaves her long-held dedication to resourcefulness into everything she touches. Gemma’s time in the Rekindle workshop developing brushes and lightshades was funded by Creative New Zealand.
Gemma has taught a variety of workshops using tī kōuka (cabbage tree) leaves within our resourceful skills workshop programme.
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Cancellations:
We are reliant on reaching minimum numbers to cover the costs of running workshops in Whakatū Nelson. Therefore, bookings are strictly non-refundable unless we can be advised in enough time to be able to sell your ticket to someone else.
Please let us know as soon as possible if you think you may not make it so we can try to do this for you. You may also choose to transfer your booking to another name. If Rekindle needs to cancel the workshop for any reason, you will be fully refunded
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We are grateful to be able to offer this workshop because of support from the Refinery, the Nelson Arts Council and Creative New Zealand.
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