đż Join us for a hands-on workshop with expert upcycler Megan Oxberry where you’ll learn how to source materials sustainably and transform fabric into something extraordinary! Before sewing, weâll dive into fabric selection, exploring creative techniques like print mixing, texturing, and strategic fabric placement to make your design truly unique. With expert guidance every step … Read more
Bring an old pair of shorts, jeans or trousers to upcycle into a new tote bag! Learn new upcycling and sewing skills in this beginner-friendly and innovative workshop. You’ll be inspired by ‘Loop Upcycling‘ to think creatively about how you can repurpose your own material waste at home. Suitable for ages 16+.â¨Sewing machines are provided, … Read more
Join Alice Cliff for an evening dedicated to solving fit and pattern issues with expert guidance. Receive personalised attention on sizing, construction techniques, and pattern adjustments to achieve the perfect fit. * Ever wished you had someone to help fit your clothes? * What if that person was an experienced pattern maker? * Need your … Read more
Join acclaimed artist Ross Potter for an engaging drawing session, where he will guide you through pencil-on-paper techniques. This hands-on workshop offers the opportunity to refine your observational skills and create your own artwork under Rossâs expert instruction. Over the course of two hours, participants of all skill levels and ages will explore the nuances … Read more
Got a broken item? Before you toss it, bring it to Repair Lab! Weâre a community-driven initiative helping Perth locals fix, learn, and save. The amazing volunteers will work alongside you to repair your items, giving them a second life and keeping them out of landfill. What we do: đ Assess & fix broken household … Read more
Got a broken item? Before you toss it, bring it to Repair Lab! Weâre a community-driven initiative helping Perth locals fix, learn, and save. The amazing volunteers will work alongside you to repair your items, giving them a second life and keeping them out of landfill. What we do: đ Assess & fix broken household … Read more
The Makersâ Film Festival is an international short film festival with a focus on craft â makers, making and materials. This edition features 14 films from 8 countries including local films from Fremantle as well as Canada, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, United Kingdom, and USA. Selected from a worldwide call out, the set … Read more
Learn to record the world around you in a sketchbook using line and wash (pen and watercolour). Develop a regular sketching practice, sketching from life whenever you can, wherever you go recording your experiences. The process will nurture your creativity, enhance your artistic skills as well as improve your general well being. Course highlights: Learn … Read more
This workshop is for more experienced Ikebana practitioners, and/or those who have completed the 3- session introductory course. Davorka (Dav) Sudac-Rengel is a licensed Sogetsu Ikebana teacher. She started learning Ikebana in 2002, became a level 4 Sogetsu teacher in 2012, and level 3 Sogetsu teacher in 2016 and completed book 5 training in 2017. … Read more
Following her introductory presentation: “Ikebana: More than nice flowers in the vase”, licensed Sogetsu Ikebana teacher; Davorka (Dav) Sudac-Renge will lead a short course introducing base techniques and styles of the traditional Japanese art of Ikebana. Participants are invited to sign up to the first three introductory workshops, with further sessions available in the future. … Read more
Ikebana is one of the traditional arts of Japan and has its real beginnings in the Muromachi period â the middle of the fifteenth century. Other Japanese arts that developed at this time were tea ceremony, Noh, painting, garden design and architecture. Ikebana is often called the âJapanese art of flower arrangingâ, but is much … Read more
Join senior pattern maker Alice Cliff for a two-day class to cut and sew a ‘Kesta dress’ together. The Paper Cloth Cut ‘Kesta dress’ is a relaxed drawstring-waist dress with two sleeve length and cuff options, designed by Alice. See images below. Choose between a split yoke on bias to highlight your stripe fabric or … Read more
Join travel writer and photographer Will Yeoman in this short yet intensive workshop. Learn basic concepts and techniques such as notetaking, observation, description, atmosphere and place. After a short introduction, students will head outdoors, collecting material with notebooks and/or mobile phones before heading back inside to organise, distil and express ideas to create an integrated … Read more
Create unique works of jewellery and adornment from natural objects, such as seeds and nuts. Sultana will guide you in basic jewellery techniques to make something intensely personal in this very satisfying tactile activity. Sultana proves that jewellery does not have to be made from âpreciousâ materials; the crafting of adornment is what makes it … Read more
Explore memories, sensations and ideas of home through bread-scented enquiry and create your own delicious bread house. Imbued with curiosity and mirth, this workshop leads participants through a simple tactile exercise and structured conversation connecting their own stories of the familiar and domestic with wider social realities. The experience culminates in cups of tea, more … Read more
Explore memories, sensations and ideas of home through bread-scented enquiry and create your own delicious bread house. Imbued with curiosity and mirth, this workshop leads participants through a simple tactile exercise and structured conversation connecting their own stories of the familiar and domestic with wider social realities. The experience culminates in cups of tea, more … Read more
Join artist, Bee Tan, to create your own beautiful, colourful Christmas Cards to send to your family and friends! Price includes all materials. Born in Singapore, Bee loved making marks as soon as she could hold a pencil in hand. Trained as a medical doctor, she practised as a GP and raised a family but … Read more
Learn Studio Mulder’s wonderful ceramic slip casting techniques and create your own cup and bowl. Apply various decorating techniques with colour and experiment with carving in clay. With specially made moulds for the Heritage Collective, you will create your own beautiful vessel inspired by the Cottesloe coast. Fee includes all materials, glazes and firing, as … Read more
Join us in the Makerspace with Perth-born designer, Daniela Messina for a fun filled morning creating your own painting. Daniela will guide you through the creation of your own unique work. No experience needed. This will be a fun morning for residents and guests of Waterfront Cottesloe apartments and Marine Views Cottesloe only.