Join us in the Pavilion at Jervis Bay Maritime Museum for a relaxed day of weaving with two accomplished weavers. Whilst you are free to wander in and wander out, we 'd love you to stay for the day, until the weaving comes naturally,  and finish off a project you'll be proud of.

We will break for lunch from 12-1pm so if you choose to be swap workshops from morning to afternoon then this works too 🙂

Both or our teachers will work on the day with raffia which is a great material for beginners, though Jodie will also be bringing paper twine, jute and cotton to experiment with.

You can meet Aunty Deidre Martin here. She is a well loved local holder of knowledge and has beautiful weaving skills with abundant stories to share.

Jodie Munday  lives out  in Bungonia  says this of herself :

"I am a practing artist and have been for many years. I began my own business in 2011 and my art took a back step as I raised my young son as a single mother. Over the past 2 years I have been building my portfolio and exhibiting works in various places including Gallery On Track, Southern Tablelands Arts, Broken Hill International Arts Exchange, Get Creative, Diversite and Athens Greece. I work in drawing, painting, woodburning, weaving and textile art and photography.
My work focuseson our native plants, animals and our rural lifestyle aspects.
I have grown up with strong connections to my culture and country including a hertiage of Aboriginality( Wiradjuri- Peak Hill, Numalla, Nevertie, Tottenham, Trangie and Narromine) Celtic and British heritage.Many of my works combine elements of my hertiage and upbringing in a contemporary and colourful pallette."

She brings all of this know-how with her on the day and is generous in her sharing. The picture you see above is some of her work entitled "Fertile" made from flax,  a gift that she prepared and corded, waxed thread and wooden natural beads.

Materials for weaving will be prepared and naturally dyed the afternoon before using a selection of bush materials. Please come by the pavilion and work with incredibly knowledgeable Joanna Fowles from 1-4pm on the Friday. This opportunity is available to all attendees on the Saturday.

Whilst you are here weaving, take the opportunity to look over the shoulders of those enrolled in the  two other workshops being held in the pavilion : Natural Dyeing  with the brilliant Joanna Fowles, using beautiful bush colours to bring materials to life and Uncle Steve Russell teaching how to make Traditional fishing nets.

Skill up with Uncle Steve Russell, a wonderful Elder to his Community who will join us from Gerringong. Uncle Steve is a skilled traditional weaver and craftsman, with the knowledge that was required to make sure everyone stayed wll fed from Sea Country.

Uncle Steven Russell is a Bidjigal drawer, painter and weaver, born at La Perouse Mission on the shores of Botany Bay, Sydney. Hailing from the famous La Parouse Timbery family, Russell’s maternal side has long been associated with visual arts in the Sydney region – his mother, Esme Timbery is an award-winning shellworker. His great great grandmother, “Queen” Emma Timbery had her shellworks displayed in London in 1910. His cousin, Laddie Timbery, was a boomerang and shield maker, and his uncle, Joe Timbery, was a champion boomerang thrower who once threw boomerangs as a display for the young Queen Elizabeth during the Royal Tour of 1954. A celebrated artist, Uncle Steven has work held in multiple galleries and collections and exhibits his weavings, drawings and sculptures regularly. T

This four hour workshop, with a one hour break for lunch, will be a deep dive into Culture and teach you the skills for net making which may one day come in handy!

Uncle Phil will be using dyed jute in his net making. Harvesting and preparing the traditional materials is for another longer time.

Fishing rights on the south coast have been jeopordised and a great source of strain for Communities who relied on the rich offerings of Sea Country to thrive and during early colonisation and missions, to just survive. Rights of local community continue to be a point of contention

Materials for weaving  the nets will be prepared and naturally dyed the afternoon before using a selection of bush materials. Please come by the pavilion and work with incredibly knowledgeable Joanna Fowles from 1-4pm on the Friday. This opportunity is available to all attendees on the Saturday. .