Events
Textile Printmaking Adult Eco-Art Workshop
Textile PrintmakingDo you have old clothes or textiles that need a little refresh? Why not consider up-cycling them at our textile printing workshop!Block printing is an ancient art form that has been used in many cultures. This decorative art process uses line, colour, shape, and pattern to transform the mundane into the unique.Considering the environmental impacts of fast fashion, learning…
Salvaged Jewellery Adult Eco-Art Workshop
Salvaged JewelleryReveal the overlooked beauty of a variety of manufactured materials at our Salvaged Jewellery Workshop. Reverse Garbage QLD offers PCB boards, jewellery parts and industry offcuts that eagerly await new lives as necklaces, brooches, earrings and bracelets. Our workshop facilitator Yulia, has a background in contemporary jewellery - so you will be drawing on her expertise and experience to…
Messy Mosaics
Join facilitator Bec Hoole for our October Eco Art workshop where we’ll help you transform ordinary garden pots into beautiful and funky messy mosaics. Please note, this is a 4-hour workshop broken over 2 Saturdays: Saturday the 21st of October from 10am to 12pm: STAGE 1 – glue ceramics. Saturday the 28th of October from 10am to 12pm: STAGE 2 – grouting process. We will provide an assortment of ceramics and discarded garden pots for the workshop but we encourage participants to bring along broken crockery or tea sets, which you’d love to incorporate into the final piece. We also recommend bringing a plastic bag for the final workshop to bring your pot home in. This workshop is suitable for ages 13+ and adults. Beginners welcome, all tools and materials provided, and a light morning tea will also be served.
Propagation Station
Combining salvaged leather scraps, rope and beautiful glass laboratory bottles to create a nifty little hanging water propagation station.
Textile Printmaking
Learn the basics of block printing on textiles with salvaged materials.
Making with Leather
Discover the art of leathercraft and sustainable living in our leather making workshop.
Sensory Boards
Upcycle and embellish your old shoes in this creative reuse workshop
Shoe Embellishment
Upcycle and embellish your old shoes in this creative reuse workshop