In this hands-on fibre art workshop, combine the splendour of unspun wool fibres with the structural integrity of coiling techniques, to create a vessel. After the coiling is complete, use the ancient art of felting to transform the works into firm, sculptural forms. Other applications for this wonderous combo of techniques will also be shown, to provide inspiration for future projects.

Sat 6 May 2023 | 10am - 4pm | Suitable for 16+ yrs
$90 | $81 members | Materials included

Join West Australian artist Neil Gray as he shares his passion for wood carving and his specialist knife techniques to create unique wooden artworks. In this workshop, you will learn traditional carving and shaping techniques using a selection of hand tools to create a beautiful and functional wooden spoon.

Sat 27 Aug 2022 | 11am - 3.30pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$99 | $89.10 members | Materials supplied

Image: Courtesy of Neil Gray

Discover how to use a pottery wheel with local ceramicist Robbie Kerr. Robbie will show you how to centre a ball of clay on the wheel in motion to form bowls, mugs or plates. Choose your best 1-2 pieces to keep and they'll be turned, bisque fired and glazed for you by Robbie after class. 

Sat 6 Aug 2022 | 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$120 | $108 members | Materials included
Midland Junction Arts Centre, 276 Great Eastern Hwy (Corner of Cale St) Midland WA

Image: By Veta Holmes

Learn the art of 3D felting to create your own fantastic cuddly beast with artist Heather Davis. Colourful wool will be transformed into bees, cicadas, ladybugs, beetles and more, as we celebrate backyard biodiversity in this fun school holiday workshop.

Wed 13 Jul 2022 | 10am - 12pm | Suitable for 5 - 12 yrs (Children under 8 yrs must have a parent attend) 
$45 | $40.50 members | Materials included
Midland Junction Arts Centre 276 Great Eastern Hwy (Corner of Cale St) Midland WA

Image: Courtesy of Heather Davis

Whittle your own wooden spoon with Andrew Christie. You'll learn traditional carving and shaping techniques, using a selection of hand tools to create a beautiful and functional wooden spoon.

Sat 21 May 2022 | 11am - 3pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$99 | $89.10 members | Materials supplied

Image: courtesy the artist

Learn the traditional Japanese hand building technique of Kurinuki with Shaping Space | Holding Space artist Deanne Jecks in this two-part workshop. Kurinuki is a unique subtractive method that involves carving, hollowing and shaping from a solid block of clay, resulting in beautiful organic vessels. In part one you’ll create a couple of small vessels ready to be glazed in part two.

Deanne Jecks is a ceramic artist practising since 2017 after an inspiring visit to Japan. Deanne also studies Ikebana (the Japanese art of flower arrangement) and Kintsugi (the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics). She creates sculptural pieces using a variety of techniques, manipulating forms to create interest, while leaving space for a considered floral arrangement.

Sat 26 Feb 2022 1pm – 4pm & 2 Apr 2022 1pm – 3:30pm | Suitable for 18+ yrs
$120 | $108 members | Materials supplied 

Image: courtesy the artist

Discover how to use a pottery wheel with local ceramicist Lee Woodcock. Lee will show you how to centre a ball of clay on the wheel in motion to form bowls, mugs or plates. Choose your best 1-2 pieces to keep and they'll be turned, bisque fired and glazed for you by Lee after class. 

This fun introductory workshop is perfect for beginners to get a taste of wheel throwing. Pieces will be ready to collect 1-2 months after the workshop. One left-handed wheel available. 

Lee Woodcock is known for his wood fire ceramics which he fires in his own studio kiln twice a year. Lee also teaches ceramics at North Metro TAFE and other art centres in and around Perth.

Sat 19 Feb 2022  | 1pm - 4pm
or Sat 26 Mar | 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$120 | $108 members | Materials included

Image: Photograph by Veta Holmes

Experiment with hard slab construction to create your own unique building from clay with Shaping Space | Holding Space artist Emma Vinkovic. Decorate your work with coloured slips, or keep your surfaces unadorned for an earthy, raw aesthetic. Suitable for beginners and artists looking to extend their skills.

Emma Vinkovic is a practicing ceramist and teacher, and is one half of ClayMake Studio, an open-access ceramics studio. Emma’s architectural work is built on the foundations of thoughts and memories, approaching the city as the structure the unconscious mind inhabits.

Sat 12 Mar 2022 | 10am - 4pm | Suitable for 16+ yrs
$120 | $108 members | Materials supplied 

Image: courtesy the artist

Discover the ceramic decoration technique of sgraffito with ceramicist & designer Coby McDougall from Shaping Space | Holding Space. Coby will take you through some of the methods used in her own work, guiding you to sculpt, design and decorate your own tile and hand built vessel. Suitable for beginners and artists looking to expand their skills.

Coby McDougall is a ceramicist, artist and designer originally from Canada. Her ceramic works are mainly comprised of quirky and colourful illustrated pieces, made using a combination of wheel thrown and hand-built techniques. See her work here.

Sat 5 Mar 2022 | 1pm - 4pm | Suitable for 16+ yrs
$65 | $58.50 members | Materials supplied 

Image: courtesy the artist

Learn how to craft your own whimsical basket or vessel using gathered materials, vines, fibre, willow, silk, wire and imagination with Liliana Stafford. 

Winner of the 2020, Castaways Scultpure Alcoa Major Award, Liliana describes herself as a story teller through art, finding inspiration and materials on regular walks in the natural wetland near her home. 

Sat 26 Feb | 1pm - 4pm | Suitable for 14+ yrs
$60 | $54 members | Materials included

Image: Liliana Stafford, Untitled, 2021, vines and fibre, 20 x 30cm. Photograph by Amanda Miller