A short film collaboration with Karan Jones, for a textile-based group exhibition in May 2013.

Eight Melbourne-based textile/fashion designers & artists of various specialisations, sought individual relationships to local meaningful nature spots throughout the season of spring using the material qualities of hemp. Artists: Claire Beale, Patricia Brien, Gabriella Ferrante, Kate Kennedy, Emma Lynas, Tasmin Pascal, Ria Soemardjo and Ilka White. Curated by Patricia Brien.

The film sought to document the rituals of each of the exhibiting artists in Spiritus Loci. It attempts to unravel the personal stories surrounding these individual interpretations, and explore the notion of connectivity to meaningful places in the context of textiles. The resulting outcome is part a document of events and an evocative reflection on place, meaning and ritual.

Spiritus Loci

This project looked at a social trend of people turning away from technology and busy everyday lives for a third year BA (Textile Design) course. My response focuses on simplified, sculptural forms with meditative aspects, noise reduction and haptic qualities. Hand knitting and crochet are used as a therapeutic tool to make a hood and cape.

Thick, warm fibres envelope the wearer to comfort and shield them from the everyday world. The daily noise of society will be reduced through built-in headphones and the neck band releases relaxing essential oils into the personal space of the wearer.

Woolgather

RMIT's second year textile design students collaborated with artists from Araluen - a local organization that provides services for adults with intellectual disabilities. The aim was to produce 20 digitally printed aprons with matching tea towels that would be given to Araluen for them to use as limited edition gifts for their financial sponsors.

The project started with an activity called “Meet Me In The Middle” where students where partnered with artists from Araluen's arts program to create a piece of collaborative art. The digitally printed linen was cut, sewn and ironed into the final products, while a packaging team printed and put together 4 different types of packaging for the apron and tea towel sets. Throughout a media team took photos and video.

Araluen