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ART Nelson/Tasman is an online collection created by artists to connect art buyers with the makers and creators of Te Tau Ihu.
We hope to lead you direct to the studio of the artist, and beyond.
Sheep to Skein: Learn to Spin
Meet the sheep! Experience the feel of 'raw' wool and how to prepare it. Then create a yarn using just your fingers. Progress to spinning a single thread using a simple spindle, then ply the thread to product a yarn with strength and balance, and wind it into a skein ready to knit or weave. When you can do this, progress to using one of several different spinning wheels and learn how to make the necessary adjustments for effortless spinning. Beware: you may have just become addicted!
You will go home with one of more skeins of wool you have spun.
Dates Available:
Wednesday 15 May 2024 (10:00am to 16:00pm)
Thursday 13 June 2024 (10:00am to 16:00pm)
An Itch to Stitch
Sunday 26 May - 10.30 - 1pm @ Refinery ArtSpace Nelson.
About your play instigator--- Stef Naldi is a Nelson-based textile maker. After graduating from NMIT’s Arts & Media programme in 2021, Stef has been involved in knitting and crochet-based community projects, a Fringe Festival textile-based performance, and has been lucky enough to be selected for the 2023 Changing Threads exhibition. Since then, Stef has been working on loosening her practice through intuitive mark-making, embroidery, and mixed media exploration. @my_visual_playground
Pigments, Pots & Pearls
27 May to 16 June 2024
opening event Wednesday 29 May at 5.30pm-7.00pm
Three years on from our lockdown-constrained New Members exhibition, we present an update of our creativity.
you are warmly invited to view.
artists
sally middleton • leigh dougherty
sue newitt • christine hafermalz-wheeler
Nelson Suter Art Society