Services

Weaving Workshops

Learn the traditional Ngarrindjeri and Ngadjuri weaving technique. Create your own small basket or mat working with natural and coloured raffia.

Community

Price: Enquire below

Time: Up to 4 hours

Participants: Open Workshop

Private

Price: $85 full and $75 concession

Time: 2 hours

Participants: Minimum 10 and maximum 20 (can be negociated)

Corporate

Price: Enquire below

Time: 2 hours

Participants: Minimum 10 and maximum 20

Zoom

Price: $75 full and $65 concession

Time: 1.5 hours

Participants: Minimum 5 and maximum 20 (can be negociated)

Business Collaborations

Enquire below

hand woven jewellery

All custom made jewellery hand woven using the traditional Ngarrindjeri and Ngadjuri weaving technique.

Earrings and necklaces are unique in their combination of your desired colour choice of raffia and embroidery thread, making them a one of a kind statement piece.

Earrings

Small Mat Earrings- $50

Small Matt Stud Earrings- $50

Small Feather Hooped Earrings- $50

Small Mat Quondong Earrings- $50

Large Mat Earrings- $60

Large Feather Hooped Earrings- $60

Double Hooped Earrings- $60

Shield Earrings- $60

Square Mat Earrings- $60

Necklaces

Beach Hagstone Necklace- $100

BoutonniEres

Boutonnieres- $50

All orders include $10 postage and handling.

Commissioned Pieces

Commissioned Lakun Mara pieces include baskets, table centerpiece and wall hangings which combine the traditional Ngarrindjeri and Ngadjuri weaving technique, as well as utilising various other weaving stitches and techniques the custom-made creation. Pieces can incorporate beach hagstones and abalone shells. Materials previously used have included jacaranda stalks, long pine needles, palm inflorescence, bulrush, dianella, flat sedge and dodder laurel.

Lakun Mara is also open any commission piece ideas, enquire below!

Basket

Wallhanging

Abalone

Table Centrepiece

Pricing of all commisoned pieces is based upon number of hours worked to create the commissioned piece.

Price per hour: $50

Artist in Residence

SCHOOL BASED PROGRAM

All workshops begin with an Acknowledgement of Country and the importance of this practice to honour the First Nation of the country we live on, work on and meet on to deliver the Lakun Mara weaving workshops. I share my story of weaving and the strong cultural connection to my Ngarrindjeri and Ngadjuri heritage. It includes historical content in relation to the impact of colonisation and invasion has had upon Aboriginal people. The impact on loss of land, language and cultural practices. Strong emphasis on cultural revival and maintenance for the survival of the weaving traditions which is at the heart of Lakun Mara. I also share a wide range of examples of my weaving demonstrating the diversity of materials and techniques I use when creating my weaving pieces.

Workshops for students Kindy – Year 12. Activities are varied and adapted for age appropriateness. Also workshop available for staff profession development training learning the traditional Ngarrindjeri and Ngadjuri weaving working from a starter round.

Kindy – Year 4 – weaving boards using the colours of the Aboriginal flag. Students learn about the meaning of the colours of the Aboriginal flag. Materials – coloured wool or raffia.

Year 5 – 12 – learn traditional Ngarrindjeri & Ngadjuri weaving working from a starter round using the colours of the Aboriginal flag. Students learn about the meaning of the colours of the Aboriginal flag. Materials – coloured raffia.

School

Price: Enquire below- quote will include workshop, preparation and travel.

Students: Up to 160

Time: 1 day or can arrange a series of days