‘Whip it into Shape’

As usual the workshops were popular with such a wonderful variety it was hard to make a choice from the twelve different workshops offered. From environmental art, learning how to make a digital mosaic and a power point display (a digital camera required),to ‘Wild about Flavours’ creating new dishes at the Yum Food company, or creating a contemporary wall hanging, making a horizontal structure then working with minimal material giving emphasis to repetition of form; there was something to stimulate each participant.

Featured are three of the workshops provided for registrants at conference.

‘Wild at Heart’ : Tutor Jenny Harris
A contemporary design on a polystyrene base using glass phials.

‘Fashioned with Style’ : Tutor Gaylene Lee
A Rococo style fan. A delicate frivolous design using pressed and dried plant material and incorporating lace, beads, feathers and sequins.

‘Over the Edge’ : Tutor Dorothy Turner
The effervescent water tumbling wildly over the nearby Huka Falls is the inspiration for a modern Cascade Design.