WAFTA
supporting and advocating Western Australian fibre and textile practice
Calendar 2009
Sign at the door - $4 members, $8 non-members, life members free entry. Fabulous supper provided. Please bring a name badge and a friend!
Daytime Meetings: various dates, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Sign at the door - $5 members, $10 non-members. Tea and coffee provided, please bring a name badge and lunch.
Studio Visits: various dates and times, limited numbers
Sign at the door - $5 members, $10 non-members. Tea and coffee provided, please bring a name badge.
We welcome everyone to WAFTA meetings and events!
(Sometimes we must limit the number of people attending due to space and safety restrictions, particularly for studio visits. Members are given priority and remaining places are offered to non-members.)
Note: Some dates and times are subject to change.
| When | What | Where | |
| February | |||
| Tuesday 3rd | 7:00pm Committee Meeting | ||
| Tuesday 17th | 7:00pm General Meeting Guest Speakers: Linda van der Merwe & Ruth Vickers |
Alexander Park Craft House Clyde Rd, Menora |
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| March | |||
| Tuesday 3rd | 7:00pm Committee Meeting | ||
| Monday 9th | NEWSLETTER DEADLINE | ||
| Tuesday 17th | 7:00pm General Meeting Guest Speaker: Trudi Pollard on the 7th International Shibori Symposium France 2008, and latest developments in Europe. Bring a friend! |
Alexander Park Craft House Clyde Rd, Menora |
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| April | |||
| Tuesday 7th | 7:00pm Committee Meeting | ||
| Tuesday 21st | 7:00pm General Meeting Guest Speakers: Lynne Marshall on fibre basketry. Talk plus fibre activity after supper. Materials included. |
Alexander Park Craft House Clyde Rd, Menora |
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| May | |||
| Monday 4th | 7:00pm Committee Meeting | ||
| Sunday 17th | WAFTA Naturally -
pre-exhibition demonstration/workshop day, hosted by: Bernadette Aitken Kate Weedon-Jones Trudi Pollard Bring packed lunch natural fabric/fibre RSVP to Bernadette Aitken - send e-mail to WAFTA |
Alexander Park Craft House Clyde Rd, Menora 10:00am - 3:00pm Cost $25 includes natural dyeing, demos and advice |
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| Tuesday 19th | 7:00pm General Meeting Guest Speaker: Jane Donlin will speak about the work she has achieved over the past few years, and then follow with a hands-on activity. |
Alexander Park Craft House Clyde Rd, Menora |
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| June | |||
| Monday 8th | 7:00pm Committee Meeting | ||
| Monday 1st | NEWSLETTER DEADLINE | ||
| Tuesday 16th | 7:00pm General Meeting Guest Speaker: Maggie Baxter will speak about the designs she develops and has made by artisans in Kutch, India. |
Alexander Park Craft House Clyde Rd, Menora |
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| July | |||
| Monday 6th | 7:00pm Committee Meeting | ||
| Tuesday 21st | 7:00pm General Meeting Guest Speaker: Katrina Virgona (with an activity) Katrina will be demonstrating how to make soft sculpture textile artworks using wire armatures bound in cloth with highly embellished surfaces. Please bring along old wire coathangers, soft wire to bend & hold your chosen shape in place, pliers for cutting/bending, fabric scraps/rags for wrapping the core piece and precious fabrics for the exterior embellishment, needles, pins, scissors and thread. Plan on making a small piece (15cm/6”) if you wish to complete it on the night. |
Alexander Park Craft House Clyde Rd, Menora |
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| August | |||
| Monday 3rd | 7:00pm Committee Meeting | ||
| Monday 3rd | NEWSLETTER DEADLINE | ||
| Friday 7th to Sunday 16th | MEMBERS' EXHIBITION - ALL WAFTA MEMBERS | Moores Gallery Fremantle |
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| Tuesday 18th | 7:00pm General Meeting Guest Speaker: Ruth de Vos |
Alexander Craft House Clyde Rd, Menora |
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| September | |||
| Monday 7th | NEWSLETTER DEADLINE | ||
| Tuesday 15th | 7:00pm Annual General Meeting Guest Speaker: Ken Smith Faces and Figures in Machine Embroidery |
Alexander Craft House Clyde Rd, Menora |
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| October | |||
| Monday 5th | 7:00pm Committee Meeting | ||
| Monday 5th | NEWSLETTER DEADLINE | ||
| Tuesday 20th | 7:00pm General Meeting Guest Speaker: Joyce Tasma Joyce will be speaking about her fibre journey and how she uses her works to express herself and in turn help others to express themselves through the medium of art. She will show us a simple technique called Tetami. Please bring a length of rope or similar no less than 1 metre. Other materials will be provided. |
Alexander Craft House Clyde Rd, Menora |
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| November | |||
| Tuesday 17th | 7:00pm General Meeting Judith Forrest and Susan Hayes Judith will speak about her textiles from Africa and also an extensive handkerchief collection. The link is the utilitarian household object. Susan Hayes is a researcher and will speak about the use of faces in her art and work. |
Alexander Craft House Clyde Rd, Menora |
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| Sunday 29th | 6:00pm WAFTA Xmas
Party Bring a plate and wrapped handmade gift for gift exchange. |
Private Home Please contact WAFTA for details |
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| December | |||
| Sunday 13th | 10:00am - 2:00pm WAFTA 2010
Planning Meeting |
Private Home Please contact WAFTA for details |
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View the 2008 calendar here