Join Quandamooka artist Elisa Jane Carmichael for a no-waste wearable art workshop transforming Magpie Goose offcuts into unique woven adornments. Using textiles from past Magpie Goose collections, participants will learn weaving techniques to create one-of-a-kind wearable art pieces that honour the stories behind the fabric designs and the First Nations artists who created them. Through the art and tradition of weaving, this hands-on workshop celebrates creativity, sustainability, and cultural storytelling.

Leece will also share insights into her recent Magpie Goose design, Ungaire Reeds, offering a unique opportunity to hear directly from the artist about her work and its meaning.

Event Details

Date: 25 July
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm                                                                                                      Location: Aboriginal Art Co Gallery, Unit 1/23 Anthony St, West End     

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About Magpie Goose

Magpie Goose is a proudly Aboriginal-owned and led social enterprise where fashion and social impact come together. They create distinctive, wearable garments designed to make a statement while generating economic opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through the creative industries.

About the artist

Elisa Jane Carmichael is a Ngugi woman of the Quandamooka People (Moreton Island/Mulgumpin and North Stradbroke Island/Minjerribah, Queensland). She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, and a Master of Fine Arts from QUT.

Her practice draws on Ancestral knowledge, matrilineal connections, memories of place, and relationships with Country. Alongside her mother, Sonja Carmichael, Elisa has been at the forefront of revitalising the unique traditional practice of Quandamooka weaving, exploring its application within contemporary fibre art.

Elisa continues to expand her practice through new techniques and materials, while acknowledging, nurturing, and protecting her culture and the resources of Quandamooka Country. Her work is regularly featured in national survey exhibitions and major art prizes, reflecting her conceptual explorations across weaving, sculpture, cyanotypes, and printmaking. 

Pay-It-Forward Opportunity

Want to support First Nations participation? You can purchase a “Gift a Ticket” option. Your contribution will provide a First Nations participant with free entry to the workshop. This is a meaningful way to share creativity, knowledge, and connection with community.

Supporters

Aboriginal Art Co is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Australian Government through Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS), with philanthropic support

from the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and Creative Partnerships Australia via the Australian Cultural Fund (ACF).