Weaving with Harakeke – NZ Flax

Have been weaving since year 2000 – learnt to weave at Te Puia, Rotorua (used to be called Maori Arts and Crafts Institute back in those days). Two years (2000 & 2001) of informal once-a-week evening community classes.

My raranga/NZ flax weaving practice evolved from beginning as a hobby/creative passion, into an opportunity for self employment as an artisan. I now make my living as an artisan weaver and have been doing so for over 15 years.

Have facilitated dozens of weaving workshops over the past 15+ years or so – many via the “community education” program that used to operate in high schools all over NZ (before the funding for community ed was cut nationwide in 2010). Multiple “community education” adult workshops at Waimea College Richmond, Golden Bay High School & Collingwood Area School. Also a series of community ed workshops at a number of other high schools around the Top of the South Island. Also have run a number of privately hosted workshops in various venues in Nelson and continue to do so. Some workshop photos are on my facebook page – gives an indication of some of the workshops I’ve facilitated in recent years.
Have also tutored weaving at the Go Wild With Weaving event in Collingwood on a number of occasions, and was at Luminate as a KISS presenter with flax/harakeke weaving 4 years ago.
www.wildsandsweaving.co.nz