Name: Make A Macrame Wall Hanging
Start: 2016-03-26T14:30:00+11:00
End: 2016-03-26T17:00:00+11:00
Location: Work-Shop Melbourne

Weave up a storm 70’s style!

Make your own Macrame wall hanging with 100% recycled t-shirt yarn and driftwood.

This workshop will take you through the basics of weaving your own macrame wall hanging, teaching you various knots, measurements and advice, shared amongst other like-minded ‘crafters’. Run by the established artist Melissa Carey, this is an intensive workshop aimed at beginners, aged 13 and above.

What you get: one handmade macrame wall hanging per person, new crafty skills, chats and smiles. All macrame materials and equipment will be provided. Extra material will be available for purchase. Colours of materials will be the choice of the artist and will vary at each workshop – giving you a unique macrame every time!

What you'll get

All macrame materials and equipment will be provided. Extra material will be available for purchase.

what to bring

Just yourself!

Tickets

Be sure to check out our Terms & Conditions before grabbing a ticket.

About Melissa Carey

Melissa Carey is an established Contemporary Artist in Sydney, Australia. She has a Visual Art degree, along with many years experience. Melissa continues to be inspired everyday by the beauty of life, and uses a wide variety of different mediums, ranging from drawing, photography, printmaking, to sculpture, painting and installation art. She runs craft workshops and also contributes public artwork within the community through festivals, art exhibitions, collaborations and commissions.

Some highlights of Melissa’s art career are: creating a 9 metre woven glowing tunnel at the Beams Festival; completing a 2.5 metre Treble Clef Sculpture Commission for the Blues N’ Roots Festival by Sunset Events; Group Exhibition‘ Material Pleasure’ at Heathcote Gallery; participating in several Sculpture Park Exhibitions with the City of Bayswater, Perth; and collaborating Fire Sculptures for Qfest Fire Festival, Cue, Australia.

Melissa regularly volunteers within the community, and a recent highlight was working in the art room at Princess Margaret Children’s Hospital at the “Club ADO” – a facility within the hospital for adolescence patients to relax, explore, learn new skills and have fun.

Melissa is passionate about the environment, recycling, healthy eating, taking reflective moments, smiles, watching the waves, philosophy, documentaries, giggles, wandering through forests, and passing on skills through her Craft Workshops.

She grew up in the neighbourhoods of Perth, Australia. She is an adventurer, travelling wherever the wind blows, and has lived abroad in London and Holland, and now resides in Sydney, Australia.

Work-Shop Melbourne

136A Cromwell St

Collingwood VIC 3066