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Fodder: February 2007

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A dialogue between Nalda Searles and Kevin Murray about making. Wednesday, 28 February 2007. The Malian director Abderrahmane Sissako talks about his new film Bamoko. And its impact in the west:. Vanessa Walters 'African dreams'. Sunday, 11 February 2007. Interesting what you say Nalda about the greaer freedom of form that you've developed with the fodder stitching, as in the skull. I wonder how you'd compare it with two other fibre artists that you are close to. I'm sure they have both learned much from...

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Fodder: generations

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A dialogue between Nalda Searles and Kevin Murray about making. Sunday, 21 September 2008. Recently at the Indigenous Moorditch School here in Middle Swan we had a series of fodder classes with teacher Todd Israel and a group of assistants. He is going to show the boys at the school how to make figures. It is very exciitng and wonderful that a senior man has developed these powerful small figures. He already plans to make a whole series and is up to number 7 now. His mother would be very happy for him.

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Fodder: Local abundance.

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A dialogue between Nalda Searles and Kevin Murray about making. Saturday, 28 June 2008. Well 33 on the Canning Stock route. Kunnawaritji, this remote community, recently held a gathering of womrn to further develop the Canning Stock Route Project. Grass basketry was on offer as a diversion from painting. Local grass was harvested from the dry dune country. However the women did source and use discarded meat pie tins as bases for their baskets. This is quite nearby Joyce Winsleys country. Following Badjal...

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Fodder: January 2007

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A dialogue between Nalda Searles and Kevin Murray about making. Tuesday, 30 January 2007. A rich harvest of thoughts, as usual Nalda. It's curious that soaking is a northern thing. It would be interesting to consider the 'soaking' crafts. Felting would be one of the main forms, wouldn't it. I get the sense that one of the features of outdoor is the openness of influence. It is open to nature and people passing by, as well as the accidents of what trees might deposit and insects weave. You say that when w...

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Fodder: April 2007

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A dialogue between Nalda Searles and Kevin Murray about making. Thursday, 12 April 2007. After a break wherein I visited Jigalong, a remote community and we took several bales of fodder with us to workshop the women in the use of sculptural forms, Kuka baskets using discarded meat pie tins and grass stitched with coloured wools, goannas, snakes, and a small figure to mention some were made. The picture here is of Kumpaya making a kuka basket. To answer you’re previous posting. Kate Campbell Pope, the mos...

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Fodder: Fodder figure's

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A dialogue between Nalda Searles and Kevin Murray about making. Friday, 25 January 2008. These small figures have been made by children during a Todd Israel workshop. Fodder fibre is used for the foundation and then it is dressed/ decorated using recycled materials to become a puppet. 3 February 2008 at 11:20 am. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Make the Common Precious. What's in the making. Other materials for making. What"s in the Making.

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Fodder: November 2007

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A dialogue between Nalda Searles and Kevin Murray about making. Monday, 5 November 2007. Fodder aound the South. Melbourne Victoria Australia, Moora Western Australia and Johannesburg South Africa, have all been sites for grass fibre (specifically bales of fodder) weaving workshops in the past few months. The images show the workshops along with a fibre piece from each. As common as fodder is never the less it allows great freedom in the making. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Make the Common Precious.

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Fodder: 'inhoko' unravelled?

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A dialogue between Nalda Searles and Kevin Murray about making. Friday, 11 January 2008. The mystery of the 'inhoko' is that the woman's hair is carefully braided and extended then the globular arrangement is established. Finally the supporting bands circle the stem of the enormous bulb. As the womans hair grows another band is added to support and incorporate the new growth. Any curls which grow free of the arrangement are plucked out hence the hairless area above the forehead. 11 January 2008 at 6:48 am.

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Fodder: June 2007

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A dialogue between Nalda Searles and Kevin Murray about making. Tuesday, 19 June 2007. The combination of clay (earth ) and grass (plant) in artworks is ancient, perhaps even basketry predated the firing proess of clay. From time to time one sees examples of makers combining the two materials. To do so and create a harmony and balance without being contrived is elusive. Perhaps they may read Fodder and be encouraged to experiment. The idea of grass flowers is quite intrigueing. For the most part they are...