Slow-making Locally by Annette Nykiel
- Exhibition dates: Wednesday 19 July to Sunday 13 August 2023
- Opening times: 10am - 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday
- Location: Rockingham Arts Centre, 11 Kent Street, Rockingham
- Cost: Free entry
- Opening Night: Friday 21 July, 6pm - 8pm. All welcome.
Annette Nykiel’s Slow-making Locally exhibition consists of fibre and repurposed textile works which have been stitched, woven, dyed or printed with local plant materials. The exhibition has a strong focus on colours that have been produced from green waste. There is a long history of plant dyeing, botanical printing and basketry that is currently experiencing a revival. These traditional practices of dyeing, printing and basketry are informed by the continuing research into the properties of Western Australian plant species, both native and introduced.
A pop-up market will also be held as part of this exhibition on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 July from 10am to 4pm in the Multifunction Room at the Rockingham Arts Centre.
About the artist
Annette Nykiel is a slow-maker and fibre/textile artist with a long association with rural and remote Western Australia. Her geoscientist background informs her slow-making as she notices, gathers, and wanders in the bush. She wonders about the precarity of soils and the interdependence of ecological systems. She creates natural bush-dyed and hand-stitched textiles and vessels from repurposed cloth, earth and windfall.
Workshops
As part of this exhibition, a diverse range of workshops are being presented including stitching, coiling, cyanotype printing plus Lake Richmond swamp walks.
Workshop information