Beautiful design need not be wastefully executed and we have conspired with two very different designers who are gearing-up to show you how to rejuvenate and beautify your pad while looking after the cosmos and your wallet. Book a workshop lead by an industry expert and learn how to construct a lightshade that can be made into multiples and adapted to suit any décor or create jaw-dropping floral sculptures with a touch of industrial punk. Join our drop-in session and decorate a vintage or second-hand plate with an edgy design using porcelain pens.
Be inspired to start your next project and learn a new skill or just rekindle your love of making. Book a workshop or drop in to an open session craft activity. Craft Punk is all about giving you the tools to take making into your own hands!
Booked workshops
Tamara Maynes DIY Quilt Lightshade
DIY Quilt Lightshade
23 and 24 March, 10.30am – 12.30, 1.30 – 3.30pm
Beginners welcome (age 14 years and over)
$45 adult, $40 Powerhouse member (includes Museum admission)
Tamara Maynes shows you how to construct her popular DIY Quilt Lightshade, featured at Milan Design Week and London Design Festival 2012 as part of the Supercyclers collective exhibition. The lightshade incorporates low-environmental impact construction, can be made in multiples and the surface adapted to suit any decor. Working from a template, you will use medium weight cardboard, craft knife and specialized tape. Decorate from a selection of designer wallpaper patterns. Finished light is 20cm diameter x 15cm high. Tools and materials supplied including selection of wallpaper designs and an extra DIY Quilt Light template to take home and make larger sized lampshade (valued at $20). more..
Tamara Maynes is a designer and specialised maker of interior based modern craft, decorative art and cleverly designed DIY. She has an online store – The Six Week Boutique, is a regular craft contributor to Inside Out Magazine and is a member of the Supercyclers sustainable design collective.
Punk Ikebana by Tracey Deep
Punk Ikebana
23 and 24 March, 10.30am – 12.30, 1.30 – 3.30pm
Beginners welcome (age 14 years and over)
$45 adult, $40 Powerhouse member (includes Museum admission)
Tracey Deep, floral sculptor extraordinaire will give you the confidence and know-how to create a floral sculptural display – think ikebana with a deadly twist. Tracey has a background in the floral industry and a passion for creating sculptures from flora and found objects. Using exotic native flora, recycled industrial and found botanical material, you will create a floral sculpture bouquet that can be adapted for table or wall. Learn how to arrange flora in a more sculptural and dramatic way, working with bold shapes, graphic textures and exciting tones. Tools and materials supplied including fresh and dried exotic native flora, found and recycled industrial materials. more..
Tracey Deep has a Sydney-based business, Floral Sculptures. Her floral installations have been commissioned for hotels, corporate and private functions. Her work has been featured in magazines, public art galleries, festivals, film sets and commercials. She regularly exhibits her floral sculptures.
Drop-in workshops
Plate it up
Plate it up!
23 and 24 March, 10.00am – 4.00pm
Free with Museum admission (ages 12 years and over). No bookings required.
Create a deserving place to plate-up your treats. Decorate a re-cycled second-hand or vintage plate using porcelain pens and a variety of stencils or hand-draw your design to suit any just dessert! Take your plate home and cure in the oven so your design can be passed on to posterity. Tools and materials supplied.
