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HANDMADE NATIVE BOTANICALS WITH MILLY AND NOMES


  • Cannery Arts Centre Norseman Road Esperance, WA, 6450 Australia (map)

Learn how to make Australian Wildflowers from artists Naomi Stanitzki (Nomes) and Mylene van Heijster (Milly). In this 3 week course you will make 6 different native botanicals to create your own beautiful bouquet of wildflowers made from found materials.

Milly and Nomes are known for their elaborate botanical sculptures created with Esperance Community Arts for the Esperance Wildflower Festival. Milly is a Dutch trained textile artist and jeweller who creates unique jewellery, textile art works, accessories, garments and quilts and is inspired by the colours and shapes of nature around us. Naomi is an artist who creates work inspired by our beautiful local environment. Her practice focuses on drawing, printmaking and ceramics. She creates her clay pieces using traditional hand-building techniques and loves to share her skills and knowledge with budding artists of all ages.

This is a three week course
Sunday 10th, 17th and 24th March 12.30pm-3.30pm

All materials will be provided and this is open to adults and older teens 16 yrs +.

$150 per person - participants are required to be members of the Cannery Arts Centre *please sign up to become a Cannery Arts Centre member