Loops and Knots with Maryann Talia Pau
Youth Weaving Workshop
21 July 2018
11am–4pm
Loops and Knots is a series of four free weaving workshops for those aged 15 to 18 years, led by artists from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Pacific cultural backgrounds. In each workshop, students are taught techniques and guided to produce a woven object. In this workshop, artist and weaver Maryann Talia Pau will introduce participants to a cross-cultural plaiting technique found across the Pacific, including Samoa, Tonga, and Aotearoa/New Zealand. Participants will apply this technique to create a four-strand plait using florist ribbon. The workshop includes lunch and materials are provided. Travel subsidies are available. At the end of the series, participants are invited to return with their families to present their work and share cultural traditions in a public community celebration. This project is supported by Queensland Government.
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Maryann Talia Pau’s weaving practice is based on exchange and collaboration. Born in Samoa and raised in Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand, she is a maker of ‘Pasifika bling’ and co-founder of the Pacific Women’s Weaving Circle. In 2012, she founded One Million Stars to End Violence, an international weaving project inviting the public to weave a million stars as symbols of light and peace. The resulting installation was presented by the Museum of Brisbane in King George Square during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
