Through Smoke
First Nations peoples have worked with plant fibres & tannins for 60,000+ years, harvesting, drying, dying and weaving to create vessels, dilly bags, cloaks and tools. The fibre works in this collection have been created with mentorship from Bundjalung Artist, Kylie Caldwell and Ngugi Scientist & Artist, Stephanie Beaupark. Kirli would also like to thank local artist, Brooke Munro for her support and guidance. With their teachings, Kirli Saunders foraged, rolled, wove, sewed dyed & sourced materials to create paper bark & cyanotype fusions, nests, baskets and bags. These vessels & works are an offering & an opening. Breaking away from the functional and into the aesthetic, they connect the audience back to Country and to self-determined Women’s Ways.
51cm x 51cm eucalyptus dyed Linen.
First Nations peoples have worked with plant fibres & tannins for 60,000+ years, harvesting, drying, dying and weaving to create vessels, dilly bags, cloaks and tools. The fibre works in this collection have been created with mentorship from Bundjalung Artist, Kylie Caldwell and Ngugi Scientist & Artist, Stephanie Beaupark. Kirli would also like to thank local artist, Brooke Munro for her support and guidance. With their teachings, Kirli Saunders foraged, rolled, wove, sewed dyed & sourced materials to create paper bark & cyanotype fusions, nests, baskets and bags. These vessels & works are an offering & an opening. Breaking away from the functional and into the aesthetic, they connect the audience back to Country and to self-determined Women’s Ways.
51cm x 51cm eucalyptus dyed Linen.
First Nations peoples have worked with plant fibres & tannins for 60,000+ years, harvesting, drying, dying and weaving to create vessels, dilly bags, cloaks and tools. The fibre works in this collection have been created with mentorship from Bundjalung Artist, Kylie Caldwell and Ngugi Scientist & Artist, Stephanie Beaupark. Kirli would also like to thank local artist, Brooke Munro for her support and guidance. With their teachings, Kirli Saunders foraged, rolled, wove, sewed dyed & sourced materials to create paper bark & cyanotype fusions, nests, baskets and bags. These vessels & works are an offering & an opening. Breaking away from the functional and into the aesthetic, they connect the audience back to Country and to self-determined Women’s Ways.
51cm x 51cm eucalyptus dyed Linen.
