Publisher Textiles & Papers
First Nations Screen Printing Experience - March 7th
Discover the processes and stories behind First Nations textiles and the traditional art of fabric printing at an immersive screen printing experience that encourages you to give it a go yourself!
Saturday 7th March
10:30am - 4:30pm
Due to the generous support of the Inner West council, we are proud to offer our first 2 workshops at the special price of $50.
Starting with a tour of Publisher Textile’s Leichhardt based studio, you will be shown how traditional art is transposed onto fabric, from creating and exposing the screens to weighing ink pigments and mixing colours, calculating repeat stoppers, and hand-printing the fabric on 20-metre-long print tables beneath giant fans that dry as you go.
Then, give it a go yourself! Attendees are offered an exclusive opportunity to hand print and take home a 1.6m length of fabric featuring the exquisite work of acclaimed Merrepen Arts designer Kieren Karritpul, Fishnets (Walipan).
Publisher is proud to work closely with Indigenous Art Centres throughout the Top End, collaborating with individual artists to develop unique artworks into living textiles. As one of the few remaining hand-screenprint studios in Australia that operates as scale, we have a strong focus on original design and sustainable, low-impact production, using only water-based inks.
Run by Publisher’s owner Mark Cawood, who has over 30 years’ experience as a screen printer, this unique First Nations print experience creates an inter-cultural space for people to engage with and connect to the rich stories and arts practice of Aboriginal Australians, while learning about an ancient artisanal practice.
What’s included:
- Approx. 1.6m of linen printed by attendees featuring Keiran Karritpul’s Fishnets design
- Refreshments (tea, coffee and a selection of light snacks)
- Information pack featuring:
Art Centre details
Design story
Artist’s biography
Fabric care instructions
Details on sewing workshops in the area
Suggestions of what to do with printed fabric
What to wear
Attendees should wear clothing they don’t mind getting a little stained and dirty, and sensible close toe shoes
What to expect
Leave with a new understanding of First Nations art, how it can be translated into fabric, and the processes involved in the bespoke art of hand screen printing.
Workshop total length: 5-6 hours
Location
Unit 1
87-89 Moore St
Leichhardt 2040
(entrance on Mackenzie St)
Inspired by watching his mother and grandmother weave pandanus into dilly bags and fishing nets, Kieren’s artwork honours his Ngen'gi wumirri heritage and explores the deep cultural ties between water, land and ancestral knowledge. Thrumming with the cultural stories of the Daly River region, his practice is a powerful translation of ancient woven patterns into vibrant paintings and contemporary screen-printed textiles.
Merrepen artists are renowned for work reflecting Country around the Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) community, and their designs capture the abundant local rivers and wet lands.
At just 30 years old, Kieren Karritpul has work in most major national collections across the country and won the inaugural NIFA Textile Design Award in 2020 . He is currently working on a fashion collaboration with Publisher, a major exhibition, and is a finalist in the prestigious Ramsey Prize at the Art Gallery of South Australia.
In Kieren Karritpul’s art there is no escaping the woven lines of inspiration. The woven form is both subject and metaphor in his work, and to some extent part of their process.
First Nations Screen Printing Experience - March 7th
$50.00
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