Mangroves Felting Workshop with Melanie Tribe

Name: Mangroves Felting Workshop with Melanie Tribe
Start: 2025-09-19T23:00:00+10:00
End: 2025-09-20T05:00:00+10:00
Location: Ian Potter Foundation Technical Learning Centre

Schedule

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 pm to Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 05:00 am

UTC+10:00

Location

Ian Potter Foundation Technical Learning Centre | Canberra, CT

This biodiversity month, learn how to make your own needle-felted mudskippers from the artist behind Questacon's 'Mangroves – Tales from the Tide' exhibition
You will be guided by Darwin-based and nationally renowned textile artist Melanie Tribe, who specialises in vibrant 3D needle felted sculptures. Melanie is also an experienced educator and has taught beginners the art of transforming wool fibres into textured, lifelike creations.
What you can expect:
-Enjoy 6 hours of expert instruction from textile artist Melanie Tribe in a small group of 14 participants
- You will receive a kit with all the materials and tools, which you can take home and continue creating after the workshop
- Enjoy morning tea pastry, tea and coffee
- Take home your own felted mudskipper at the end of the workshop!
Sign up and find out more here:
https://www.questacon.edu.au/whats-on/events/mangroves-felting-workshop-melanie-tribe