
Punch Needling Workshop (For Teens)
Joondalup Gallery
Saturday March 15
1.30pm — 4pm
Free (Registrations required)
For ages 12 — 17
Be inspired by Jila Kujarra: Two Snakes Dreaming, by Desmond Taylor and Mariaan Pugh, with a free punch-needling workshop.
In this workshop you’ll learn the basics of punch needling, otherwise known as tufting. Mariaan will demonstrate some of the different ways tufting can be used to create vibrant, colourful pieces.
All materials are supplied, just bring your imagination!
About the artist
Mariaan Pugh was born in the United Kingdom in 1993, but has spent much of her life in Western Australia. Mariaan undertook her formal arts training, majoring in Textiles at Curtin University, as well as further training in Fashion and Textile Design at North Metropolitan TAFE. Drawn to vivid colour, playful motifs, and seductive tactile surfaces, Mariaan’s work subverts traditional textile techniques such as rug making, embroidery and weaving, creating works that defy categorisation, sitting between textile and painting, while exploring themes of interpersonal relationships, longing and distance.
Photography by Amelia Blanco