Saviours of the Lost Arts

The Brisbane City Council clever initiative, Saviours of the Lost Arts (SOLA) was launched today in true crafting fashion at the Bleeding Heart Cafe in Brisbane City. It had all the elements and feel of a CWA get together of days gone by; a warm sense of community, craft demonstrations, women speaking passionately about their crafts and not to forget cupcakes, sandwiches and a really good cup of tea!

Over the next couple of weeks SOLA will give lovers of craft, senior residents, young and emerging craft workers and professional artisans the opportunity to showcase and share their arts and crafts - a refreshing first for Brisbane's art and craft communities.

SOLA FREE Workshops and Events

The SOLA FREE workshop series began today and will be presented over two weeks, from May 24- June 5 and everyone is invited to get crafty. You don’t need any special skills, just a willingness to get involved!

Here's a wrap of all the events that BrisStyle members will be involved in:

Today: PANEL DISCUSSION – VIRTUAL REALITY: CRAFT AND THE INTERNET
Like Alice through the looking glass, the world of craft online is a magical place of wonder and beauty. And it can help you make money by selling online! Today's talk featured BrisStyle's own tech-savvy crafter Kim Wallace (Udessi: Contemporary Australian Art and Craft, KW Ceramics, Brisbane ABCD: Artists + Bloggers + Crafters + Designers), who talked about how the Internet has changed the world of craft.


Saturday 29 May 9.30am-11.30am Make and Take
GAME ON!! CRAFTING FUNKY PENDANTS OUT OF RECYCLED GAME PIECES
presented by Up in Annie’s Room
Emma Gascoyne believes that anyone can find their “crafty” side and create something beautiful! Learn about mixed media jewellery concepts and recycling found objects. Create a Domino or Scrabble Tile Pendant and walk away with written instructions, a list of resources and your very own ‘found art’ collectible!

Saturday 29 May 2pm-4pm Make and Take

STENCIL AND SCREEN PRINTING USING SUSTAINABLE FABRICS
presented by Red Seed Studio
Meet Ellie Beck and Sam Messina of Red Seed Studio. Learn the exciting techniques of stencil and screen printing by hand. Create your own design (or use one from Red Seed), and stencil print onto a linen tea towel or eco hemp tote bag. Learn about organic and sustainable textiles and marvel at precious pieces using upcycled fabrics {Japanese kimonos} and wood {broken skateboard decks}.www.redseedstudio.com.au

Monday 31 May 12noon-1.30pm Talking Heads

A SHIVER OF EXCITEMENT - PRESENTED BY BRISSTYLE
Come and hear the BrisStyle story, learn how to sell your craft wares on Etsy.com and meet some of the BrisStylers including Tracy A Brown from Wildlight Studios who will demonstrate Glass Beadmaking and Trish Goodfeild from Trishalan Designs who will demonstrate Kumihimo weaving with her own Eco hand dyed yarns.

Monday 31 May 12pm-4pm

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: ART GROWERS MARKET
presented by Artworkers
The Art Growers Market is an opportunity for craft practitioners and craft groups to have a 30 minute one-on-one consultation with industry professionals such as BrisStyle who will be offering advice in regards to selling online with Etsy, starting a crafting collective and breaking into the market scene.

You can book in to a 30 minute session by emailing savioursofthelostarts.workshops@gmail.com



CRAFT FAIR
Come and visit us at the BrisStyle Co-op

10am -6pm , Tuesday 1 June
King George Square

All the events are FREE and registrations are NOW OPEN- call Brisbane City Council 34038698

For more details pop on over to the Bleeding Heart Cafe website here

Looking forward to seeing you all there!