​Lanny Mackenzie- Naga weavings
Basket Weaver / Fibre Artist
Past Workshops: Australia, Bali Indonesia and UK
Sat + Sun 7+8 Apr 2018, Little Kickerbell Pine Ridge NSW 2343, Save the Date :)
" Coiling basket from Your Garden".
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The weekend of relaxing contemplative weaving workshop will enable you to recognise suitable plants grown locally for your weaving projects.
Save the date for now, more info soon. Cost: $165.00/person/day or $295.00/person for the weekend, this includes all refreshments & delicious lunch served on their wide verandahs. Click here for more info in their website or click here for email. Bookings please contact Cathy
phone: 02 6747 4830 M 0404 851 990
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Bali trip home, meeting up with long lost friends, weaving workshop together while preparing for the opening of The Pantry in Seminyak. till next time, we'll be back for sure.
Amazing weaving by the grape vines at Rosby Winery, thanks to Kay & Amber for inviting Sally & I to run this relaxing twining workshop 23+24 April 2016, we really look forward to coming back in August 2016.
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Korowal School, 54 Hall Parade Hazelbrook NSW 2779
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 Langani gardens where I stayed |
 Tamara's looped bottle |
 Bronwyn's NZ Flax basket |
 Sophie's jasmine vine twining |
 Julie's random basket |
 Elena's random basket |
 Sophie's cords & basket |
 Marg's willow basket |
 Carol's basket |
 weaving materials |
 Jo's bird's nest |
 Liz's bangalow basket |
 Lanny inside Langani's garden |
 Jo next to water feature in Langani |
thank so much to Vanessa for her coordination of the whole workshops, so many topics & the wonderful twilight market too.
I met so many eager weavers in my class, from Queensland, Newcastle, Sydney and Blue Mountains ladies, thanks for the amazing time sharing weaving & friendships. Hope to join you in the next weaving workshops.
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19 March 2016, thanks to Madi, we had a great weaving workshop at her gallery in East Orange.
Yummy food & great company, positive feedback, laughter, making new friends, great time had by all,
also thanks Madi for these lovely pictures, more dates for winter & spring workshops soon.
The Grocer Co Organics, Orange NSW 2800, 21 Nov 2015, thanks to Ellie and Guy for inviting me to your wonderful shop full of fresh organic produce, and the best coffee in town, we'll have more workshops in 2016.
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 with Joanna selling materials |
 happy weaver |
 abundant materials |
 random weave |
 the starts of great creations |
Bathurst NSWFibre Muster 2015, Festival of Arts 23-24 May 2015
Thanks to Judy from the Bathurst Spinners and Weavers for having me, 2 days weaving workshops with so many interesting stalls and materials outside the class room. Thanks also to everyone who travelled from far and wide to attend my workshops, and bringing all those wonderful materials.
 the lovely meeting room underneath the Guild's main office, so peaceful and time just flew by, thanks for sharing the day, friendships, stories and hope to meet you all soon |
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 keen weavers learning new way of using garden clippings and found materials |
Sunday 11 January 2015, NSW Spinners and Weavers Guild Summber School
at Guild Rooms, St Paul's Church, Burwood NSW, 9.30 - 4.30
Thanks to Andrew and June for letting me stay at your home, and took me to the workshop at St Paul's safely, if you missed this workshop, there's another one. At Bathurst this May, see upcoming workshops for more info
May 2014 - 'weave at my home' with Orange Bicycle club
thanks to Robyn from the Orange BUG (Bicycle Users Group) for organising the cyclists to join in weaving at my place. And the best shared lunch ever put on my workshop.
This is why we do 'weave at my home' workshop, so relaxing and flexible.
Following my solo exhibition t Blue Mountains Botanical Garden in 2013, I've been running regular weaving workshops at this beautiful garden, so many enthusiastic weavers, beginners and experienced artists.
Workshop dates so far:
1 Feb 2014, 4 May 2014, 14 May 2014, 7 Feb 2015, 8 May 2015, 5 Sept 2015. F or workshops inquiries click here
 the smiling group by the end of day |
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 finished first basket with feathers |
 the starter and the basket |
 neat coiling happening here |
 beautiful colour selection |
 Kit's new way to stitch |
 first time ever stitching |
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 busy weavers |
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 sharing stories |
 outdoor weaving for our birds nests |
 Sally in concentration |
 Michelle proudly finished |
 our amazing 'birds nests' |
 more birds nests |
 happy weaversDescribe your image here |
 inside Waratah Education room |
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 looking for suitable weaving materia |
 workshop participantsduring the guided tour at Mt Tomah garden |
 Joannamy trusty assistant |
 wollemi pinethe amazing ancient pine, with wonderful leaves and flowers, unusual but perfect for weaving |
 male+female flower of wollemi pine |
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September 2013, UK collaborations: with willow artist Mally Gower and felter Penny Marsden, exhibition at the Eco Centre, visit to Netherthorpe school, part of cultural exchange programme between Central NSW artists through ArtsOutWest Australia and Derbyshire Arts Council UK
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 collecting blackberries at Penny'snew friend Felter Penny Marsden beautiful 1700th century house in Matlock, her backyard was full of blackberries, which we used to dye the raffia, beautiful purples and pinks |
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 yummy blackberriescollected half for the dyeing pot half in my tummy |
 sycamore seedstrying my hand at natural dyeing |
 Penny in her kitchenPenny kindly surrendered her kitchen for the day, pots boiling away, busy dyeing raffias |
 acorn leaves |
 the finished raffias |
 Penny's sheepwhere Penny gets her wool for her beautiful felting |
 Penny's artworkfrom those two sheep |
 Katie enjoying blackberries at Penny |
 busy at work at Netherthorpewith Adam the photographer, thanks for your images Adam |
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 the 2 monkey faces with Emu feathersOne is left behind at the Eco Centre, one is touring as part of long term loan to Derbyshire School Library service |
 Netherthorpe with Harriethanks for helping my clever Harrie, the talented welder sculptor from Oberon |
 busy finers |
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 Netherthorpe workshop |
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 katie n lanny.jpgprep for the workshop |
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 Lachlan river billabong |
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 Project Corridor shearing shed |
Prepare to Exchange Programme, in preparations for Wirksworth Festival, Derbyshire United Kingdom, March 2013, ArtsOutWest Project - Central west NSW artists.
7 - 8 March 2013, at Project Corridor, just outside Cowra NSW, with a bunch of really talented creative people, in the lead up to September 2013 collaborative project with Wirksworth Festival in Derbyshire UK see www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk also see links of ArtsOutWest for all arts info in Central West.