Local legend Sally ‘Lady Mohawk’ Walshe is heading to Brimbank to develop and inspire budding artists of any skill or experience level with three art courses.
The sessions are free and open to all community members of all abilities, providing a fun way for individuals, families and groups to work for a common purpose.
Starting at the Sunshine library on Monday, November 18, Ms Walshe will run a linoprinting workshop from 10.30am to 1.30pm.
She has been printmaking for more than 15 years and will teach people to make their own linoprints.
This three-hour course covers design techniques, transferring and carving designs as well as inking and printing original art pieces.
Participants will walk away with their own carved linocut.
This class is great for individuals, friends and couples as well as a team building activity.
Later in the week, Ms Walshe will head to the St Albans Community Centre, offering a chance for day time workers to join in, on Wednesday, November 20 from 4.30pm to 7.30pm for a repurposing art workshop.
Participants will use recycled materials to create works of art, encouraging sustainability and creativity, whilst teaching people how to make art resourcefully. All art will be crafted entirely from reusable and recycled material.
Finally, she will be out at Sydenham Library on Saturday, November 23 from 11am to 2pm for another linoprinting session.
Ms Walshe said the classes are a great fusion of creativity and sustainability.
“I love to be environmental in my art classes and artwork. For the linoprinting classes, I use sustainable inks, paper and linocut and for the repurpose workshops everything is made entirely from recycled or disused materials,“ she said.
“These are great ways to explore creativity as a family, with a friend, or just by yourself, whilst also being considerate of the environment.“
Although classes are free, registrations are essential: creativebrimbank.com.au/whats-on
Gerald Lynch
