Bec teaches rug-making and holds single and multiple day workshops and gatherings.

You will learn how to design and make your own rug in a friendly and relaxed setting. Bec does have a bubbly personality and yes, she does talk a lot!

If you would like to join Bec for one of her workshop you will find the dates for 2016 listed below:

Rug Making by Hand Courses

When: May 20th & 21st, 2016

You will begin on a small piece, such as a cushion or mat.

This workshop prepares you for making bigger and better rugs of your own.

Nalbinding

When: May 27th & 28th, 2016

Come and learn this simple knotting technique to use up old sheets and leftover yardage.

Punch Needle

When: June 17th & 18th, 2016

Come learn this quick and easy method for producing .

Last year Bec traveled to the USA to learn punch needle rug making and now she passes this knowledge on to her classes.

In Bec's words " I call it rug making for the modern woman. It is simple, fast and addictive. I know Punch Needle rug making is simple because I recently completed an artist in residency at a local primary school teaching 11 year old children this technique"

Basketry Day One and Day Two

When: July 22nd & 23rd, 2016

Join guest tutor Therese Flynn-Clarke for one or two days of basket making.

Stitched Basketry Techniques

Learn two stitched Basketry Techniques using plant fibres, threads and hand dyed wool. Simple stitched plant fibres baskets and wrap and coil techniques are taught to create small, beautiful 'vessels' that are functional or are original pieces of art.

Random Weave Sculptural Basket Forms

Learn the Basketry technique of Random Weave and create a sculptural basket form using natural fibres, recycled materials, cane and other 'weavable materials' The finished product could be sculptural or functional but will definitely be unique.

Open to beginners and experienced Artisans.

Indigo

When: September 16th & 17th, 2016

In this workshop you will learn about one of the most fascinating of natural dyes -  Indigo.This stunning blue dye is derived from the leaves of the indigofera tinctora plant. Participants will prepare a silk scarf using some shibori techniques, ( tieing, sewing and folding the cloth ). When the scarf is dipped into the large vat, watch the dye change colour from green to blue as it oxidizes in the air.

Monoprinting

When: November 18th & 19th, 2016

Join experienced print maker and paper artist, Sandra Pearce, in this  expressive and free style of printmaking.

Use plants and man-made objects to create one-of a kind and often unexpected images.

The workshop is suitable for those without printmaking or art experience, or for the experienced artist. During the workshop Sandra will also be demonstrating the beauty of ghost prints as well as printing in layers of rich colour.

Sandra has a large resource of objects to use in the printing process.

In addition to the workshops above Bec Andersen offers regular gatherings at her Studio like:

The Rug Makers Day Out

Designed for those who have done one of the rug making workshops and need a kick start on a project.Treat yourself to some creative time out to refresh your skills, ask questions, share a lunch and use the studio.

The Happy Hookers' rug m

Attend one of Bec's rugmaking Workshops and then participate in the monthly creative gatherings at the Studio. Heaps of fun, bring your work with you for a morning of  friendship and chatter.

Check with Bec for full details of cost and requisites for the above Workshops and Gatherings.

Community Art Projects

One of Bec's bigger projects was " Yarnboming Doughty Park ". Doughty Park is the picnic are in front of the Visitor Information Centre here in North Tamborine.

What then is Yarnboming ?

Yarnboming, yarn boming, yarn storming, guerrilla knitting, kniffiti, urban knitting or graffiti knitting as it is known, is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk.

While other forms of graffiti may be expressive,decorative,territorial,advertising or vandalism, yarmboming was initially almost exclusively about reclaiming and personalizing sterile or cold public places.

It has developed with groups graffiti knitting and crocheting world wide, each with their own agendas and public knitting projects being run.

The practice is believed to have originated in the USA with Texas knitters trying to find a creative way to use their leftover and unfinished knitting projects. It has now spread worldwide.

Watch the video to see Bec and the community of Tamborine Mountain involving themselves in the Yarnboming of Doughty Park.

Being very creative and involved in the community Bec Andersen contributes to many projects here on Tamborine Mountain and in the Scenic Rim Region.

Imagine learning to cook in a colonial style house set amongst two acres of show gardens with majestic views over the Scenic Rim.

Join professional chef Terri Taylor for a cookery class, and enjoy a leisurely lunch to taste the delights you helped prepare.

The Tamborine Cooking School offers a great variety of cooking classes including Asian, Australian, Best of Tamborine Mountain, French, Italian, Moroccan, Greek and Spanish. With so many different cuisines covered you are spoiled for choice and sure to find a cooking class to match your taste.

Terri Taylor at the Tamborine Cooking School is a strong supporter of the Scenic Rim Eat Local Week which celebrates the food, farmers and natural beauty of the Scenic Rim.

Experience the food and wine of this fertile region, which produces a bounty of fruit and vegetables, wines, milk and gourmet products such as olives, cheeses, jams and relishes.

Eat Local Week asks visitors and Scenic Rim locals to consider their food and wine choices and recognise the vast array of products available on their doorstep. This festival of food and farming runs during the first week of the Queensland June-July school holidays at various locations around the Scenic Rim region, which is just one hour’s drive from Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Eat Local Week’s signature event, the Winter Harvest Festival, is a celebration of food, wine and farming featuring live music, fresh produce, tasting plates, cooking demonstrations and a tractor pulling competition.

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