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Woven Basket – On the land

Woven basket – On the land 

Raffia dyed using yellow from Turmeric and brown using Coffee

 

Our artists create coiled baskets using a variety of materials including native grasses, natural and synthetic dyes, feathers, gum nuts, wool and raffia. The baskets vary in size and shape.  Each one is unique.

Kaiela Arts provide an important space for local Aboriginal artists and the community to connect to culture through the arts.

We strengthen community by sharing culture, learning from our past and empowering future generations.

 

 

Name: Melissa Cowan



Biography:

Melissa Cowan is a Yorta Yorta woman and mother. Her passion is art and photography and she has worked as a photographer before embarking on her visual arts practice in painting. She is currently studying Certificate II Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts at GOTAFE, Shepparton.  She enjoys working on community-based projects such a murals and began exhibiting at Kaiela Arts in 2018.


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