The art room opens its doors to whanau to come and make to their hearts content.

The art room opens its doors to whanau to come and make to their hearts content.

The art room opens its doors to whanau to come and make to their hearts content.

The Kete Whiri is a traditional pipi kete or kumara harvesting basket. From plant to product: the flax is prepared with the flax fibre exposed at the end, this is referred to as muka.

Come along to this fast paced one-day workshop where we will pop on our pinnies, roll up our sleeves and celebrate the wonderful art of making delicious jams!

Create your own unique piece of Sakiori Weaving

This fun and fast-paced workshop will guide you through the process of screen printing onto fabrics or paper. You will learn how to design and cut stencils, colour mixing techniques and how to register works when printing.

Meet the sheep! Experience the feel of 'raw' wool and how to prepare it. Then create a yarn using just your fingers before progressing to using a spinning wheel!

From bronze sculpture in Puhoi to Matakana to Leigh, the Mahurangi Artist’s Studio Trail offers a free summer journey through vibrant creative studio spaces.

This workshop is for those who can spin a basic 2-ply yarn and who want to experiment with more advanced techniques using a spinning wheel.

In this one day workshop you can bring some of your produce, such as apples, pears, plums, peaches, as well as vegetables including beetroot, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, onions, and we will magically turn them into rows of glistening jars of beautiful preserves.

Learn how to make an Heirloom Hooked Fleece Rug, with both tufted and loop pile textures.