Flax Kete Weaving Notes
Working with flax to make a nice, usable bag. This is a truly sustainable creation.
May 20, 2017
Art swap
June 27, 2017
Ashley Smith painted one of his signature caricatures of the team here at Blockhill. As part of the payment I fabricated a double interlocking tetrahedron from steel.
Star tetrahedron rising in Kaikoura
Details
Constructed from recycled 10mm steel rod as a gift for my mother-in-law.
Date
December 04, 2017
Hand woven flax baskets
Details
We have been growing flax for a number of years and I use it frequently as a natural, free, biodegradable 'twine' for tying plants. Depending on the thickness and application it lasts a few months to a year.
I had seen fantastic woven baskets, many traditional Maori designs. I wanted to know how to make something practical that was easy to remember and teach. Next stop youtube... A few minutes of video and frequent use of the pause button and I was ready to make my first food basket (rourou). I made a couple more over the next few days and improved slightly.
I had seen fantastic woven baskets, many traditional Maori designs. I wanted to know how to make something practical that was easy to remember and teach. Next stop youtube... A few minutes of video and frequent use of the pause button and I was ready to make my first food basket (rourou). I made a couple more over the next few days and improved slightly.
Date
October 11, 2016
Basket weaving materials from plants
Information relating to various types of plants useful for basket weaving.
How to weave a simple flax basket
Flax is an easy to grow New Zealand native with heaps of uses around the garden as well as the flowers being a food source for bellbirds during late spring and early summer.
Follow basic step by step instructions and guidance to learn what you need and how to create your own woven flax basket.
Follow basic step by step instructions and guidance to learn what you need and how to create your own woven flax basket.
Inverted spiral
Date
May 24, 2015
Details
Combining the popular parmaculture herb spiral concept and the desire to squeeze the maximum amount of edge into a given space, this excavated spiral will serve as an in ground water catchment feature and plant based sun trap with additional aspects such as shaped earth seating and potential fire 'pit'
Star tetrahedron
Date
September 05, 2016
Details
Constructed from two interlocking Tetrahedron to form the star tetrahedron (also known as the merkaba vehicle of light) – represent the innermost law of the physical world: the inseparable relationship between the two complementary halves – the positive and negative, the manifest and the unmanifest – which form a perfect equilibrium. Depending on your vantage point this arrangement will look different as the photos illustrate.