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PINAL MANIAR | Birds Painting with Thread | 5 OCT
Multicultural | One-off Workshops | Visual Arts
A hand holding blue and white striped fabric making with had stitching on it. A book open to illustrations of fairy wrens is in the background

Pinal Maniar, Bird Embroidery. Image supplied by the artist.

WHEN:  Saturday 5 October, 10:30am – 3:30pm
COST: $170

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Details

Use pictorial embroidery techniques with a simple needle and threads to create a realistic image of either a Crimson Rosella, a Fairy Wren or an Eastern Spinebill. By playing with colour, texture, light and shadow, create a sense of volume using the tools that embroidery can offer. Learn how to paint with thread from scratch. All materials and equipment will be provided.

About the Artist

Pinal Maniar, with fine art textiles qualifications and years of textile industry experience, now practices as an independent studio artist and has a special interest in embroidery. She moved from the USA to Australia and established Idyl Ink, a design label that enables her to combine the traditional art of natural dyeing, eco-printing, Shibori, and hand block printing process.