Basket Weaving with Sharyn Egan

In this 3-hour workshop participants will learn the traditional Nyoongar style of basket weaving with the renowned artist Sharyn Egan.

About the artist

Sharyn Egan is a Nyoongar woman whose arts practice began at the age of 37. The themes of Sharyn’s work are informed by the experiences of her life as Nyoongar woman. Sharyn  works in a  variety of mediums including painting, sculpture and woven forms using traditional and contemporary fibres. Her woven works include traditionally styled contemporary forms and baskets , as well as sculptural forms often based on flora and fauna that has totemic significance for the Nyoongar people.