COME & TRY: Coiling, Basketry and Techniques with Joanne Russell

What happens when traditional basketry techniques meet the discarded fishing rope, nets and other materials washing up on our beaches?

Join Joanne Russell at the BeachPatrol 3280 Killarney Arts Residency for a creative afternoon of experimenting with reclaimed marine debris.

Discover how beach-found rope, with its wonderful colours and textures, can be transformed through traditional basketry techniques.

During this hands-on workshop, you'll:

• Explore coiling techniques using reclaimed rope and other beach-found materials.

• Contribute to two collaborative projects, coiling rope around pieces of driftwood from old crates.

• Begin your own basket or vessel using colourful ropes and nets collected by BeachPatrol volunteers.

No experience necessary! Just bring your curiosity and a willingness to experiment.

Come along, learn new skills, connect with others and discover the creative possibilities in materials that have already lived another life.

Turning marine debris into something meaningful, one coil at a time. 💙

📅 Sunday November 15th, 2026
⏰ 2.00pm–4.00pm
📍 BeachPatrol3280 Killarney Arts Residency

PLEASE NOTE: Our Come & Try sessions are offered free to active BeachPatrol members who give their time to caring for and protecting our coastline. This might be through regularly taking part in beach clean-ups and collecting marine debris, or through advocacy and other work supporting better outcomes for our coast and marine environment.

We recognise that not everyone is able to physically participate in beach clean-ups, and that looking after our coastline happens in many different ways.

These sessions are our way of giving something back to the people who contribute their time and energy to this work, while creating an opportunity to come together, get creative and share conversations about the marine debris we collect and the coast we care for.

This Come & Try session is part of Stories From The Sea, a community arts project exploring creative responses to marine debris.

Stories From The Sea is a project by Colleen Hughson (AKA Serial Beachcomber), developed with BeachPatrol3280-3284 and supported through the Regional Arts Australia Practice in Community program.

The BeachPatrol3280 Killarney Arts Residency is proudly supported by Moyne Shire Council through its Creative Residencies Program.

BeachPatrol is a completely volunteer-run organisation, and we rely on donations to help us continue caring for and advocating for our coastline.

If you’re not currently an active BeachPatrol member but would like to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to BeachPatrol. Your support helps us continue our beach clean-ups, community activities and advocacy for a cleaner, healthier coastline and marine environment.