COME & TRY: Weaving Rope Earrings with Rachel Peters

Name: COME & TRY: Weaving Rope Earrings with Rachel Peters
Start: 2026-12-12T14:00:00+1100
End: 2026-12-12T16:00:00+1100
Location: Killarney Caravan Park/ BeachPatrol Arts Residency

Sat, 12 Dec, 2pm - 4pm AEDT

Killarney Caravan Park/ BeachPatrol Arts Residency

Killarney VIC, Australia

Stories From The Sea

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COME & TRY – WOVEN EARRINGS WITH RACHEL PETERS

For 30 years, local artist Rachel Peters lived near the cliffs of Thunder Point, Warrnambool, where daily walks along the coastline revealed treasures left behind by the tides – shells, sea urchins, seagrasses and whale bones, alongside an increasing amount of plastic and discarded fishing gear.

Working across painting, collage, sculpture and jewellery, Rachel transforms these found materials into artworks that tell stories of our changing environment.

“Rather than be overwhelmed by the immensity of the forces impacting our world, I like to think my works tell a redemptive story that anyone can join.”

Join Rachel for a creative session exploring how discarded fishing rope and plastic can be transformed into elegant, intricate woven earrings.

Rachel will guide participants through coil weaving and simple jewellery-making techniques to create their own unique pair of earrings.

📅 Saturday December 12th, 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.

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Stories From The Sea is a community arts project exploring creative responses to marine debris. Rather than simply collecting and disposing of ocean plastics, the project invites our community to come together to create, experiment, share stories and imagine new possibilities.

The project is supported through the Practice in Community program and is being developed in collaboration with Beach Patrol volunteers, artists, community groups, schools, Traditional Owners and local organisations.

What are we trying to address?

Over many years of coastal clean-ups, several challenges have become clear:

Southwest Victoria is a hotspot for marine debris washing ashore.
Volunteers carry much of the responsibility for collecting, storing and disposing of ocean waste.
Much of the material collected cannot be recycled through conventional systems.
People often feel overwhelmed by the scale of the problem and are looking for ways to contribute beyond clean-ups alone.

At the same time, we've discovered something powerful:
Many people are seeking opportunities for creativity, connection, learning and meaningful action.

What are we doing?

Stories From The Sea is creating opportunities for people to:

Explore creative reuse of marine debris.
Learn from artists, makers and environmental advocates.
Share stories and experiences connected to the coast.
Experiment with new ideas and materials.
Build connections between art, science, community and environmental action.
Co-design future activities and directions for the project.

Activities may include artist talks, workshops, creative gatherings, exhibitions, collaborative artworks, storytelling projects, citizen science and community conversations.

Importantly, the project is not about delivering a predetermined outcome.
Instead, it is about listening, experimenting and discovering together what this community wants and needs.

Why "Stories From The Sea"?

Every item that washes ashore has a story.

Some have travelled thousands of kilometres across the Southern Ocean. Others reveal something about our local habits, industries and communities.

By collecting, documenting and creatively reimagining these materials, we can transform waste into conversation, connection and action.

Stories From The Sea is about more than rubbish.
It's about people, place, creativity and our shared relationship with the ocean.