Join IN | artist run initiative for the next two hands-on workshops in our Studio Tactics For The End Of Capital series. Led by Indy Heath (aka Spiraro), these workshops explore how materials can breathe, change, and collaborate with us. These workshops invite you to step into the living studio — a space where art, ecology, and experiment intertwine.
HAPAZOME
Saturday 22 Nov | 1pm – 5pm
The Old Lock-Up | 4 First Ave, Maroochydore, Kabi Kabi Country
Hapazome, a traditional Japanese method of leaf dyeing, invites us to explore colour through the natural pigments found in plants. Using simple tools and gathered materials, we’ll press leaves and flowers into fabric to create botanical prints.
As we forage, arrange, and press our chosen plants, this sensory process invites us to connect more deeply with the natural world, encouraging us to take time to notice the textures, shapes, and colours that often go unseen.
This workshop offers a playful and mindful introduction to conscious textile practices. Participants will take home their own naturally dyed fabric, along with a renewed sense of curiosity and wonder for the patterns and pigments found in everyday plants.
BIOLAB
Sunday 23 Nov | 10am – 2pm
The Old Lock-Up | 4 First Ave, Maroochydore, Kabi Kabi Country
BioLab invites you to engage your senses and work in dialogue with nature’s materials. Through a process of material exploration, we’ll experiment with algae and other natural ingredients to create bio-plastics and bio-yarn. You’ll discover new ways of working with texture and form in sustainable design. This sensory-driven process encourages creativity, connection, and curiosity and roots us in the experience of working directly with alive materials.
Participants will take home their own bio-yarn and bio-plastic, along with a recipe card and information on how to continue their biomaterial journey.
ABOUT SPIRARO
Indy Heath (Spiraro) (they/them) is a Naarm/Melbourne-based artist working across textiles, sculpture, and biomaterials. Their practice blurs the line between organic and human-made materials — exploring what happens when we make with the world, not just from it. Their approach is sensory, tactile, and experimental — a conversation between rust, seaweed, pigment, fibre, and breath.
Supported by the Creative Industries Investment Program, jointly funded by Sunshine Coast Council’s Arts and Heritage Levy and the Regional Arts Development Fund, in partnership with the Queensland Government.
