Name: TURKISH OYA (NEEDLELACE): A VILLAGE WOMAN’S SECRET LANGUAGE
Start: 2024-11-12T18:00:00+11:00
End: 2024-11-12T20:00:00+11:00
Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre

Tour of ‘Transformation / Henka’

A retrospective of the work of Mitsuo Shoji at the Rochfort Gallery, North Sydney

Date: 22 October 2024

Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: Rochfort Gallery

Invitation from the TAASA NSW Ceramic Study Group

'Henka / Transformation' is a solo retrospective exhibition currently on at Rochfort Gallery, North Sydney by 78 year old Japanese born artist Mitsuo Shoji. Learn about some of his ideas and inspirations in a floor talk by his wife, Christine Shoji.

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TURKISH OYA (NEEDLELACE): A VILLAGE WOMAN’S SECRET LANGUAGE

Lecture by Frances Ergen

Date: 12 November 2024

Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre

Frances Ergen has a background in textile design and development in Europe and Japan and has lived in Turkiye for many years, where local textile techniques became a focus. In this talk, Frances will show how the traditional craft of Turkish needlelace has endeavoured to survive, illustrated by her own Oya collection, reference books and other material.

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