SAT 12 SEP | SWELL WORKSHOP | Slip Cast Creatures with Kayla Finlayson

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Slip Cast Creatures with Kayla Finlayson

Learn contemporary ceramic techniques while bringing local native creatures to life!

Join us for a hands-on workshop where art meets ecology. You’ll master porcelain slip casting, coloured slip application, and text layering while exploring the fascinating ecosystems of our local rivers.

  • Create with Purpose: Every ticket supports local environmental regeneration
  • Expert Guidance: Perfect for beginners and all levels

  • Leave a Legacy: Take your masterpiece home at the end of the festival and leave a signed piece to join our collective story


When
| Saturday 12th September

Time | 10.00am – 12.00pm
Where | Fringe Pavilion, Wallace Nicoll Park, Currumbin Beach
Cost | $59.95 + Booking Fee

More about Kayla Finlayson

Kayla Finlayson is an interdisciplinary artist and Ceramic Diploma Graduate based in the Tweed Valley, NSW. Trained in photojournalism, film, and the visual arts, Kayla embodies an adaptive approach to her subjects, employing a fluidity between genres and mediums to develop her experiences of nature, place, and belonging. Kayla loves working with children and young people and believes that learning, creativity and play go together.

Website www.kaylafinlayson.com
Instagram @kayla.finlayson

 

More about the Fringe Pavilion at Wallace Nicoll Park

The Fringe Pavilion is home of the SWELL Fringe and bar, located in Wallace Nicoll Park, Currumbin Beach. The Fringe Pavilion will come alive each evening with artistic programming such as live performance and masterclasses, plus the bar will be open daily from 12pm. Our wonderful food trucks will satisfy all of your cravings. Please note the Fringe Pavilion is a large tent, so if it’s chilly make sure you rug up.

QUEENSLAND’S LARGEST SCULPTURE EXHIBITION, OVER 100 ARTWORKS FROM CURRUMBIN ALLEY TO KROPP PARK CURRUMBIN BEACH

IMAGE: Kayla Finlayson