Families and individuals are invited to attend Woollen loops, chains and links, a crochet workshop with Jill Paynter-O'Meehan and Holly O'Meehan of Golden Wattle Hookers. Perfect for beginners, you will learn a collection of basic stitches to create your very own crocheted pouch to take home.

This workshop costs $15 to attend, which covers the cost of materials.

T-shirt Yarn will be used in this workshop. Materials and tools will be provided. Spots are limited.

If you have specific requirements in order to access the workshop, get in touch with Seb at sebastian@westspace.org.au

Woollen loops, chains and links is being presented in conjunction with Abdul-Rahman Abdullah and Anna Louise Richardson's major commission with West Space titled Watching. Jill Paynter-O'Meehan and Holly O'Meehan have collaborated with Abdul-Rahman on elements of the exhibition.

Watching embodies the sensation of being approached, watched or singled out by animals, either wild or domestic, and the emotive resonance of these moments – reflecting ideas of death, fear and preternatural communication with the natural world. Raising a young family in a rural environment the exhibition builds on the artists’ shared experiences to articulate a personal lore that voices their relationships with other living creatures. Renewing mythologies about the cyclical processes of life Watching embraces both the magical thinking of childhood and the pragmatism of living in close proximity to nature.

The collaborative duo known as the Golden Wattle Hookers, was established in 2015 by Mother and Daughter duo, Jill Paynter-O’Meehan and Holly O’Meehan. The Hookers practice attempts to engage audiences through the use of mass crochet and soft sculpture to question the stereotypes of crafts, particularly through out regional Australia. Inspired by the Country Womens Association (C.W.A), together they create playful and interactive installations through their shared love for making. They have developed various installation since joining forces, with several notable artworks including an interactive solo exhibition Hook, Wrap, Pull at the Vancouver Arts Centre in 2017, and a “soft room” titled Neon Lagoon, commissioned for the children’s exhibition Animaze at the Fremantle Arts Centre in 2018.

Image: Hook, Wrap, Pull, 2017, installation view and artist portrait, dimensions variable, medium-various natural and synthetic yarns, metal frame work and household furniture, photo- Carol Duncan.