Hello and welcome to 'Wild Calling'. I'm Lara - a weaver, writer, rewilding mentor, and mama of two beautiful children. We live in an intentional community in Thora, NSW - on the lands of the Gumbaynggirr people.
I started weaving several years, learning different styles of weaving and basketry from both Indigenous and non-indigenous women. Most of my baskets today draw on techniques such as coil basketry, string basketry, twining and cordage.
100% of the materials I use are locally harvested native plants - most of which come from the land I live (lomandra, sedge grass, juncus reeds, bangalow palm, gymea lily, cabbage tree, pandanus and cordyline).
Weaving is a slow art - there's the harvesting, processing, drying and preparing of fibres (and that's before I even begin weaving). The weaving is when I finally get to sit down and allow my hands to do what they instinctively know and love - create.
Each piece (depending on it's size) can take hours, if not days to complete - and to be honest, I wouldn't have it any other way. I have no interest in mass production and I can guarantee, no two pieces will ever be the same. I'm a small scale weaver / artist, simply doing and sharing what I love.
As much as possible, each piece I share here will come with its own story - so that you can get a feel for what your purchasing - where the fibers have come from, what the piece taught me and any other messages that come through.
Thank you for being here and supporting Australian artisans!
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