From Kelly Delaney Stacy I found a site that shows Original Australian weaving of natural fibers found in the tropics of Australia. Its interesting how the weaving encompasses a great deal of knowledge from geometric forms to maths, and how these are incorporated into the Dreamtime landscape, and they are continuing a teaching program today that keeps this tradition alive.... In their own words: Our region carries an unbroken memory of our endemic fibers and their interpretation into everyday commodities/ wealth, passed on from the dreamtime through an unbroken living handcraft practise. These patterns are simple mathematical and geometric in structure and hence cornerstone significance to all learning. Our “Hands on Maths” curriculum has packaged these craft patterns from regional landscape fibers to convey this continuum. Our educational “Hands on Maths” informs all students’ with simple natural fiber patterns like Spinning, Weaving, Knotting, and Folding into useful material culture. My painting and weaving lets me capture the formulas for the geometry and mathematics that underpins all meaning/ stories. Our work for our times is to repeat these skills towards modern needs. Cultural Heritage Arts provides an essential window to rebuild the folk craft as common knowledge currency into our Community.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 05:56:43 +0000