Events

Each handmade textile is unique. My designs are made in villages in Gujarat and Bengal by Indian artisans skilled in hand block printing, weaving and stitching.

Hand-dyed textiles by Barbara Rogers
14 December 2024 – 22 February 2025

Open Wednesday to Saturday 12 – 5 pm, and by appointment.

Hand Dyed Textiles in Shibori technique.
15 March – 26 April 2025

Open Saturdays 12 -4pm, and by appointment

Flux, firmament and textural illusion forge the depth of each work. Metamorphosis is both a metaphor and the physical expression of my own desire for change. They are propelled by contradiction, restless and at peace. They are deliberately staged intervals, offering sanctuary in the face of upheaval.

Recent photographs exploring the wonders of our ever-changing coastal environments. Observations from edges of the ocean - where the land meets the sea and the sea meets the sky.

Alluding to histories of pyromancy, an ancient practice where the movements, sounds, and colours of flames are read for omens or messages from another world, Correspondence from a Thin Place asks if and how we can read messages from beyond, who gets to interpret them, and how communication crosses from the immaterial to the material.

Catherine Rogers presents a selection of photographs of Paris taken over three months in 2023 and printed by the artist in 2024-5.

Rowan Conroy presents a series of recent black and white photographs captured in a Gondwana rainforest in Eastern Australia.

Material Intelligence examines the interplay of form, texture, and process through the diverse material practices of ceramics and textiles.

Lace as Sound is an installation of experimental textiles created through a novel collaboration between textile designer Cecilia Heffer and composer Mara Schwerdtfeger. Heffer was awarded a Powerhouse Research scholarship to explore the structure of lace as sound.