Create Retreats

Fabulous retreat time coming up at Create@Warburton. Treat yourself. New beginnings.

A beautiful story to celebrate Christmas. 🎄 Craft and connection. It is THE thing. Take care. Spread goodwill today. From @bbcscotnews

This is a repost from @kerrihollingsworth_artistry because both the visuals and the text are worth taking in… Repost- Lately, I’ve been reflecting on where it all started - those early years with this little lady glued to my side (or perched on my shoulders) as I reupholstered furniture. It’s funny how one conversation can completely change your path. For me, it was a chat about toothbrushes. Did you know 30 million plastic toothbrushes end up in landfill every single year in Australia alone? Every year. 30 million! That statistic stopped me in my tracks. I started questioning everything - what I was throwing away, what I was buying, and why I was buying it. I knew I needed to make a change, but it wasn’t easy. I’d spent years as a flight attendant, indulging in endless shopping trips in different cities. To break the cycle, I set myself a challenge: no buying anything new for an entire year (aside from essentials like food, safety, and hygiene). What surprised me most? Every time I resisted the urge to ‘duck up the street’ for something I thought I urgently needed, an alternative reuse or recycle option always presented itself. Sometimes it took just s moment of space to think, but there was always another way. A few months in, I knew I’d found a new normal. While I do occasionally buy new now, it is rare—and always a carefully researched, environmentally conscious decision. This shift in mindset not only reduced my landfill contribution but also inspired my artistry. Saving all my textile offcuts became second nature, and I reimagined my creative process to give those “leftovers” a second life. What a journey it’s been—and all sparked by one conversation! Never underestimate the power of your voice. Thank you, my dear friend @rachyrusso 🥰, for opening my eyes all those years ago. (Video description: My (now) eldest daughter at around 2 years old, sitting on my shoulders as I tie springs in place. She leans down to kiss my cheek

Check out the Radical Textiles exhibition in Adelaide. It looks SOOOOOO GOOD. @agsa.adelaide until 30 March 2025. The use of textiles by artists and designers has long been associated with moments of profound social change and political rupture. From tapestry and embroidery to quilting and tailoring, in the hands of artists, textiles are defined by tension and transformation, resistance and activism. Textiles are a means of time travel and truth-telling. Textiles galvanise communities. Through wars, pandemics and disasters, textiles have offered a way to mobilise social and cultural groups and build connections. In the late nineteenth century, British artist and designer William Morris sought to counter the mechanisation and mass-production of the Industrial Revolution by weaving tapestries on a manual loom with hand-dyed thread. Today, many artists are experimenting with the materials and techniques of textile design as a ‘slow making’ antidote to the high-speed digital age. From William Morris to Sonia Delaunay, Radical Textiles celebrates the cutting-edge innovations, enduring traditions and bodies of shared knowledge that have been folded into fabric and cloth over the past 150 years. Showcasing the work of more than 100 artists, designers and activists, this major exhibition draws on AGSA’s international, Australian and First Nations collections of textiles and fashion, augmented by sculpture, painting, photography and the moving image, alongside several new commissions.

Do yourself a favour and drop into @daskaffeehaus_coffeebasics at @themillcastlemaine next time you stay at Create@Harcourt. ❤️ You will love it!

That time when the dog lay on top of the foot pedal under that table!!!! 🤪 So this is a recreation so I could film it but it really did happen like that! 🐕 #dogsewing #sewingpoltergeist

Gorgeous spring sunshine in the bedrooms at Create@Harcourt ☀️ Do you have a favourite bedroom you choose or do you mix it up? And if you’ve not been, well, what are you waiting for?! 😉

A glorious, productive, fun weekend at Create@Warburton. Thanks @sallyopthoog for the pics!

Artist @jena_bedson_ceramics has a studio and fabulous garden just down the hill from Create@Warburton. 🧵 🪡 🧶 I couldn’t describe Warburton better than Jena has. A special place to visit. Especially if you add a gorgeous craft retreat 😉.

Love the bird action at Warburton. 😍

Spending time in nature has been shown to reduce stress levels 💧 And this magical waterfall is walkable from Create@Warburton! The start of the Lala Falls track is just 50m down the road - check it out next time you’re staying there 🩵