weaver/fibre artist
I love being involved with this annual event on Hokitika beach in the last week of January. I responded to the call from Donald Buglass, the event founder, for a flax weaver to help him with his signature sculpture – a long-fin eel over 4m long. Donald built the body Continue Reading →
I was invited to participate in an exhibition to celebrate Hokitika’s 150th anniversary of the gold rush. Recollections is contemporary West Coast artists reflecting on the past. As a fibre artist who works in harakeke (New Zealand flax), it is probably not surprising that during a tour of the Hokitika Museum collections, Continue Reading →
For the first project on my new Ashford Katie 8-shaft loom*, I have woven a deflected double weave scarf using a 2ply merino yarn (cream) and two other fine yarns of unknown composition. It was an adaptation of a shawl in Handwoven magazine Jan/Feb 2009, Vol XXX, number 1, p44. Continue Reading →
A selection of the kete that I have woven out of harakeke (NZ flax-phormium tenax)
Twined pot 20cm x 20cm x 20cm (base 15cm diameter) $110 Handwoven by Anne Daniel in harakeke (NZ flax – phormium tenax) This pot is woven using shredded harakeke twined around strips of harakeke leaves. It is finished with a piece of paua. Contact me if you would like to Continue Reading →
Four-cornered flat-base kete 16cm x 34cm x 8cm $120. Handwoven – harakeke (NZ flax – phormium tenax), paua shell. Contact me if you would like to purchase this kete or order something similar.
These discs are handwoven in harakeke (NZ flax – phormium tenax), using both natural and dyed material. Each disc is unique as the harakeke is dyed for each one. I can weave you a disc to order in terms of colour and size. All materials used have been boiled. The Continue Reading →
Wall hanging 40cm x 50cm $220 Handwoven – dyed harakeke (NZ flax – phormium tenax) © 2014 Anne Daniel Contact me if you would like to purchase this kete or order something similar.
Handwoven wall hanging 85cm x 93cm Hand woven natural and dyed harakeke (NZ flax – phormium tenax) This piece is inspired by the area of Aotearoa/New Zealand where I live – Te Tai o Poutini o Te Wai Pounamu, the West Coast of the Continue Reading →
I entered the annual HokitikaJunk2Funk art and fashion event again this year. For the past year and a bit, I continued collecting the narrow plastic bags that our local newspaper, the Hokitika Guardian, comes wrapped in when delivered each day. Last year I had woven a small wall hanging with these Continue Reading →