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Feather Flowers with Glenda Nicholls

Two handmade fish drag nets installed in an exhibition, one large hanging from the ceiling with feather flowers dangling, the other leaning against a wall attached to two long sticks and small rocks along the bottom

Grounded, 2024
Murray Art Museum Albury
Image Jeremy Weihrauch

In association with the exhibition Grounded, join artist and Waddi Waddi, Yorta Yorta, Ngarrindjeri woman Glenda Nicholls for an introduction to feather flower making.

Feather flower making is an important part of Nicholls’ cultural and artistic practice. Participants will learn about the cultural significance of feather flowers, followed by a demonstration of the techniques used by Nicholls and her family. Nicholls will guide participants through the process to create their own flowers to take home.

About the Artist

A First Nation's woman sits on the floor beside a display of a handmade fish drag net with red yarn

Glenda Nicholls is a Waddi Waddi, Yorta Yorta, Ngarrindjeri artist from Swan Hill and is known as a master weaver, constructing elaborate sculptural works that connect the present with her ancestral past. By applying cultural weaving techniques learned from her ancestors, she creates work by weaving together fish nets and feather flowers, a craft that has been passed down through generations, originally made for adornment and later a source of income during the depression years. Nicholls’ works are vessels that carry the stories and legacies of her family.

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