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Project Pitch

Wood-Craving Workshops

Participants of the workshop will learn to crave wood into signature fauna and flora species from Northshore Indigenous history. Each workshop is an opportunity to not only learn wood carving skills but also gain cultural knowledge through stories about the artifacts. Workshops will take place in a renovated container with decorations patterns and items that encode Aboriginal stories.

Skills needed:

Content Creators

Visual Art

Teaching/ Public Speaking

Knowledge About Indigenous Culture

Architectural

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Meeting Criteria

1. Respond to client brief:

Daytime activities outside of Eat Streer operating hours.

Using a 'place-based' approach to activate the site.

Adress a Competitive Pillar Positioning of EDQ: events and activation.

2. Originality:

Design based on observation and take up elements from similar projects but still have unique selling points. For instance: introduce signature artifacts and incorporate Indigenous cultural aspects.

Making use of the feature of Northshore: containers, pearl shell,...

3. Audience engagement:

Activity is suitable not only for visitors but people who are residents and workers. Especially attract the YOUTH audience.

The activity can engage by actively working and creating meaningful conversations surrounding the artifacts they working on.

And encourage revisitors as the theme change weekly/monthly.

4. Feasibility, Sustainability & Enduring Significance:

Light touch approach: renovating the interior and installing equipment inside the container rather than external construction.

Sustainable: Incorporating policy of using sustainable wood sources.

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Budget

Reference links:

Wood cutting machine

Wood carving set

Wood polish

Timber wood

Safety glasses

Masks

Workbenches

Chairs

Canvas

Tool wall

Hanging lights

Posters

Installation cost

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Workshop Space

References:

Tigan, A. (2006). Riji (pearlshell pendant): Galaloongg (God Man Design) Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/3775

Kawiny. Ku. (2011) Seven sisters. QAGOMA, Brisbane, Australia. https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/stories/903

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Workshop Space

My project is not only grounded in the wood craving activity but I also want the activity to take place in a culture-provoke space. A space that can embrace Indigenous heritage

I have decided to visit Queensland Museum to have the inspiration to renovate the space inside the container for the Workshop.

Pattern:

I have looked at artworks of Aboriginal artists and realised the pattern of dots, lines and circles along with the dominant of warm colors. These pattern will be used for walls decoration to create an immersive space for participants.

(Kawiny,2011)

Pearl shell pendant:

This artwork of Aubrey Tigan has replicated the artifact that signifies the 'water' of the Bardi people. This item is very suitable to be present in the Workshop space as it not only represents an Aboriginal symbol but is also linked with the 'water' from the river of Northshore.

(Tigan,2006)

References:

Tigan, A. (2006). Riji (pearlshell pendant): Galaloongg (God Man Design) Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/3775

Kawiny. Ku. (2011) Seven sisters. QAGOMA, Brisbane, Australia. https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/stories/903

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Workshop Programmes: Wood craving artifacts

1. Flying foxes

2. Topknot pigeon

3. Blackbean (Moreton bay chestnut)

4. Giant figs

5. Tulipwood fruit

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Reference:

Flying-foxes. (2021). Brisbane City Council. Retrieved from https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/clean-and-green/natural-environment-and-water/biodiversity-in-brisbane/wildlife-in-brisbane/living-with-wildlife/flying-foxes

Topknot Pigeon - The Australian Museum. (n.d.). Australian Museum. Retrieved from https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/topknot-pigeon/

Kerkhove. R. (2021). Northshore Indigenous History https://canvas.qut.edu.au/courses/14823/files/2172393?verifier=bzyxfFcVlLb0oHlaQfTLtreNy4gYlBR67wcBPkxd&wrap=1

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Similar Projects

The Maleny Wood Expo

Include a workshop to learn 'carving small animal forms'. The class focus on the design and interpretation of animal forms, timber and tool selection, knife sharpening,...

The Expo follows sustainable policies by using sustainable sources of timber wood collected from where it presents a danger to people e.g. trees that have fallen or are likely to fall across roads. Or recycled timbers from the demolition of buildings and other constructions.

ClassBento: Aboriginal Painting and Culture Class

Participants will work with Indigenous artists to paint a three-metre by three-metre canvas incorporating Aboriginal symbols. This class is an opportunity to gain knowledge about Ancient Indigenous culture and a teamwork activity to improve engagement between people.

Reference:

Maleny Wood Expo. (n.d.).Sustainability policies. https://malenywoodexpo.com/sustainability-policies/

ClassBento. (n.d.). Aboriginal painting and culture class: Team mural Brisbane. https://classbento.com.au/aboriginal-painting-and-culture-class-team-mural-brisbane

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Draft Features of the Wood Crafting Workshop

Location:

renovate the the high-roof container into 3 main spaces: crafting space-painting space-exhibition space

Activity:

Crafting wood into artifact in the shape of the signature fauna and flora of Northshore Indigenous history

The artifact will be changing week/monthly

The finished product can be taken home or displayed on site

Each workshop session will have a story/ fact about the animal/plant they crave to gain understanding about the Northshore Indigenous History

Can use paint to incorporate Aboriginal art symbols and painting patterns

Reference:

Make something amazing at HSBNE. (n.d.). HSBNE. https://hsbne.org/

Evans, P. (2019). Studio pottery: Indigenous pots by Australia’s Penny Evans: CFile - Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design. CFile. https://cfileonline.org/studio-pottery-indigenous-pots-by-australias-penny-evans-contemporary-ceramic-art-cfile/

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Final Idea

After considering the target audience and client brief. I have short-listed down to 2 main ideas. The fist one is a museum featuring the plant and animal of the location using VR.

The second idea is a wood crafting and painting workshop with chang in themes and subjects week/monthly.

Weight the pros and cons. I decided to go with the final idea of the Workshop.

Reference:

Smithsonian Institution. (n.d.). New augmented-reality experience spotlights human connection to the oceans. Smithsonian Institution. https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/new-augmented-reality-experience-spotlights-human-connection-oceans

Popular Woodworking. (2022). Woodcarving Basics. Popular Woodworking. https://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/woodcarving-basics

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Ideate

Initial ideas

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Current challenge

The location is now well known with Eat Street that have attracted many visitors. However, the opening hours will only be from 4PM-10PM on Friday and Saturday, and 4PM-9PM on Sunday so the venue is not in use during the daytime or on weekdays.

Eat Street

Moreover, the Maritime Green space is used for Brisbane Festival’s performances and exhibitions once a year.

Brisbane Festival

The two use of the space mentioned are both in the form of pop-ups and can only attract an irregular flow of customer visits. The situation spark the need for a more sustainable, and timeless use of the space

Reference:

Eat street northshore hamilton. (n.d.). Must Do Brisbane. https://www.mustdobrisbane.com/eat-drink-food-trucks-markets-other/eat-street-northshore-hamilton

About Us. (n.d.).Brisbane Festival. https://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/info/about

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Target Audience

These are the group of audiences EDQ is attracting. These groups are creative leaders that are placed at central of idea for the project

The profile of the YOUTH-Destination Visitors has mapped out their persona and needs. Therefore have shaped the characteristics and vibe of the project for the ideation process.

Refrenece

Economic Development Queensland, QUT BRIEF 2023 - Marketing appendix(p.3-4) Northshore.

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Site check and annotation

An open space and ‘breakout room’ in a Workshop Container

Floor plan of the Workshop Container

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Site check and annotation

- Inside a Workshop container

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Site check and annotation

-In and outside Brisbane Tool Library

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Cite overview and annotation

Reference:

Economic Development Queensland. QUT BRIEF 2023-Site Map (p.2) Northshore

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Site Research

During the next research step, I have looked into the history of Northshore. Northshore was an important fishing and campground for First Nation people. The location was once a home to thousands with the traditional Aboriginal base camps but then the camp disappeared by the 1910s.

Base Camp

Reagarding the fauna and flora. The area have a diversity of food with unique uses. For example, the black beans tree’s bark fibre was used for fish and animal traps.

Black Bean Trees

The readings have inspired me reintroduced and incorporate these elements in my project.

References:

Economic Development Queensland. (n.d.).Northshore history | Northshore Brisbane https://northshorebrisbane.com.au/history/

Kerkhove, R. (2021). Northshore Indigenous History https://canvas.qut.edu.au/courses/14823/files/2172393?verifier=bzyxfFcVlLb0oHlaQfTLtreNy4gYlBR67wcBPkxd&wrap=1