The [Envelope] Project

Day 2 of the [Envelope Project] concluded at Coburg Primary School.  The grade 5 group continued with their garments during the week and  between workshops during their art class.  Anthea was delighted to see the end results, the kids really enjoyed working on their own pieces revealing their own  unique designs. 

The Envelope is a very versatile garment, the children model the variety of ways it can be used.  Anthea discusses with the kids the true value energy wise to produce textiles and they appreciated the value of using recycled or discarded clothing. This project has been supported by Craft Victoria, to view the rest of 'A Month about Making' program go to www.craftvic.asn.au

Toy Envelope with Anthea van Kopplen at Coburg Primary School

Last week South Kids began the first of 2 workshops at Coburg Primary School with   Anthea van Kopplen 

( Sustainable Design Practitioner) . The [toy envelope] is a spin-off project of The  [envelope] Project which Anthea designed and worked on  during the Melbourne International  Design Festival last month. [toy envelope] is for kids, Anthea  engages the kids with discussions about the way society consumes fashion and then they  are asked to look at another way to use and reuse  the clothes that they wear and throw away.  They are shown how to transform their 'thrown aways' into The [envelope]which then can become a bag, a coat or jacket, a dress and a skirt.  The second part of the workshop will further transform these made garments into a cubby or shelter.  These workshops are part of a Craft Victoria program,'Month About Making' , a festival of public events focusing on the making process from  7 August - 6 September 2008.

Final workshop for Pembroke Primary School at South Kids

After 2 weeks of workshopping with Walka artists/designers Ricardo and Claudia, the young designers collaborated together with fellow students and the designers to come up with an exciting new collection.  Ricardo and Claudia had a great time, and will take home to Chile with them a wealth of experiences .  They plan to work with our South Kids school in Chiloe, and will share with them some images of the creative pieces that our  Australian South Kids made. 

Abbotsford Primary School. Final day of workshop

Thornbury Primary School develop a collection with the Walka Team

Images from the final collection  of the  basketball  theme, another team group uses modern technology to express their contemporary collection.  The day culminated in a cat walk fashion parade with lots of fun enjoyed by all.