Regina Wilson, master fibre weaver from Peppimenarti, NT will run an exclusive weaving masterclass

Regina Pilawuk Wilson is a Ngan’gikurrungurr woman from the Daly River region in the Northern Territory. She is a celebrated artist, fierce advocate for Durrmu Arts and the Indigenous arts sector, and the founder of the Peppimenarti community – the permanent settlement for the Ngan’gikurrungurr people since 1973.

The location of Peppimenarti is an important dreaming site for the Ngan’gikurrungurr language group and informs Regina’s art and weaving practices – skills she inherited from her grandmother and mother.

Regina Wilson, Master fibre weaver from Durrmu Arts in Peppimenarti, NT will be in Sydney to host a 2.5 hour hands-on weaving masterclass. The weavings are made of merrepen (sandpalm) which are harvested, the fronds are then collected and then stripped in smaller natural fibres and then often naturally dyed with bush plants, roots and berries to make yellow, red, black, orange, purple, and pink. Regina will bring the pre-dyed and stripped merrepen as well as some harvested unstripped sandpalm for people to practice stripping.