Hapa Zome Workshop with Spiraro
Hapa Zome, a method of leaf dyeing, invites us to explore colour through the natural pigments found in plants. Using simple tools and gathered materials, we’ll press leaves and flowers into fabric to create botanical prints. As we forage, arrange, and press our chosen plants, this sensory process invites us to connect more deeply with the natural world, encouraging us to take time to notice the textures, shapes, and colours that often go unseen.
This workshop offers a playful and mindful introduction to conscious textile practices. Participants will take home their own naturally dyed fabric, along with a renewed sense of curiosity and wonder for the patterns and pigments found in everyday plants.
| WHEN | > Saturday 26 July 2025 |
| TIME | > 1PM to 3PM |
| VENUE | > Linden New Art, 26 Acland Street, St Kilda |
| COST | > Free; This workshop is designed for 6-14 year olds |
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SPIRARO
Indy Heath, who works under the alias Spiraro, is a Naarm/Melbourne-based artist working across textiles, sculpture,
biomaterials, and lighting. Their work explores the material life of textiles, both living and lived, through a heightened sensory
experience.
They work with natural pigments derived from rust and plant matter, biomaterials such as seaweed and bacterial leather, and found objects including metal and discarded textiles. By interweaving these elements into sculptural pieces, they question how future materials might coexist with those of the past.
Blurring the line between organic and human-made, their work sits in the tension between what is grown and what is discarded. With a heightened sensorial experience of the world, Indy’s approach to making is rooted in sensory engagement, creating works that invite touch, sight, smell, and sound as ways to connect.
Their practice extends beyond the studio into curation and facilitation, bringing others into dialogue with biomaterials and sustainable materials through group exhibitions and hands-on workshops. Under the alias Spiraro– derived from the Latin spirare, meaning “to breathe out” – Indy’s work reflects the act of renewal and release, inviting audiences to pause and reconnect.