About Us

Sammy and Seb work with the organic nature of textiles timber, clay, pigments and foraged objects. Using methods of binding, dyeing, stamping, stitching, weaving, painting and carving, creating re-earthable works that hold a resonance of ecological connection to place.

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Their artistic expressions are the result of our direct experience within our surrounding landscapes, reciprocating each other in an ambiguous nature throughout seasonal changes and moody terrains.

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Ciganka offers Sammy and Sebastian a space to focus on the convergence of practicality and aesthetic. A way of life, to co-create and regulate, slow-crafting from our self built art studio in Doonan, QLD, Australia .

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They offer meanderings of improvised stitching, carvings of expressive shapes, rhythmic patterns and emotive colours. These explorations of expression draw her into a sensuous encounter with the ecology of our surroundings and community.

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As a child both Sammy and Seb grew up with cherished memories of her elders teaching and sharing strong connections with us around various handcrafts. Finding them still common threads of which they connect with them.

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Creating with our hands is vital and an integral part of life, it offers a space for us to peruse our internal landscapes and liminal spaces, and our emotional states.

Thank you for joining us on the journey.