About Us

We (Sammy and Sebastian) 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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Our 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 us 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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We offer our meanderings of improvised stitching, carvings of expressive shapes, rhythmic patterns and emotive colours. These explorations of expression draw us into a sensuous encounter with the ecology of our surroundings and community.

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As children we both grew up with cherished memories of our elders teaching and sharing strong connections with us around various handcrafts. Finding them still common threads of which we connect with them.

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

We thank you for joining us for the journey.