"Nalda Searles is a highly regarded West Australian visual artist with a distinguished career spanning 30 years. She has enjoyed many cross cultural associations with Indigenous people, sharing the process of art making with them. As a teacher, she
has facilitated fibre textiles workshops across Australia. In this DVD, Searles discusses the evolution of her recent works developed and constructed from salvaged and saved textiles, plant fibres and miscellaneous objects. Interspersed in the dialogue she recites 'A stitching of words'. Searles states, "I consider issues that often remain unnoticed, until a gentle prodding forces is to confront our cultural anomalies." This inspirational DVD complements the exhibition and catalogue 'Nalda Searles - drifting in my own land'.
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