WORKSHOPS & DEMONSTRATIONS
2025 Demonstrations
We have a variety of different demonstrations this year.
Wood Carving, Cooking with CC and workshops beinh held at certain shallholders. See below for details.
If you would like to offer up a workshop sharing your skills and knowledge – please contact Dee White on 0434 630 510.
Wood Carving
Keith will be doing a demo on the hour every hour – Look for the Orange Flag.
In late 1999 I started a wood carving using chainsaws and chisels and then, 6 months later the Silky Oak tree stump was transformed into 21 Aussie animals and on its way to the Sydney Olympics.
It was part of the Bicentennial celebrations in 2001, stayed at Australia Zoo, toured SE Queensland, helped save the Mary river from being dammed, and then semi-retired at the Wood Works museum in Gympie for 15 years.
Now comes the fun bit.
In 2023 I started an organisation called the Silky Project Inc. Our goal is to make a life-size bronze copy of the statue, take it to the Brisbane Olympics in 2032, go on tour again and then find a permanent home in the Gympie Region.
So that’s the plan.
We have partnered with the Australian Menshed organisation Tin Can Bay group to carry out the preparation, mould making, bronze casting and assembly. Thanks to everyone there at The Shed.
Also a huge thanks to the SLEEPY LAGOON HOTEL for all of their support for our fundraising with live music Saturday night Raffle prizes and Sunday arvo entertainment from 12.
You can meet the artist at the Menshed weekday mornings from 9-12 at Amity place off Gympie Rd.
Cooking Demonstrations with CC
CC will demonstrate how to cook with Rosellas and other locally sourced ingredients, most of which are grown on her family farm. Rosella, chilli, tomato, butter bean, okra, eggplant, zucchini, tomatillos, cape gooseberry, ginger, turmeric and beetroot.
Her love of Rosellas, cooking and sharing her knowledge long with her happy, friendly nature make her a delight to watch.
Look for the Pink Flag
Demonstrations times:
Saturday and Sunday 10:30am and 1:30pm
Location: next to Woolooga Farm Marquee
Taste testing after demonstrations
Uniqueartz – Demonstrations and Workshops
All Workshops Are $10 Per Person. Early Bookings Ring Trish 0428 524 469 otherwise book on the day. Look for the Purple Flag
Saturday Demonstrations
Ceramics Pinch Pot and Leaf
9:30am – 11am and 12:30pm – 2pm
Woodwork Texturing Wooden Bowl
11am – 12 and 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Workshops Saturday
Jewellery Wood Burned Pendants
10:30am and 1:30pm
Woodwork Texturing Wooden Spoon 2pm
Sunday Demonstrations
Rope Work
9.30am – 11am and 12.30pm – 2pm
Woodwork Texture and Paint
11am- 12 and 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Workshops Sunday
Mosaic Pendants
10:30am and 1:30pm
Woodwork Texturing Wooden Coaster at 2pm
Rush Essentials will be holding workshops at their marquee
Kara will be doing a variety of different workshops through the day on Saturday and Sunday.
Rollers, Room Sprays, Bath Soaks, Hand and Body Scrubs, Linen Cupboard Deodoriser.
Times will be flexible depending on how many people want to do a workshop.
Look for the Green Flag.
See Rush Essentials marquee for more details on times and costs.
12pm – Hand and Body Scrubs
Gympie Spinners, Weavers and Crafters
Spin, Dye, Felt, Weave, Knit and Crochet
Local group that meets weekly to share crafts and learn new skills.
Wool spinning is the process of transforming raw wool fibers into yarn by twisting and pulling them together. This age-old craft can be done by hand with a drop spindle or with a spinning wheel. The twist in the yarn is what holds the fibers together, creating a continuous strand.
Weaving is a textile production method that involves interlacing two sets of yarns or threads at right angles to create fabric or cloth. The lengthwise yarns are called the warp, and the crosswise yarns are the weft. Weaving is one of the oldest textile techniques, traditionally done on a loom.
Felting is a process of creating fabric by interlocking and matting fibers, typically wool, through agitation and compression. This can be achieved through various methods, including wet felting and needle felting.
Demonstrations throughout the weekend.
Event Organisers:
Dee White: dee@offgridexpo.com.au – 0434 630 510 | Di Woodstock: di@offgridexpo.com.au – 0419 224 628