DONE AND DUSTED, CUT AND GLUED

Recently landed: Done and dusted, cut and glued

With a pair of borrowed kids’ scissors at the ready and a wingspan of bug facts up our sleeves, it was especially delightful to find ourselves in the Great Hall once more, observing, upon the paper stage, healthy habitat growing, piece by collage piece. Over two afternoon sessions, beneath the garden-like illumination of the Leonard French stained-glass, we made like a pair of blue-banded pollinators and talked with kids and their guardians, their paper-snip assistants, about thinking about things from another creature’s perspective.

From a pot plant of native flowers on your windowsill or balcony to installing a nest box in your garden, and not using pesticides, we all have the means to make our leaf-litter green island into a beacon of hope, providing water, food, shelter, and a meeting point for the tiniest of insects, and other wildlife, to assemble. We share our space with wildlife, and whether our act is small or big, every little bit contributes. Perhaps some collages are now up on the fridge door, or taped to a wall, folded in a bag or a pocket. Perhaps a budding citizen scientist is recording their findings of the insects they sight in their back-garden, or placing a series of bee rafts in a shallow dish of water.

Continuing reading on Marginalia.

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17th of July, 2025

Restoring corridors collage workshop with Gracia & Louise
You can help restore a rich biodiverse landscape, one hopeful leap, one leaf at a time
NGV International
180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne​
Tuesday 15th of July, 2025 and Wednesday 16th of July, 2025
12–3pm