A sunflower is a joyful bloom. With that in mind, they offered the perfect stimuli for our Full Bloom Sunflower Wall.  Inspired by the themes presented in The Storytellers exhibition around migrant gardens and the home, we sort to include our wider arts community.  We’ve watched on as people came together to get crafty and to share skills, while others used the opportunity to challenge themselves, trying out new techniques and materials.

We have received close to three hundred contributions and every single one of them is unique. It’s wonderful to see the many ways people have interpreted the brief. We have sunflowers with faces, sequins, beads, some delicately embroidered with French knots, others felted from wool, one delicately crafted with hand spun yarn and coloured with food dye.  Some of our contributors incorporated recycled items from their home and one even features a hairnet! We’ve received packages from all over the state and across the country.

MoB is a living, breathing space for people to experience and share their stories and creative lives. The upcoming summer program, The Storytellers: Next Chapter, celebrates and encourages people to participate and share their creativity with others. We can’t wait to see what else blossoms in coming months.