Happy Talk
Launched by Heidi Dokulil and Liane Rossler in 2011, Happy Talk is an initiative that brings people and ideas together through design projects, exhibitions, workshops, talks and publishing. Some of our...
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Sione Falemaka
“I am interested in representations of traditional methods and new interpretations of them. It’s always good to have a ritual that goes with the work as it has more value. Happy Talk is both a ritual...
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Maryann Talia Pau
“It is the making process that is crucial to my practice. It brings healing, fulfillment and connection, to our communities, our ancestors before us, and to each other across the globe. Every piece...
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Tracey Deep
“I am always looking for new materials to work with and I am inspired by discarded industrial materials. For me materials are often the starting point, they feed the idea.” Tracey Deep began her...
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Florence Kamel & the Goroka weavers
Florence Kamel is an internationally respected Bilum artist based in Goroka, Papua New Guinea, and the Principal Designer of Jaukae Bilum Products. The Happy Talk team first met Florence in February...
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Saskia Howard, Sydney Cycle Chic
Saskia Howard is a passionate blogger, photographer, sustainable design lover and agitator for social change. Her blog, Sydney Cycle Chic, is part of a growing global blog movement committed to a new...
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Bicycle workshops
Happy Talk Bicycle workshops included colourful basket making and accessory making for your bike using local and found materials. A series of four workshops involved artists Maryann Talia Pau and...
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Lei Day workshops
Across Pacific Island communities lei giving is a gesture of welcoming. The Lei Day lunchtime workshops are designed to bring people together during the creative process of making. Materials supplied...
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Happy Talk and The Paper Mill created an interactive, engaging, vibrant atmosphere with inspiring workshops and talks every day from 5 to 8 October, 2011. The aim was to engage with the local community...
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Happy Talk Talks
During Art & About Sydney, Happy Talk invited creative members of the Pacific Islands community to share inspiring stories every Thursday night from 6.30pm at the Happy Talk House. Speakers...
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Tivaivai workshop
Tivaivai is the colourful art of appliqué made by women across the Cook Islands. A collaborative practice, the tradition is handed down from one generation to the next. The Tivaivai workshop lead by...
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Happy Talk PO Box 970 Bondi Junction NSW 1355 Australia hello@happytalk.net.au @hellohappytalk follow us on facebook
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Thank you
Happy Talk would like to thank the following people and organisations for their generosity and support in making the Happy Talk House for Art & About Sydney 2011. The Happy Talk House was powered...
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Happy Talk press
The Happy Talk project was well documented with over 5,000 photos and a series of specialty films. We created a Happy Talk website that included profiles on the participants, workshops and projects....
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Inspired by the inventive building skills of Pacific Island communities, the Happy House building workshop lead by architect Sam Marshal was part of the 2011 Sydney Architecture Festival. The idea...
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Happy Talk House
Happy Talk was held in Sandringham Gardens, Hyde Park from September 23 – October 23, 2011, as part of Art & About Sydney. Inspired by resourcefulness, local materials and knowledge, and our...
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Happy Talk Bilum x Art Gallery of NSW
Great news, the Happy Talk Bilum commissioned by Happy Talk for Art & About Sydney in 2011 has been selected for Plumes and pearlshells, art of the New Guinea highlands that opens at the AGNSW in...
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