Discovering the value of craft in her early 20's led Harriet towards the natural dye revolution, forming her pathway into weaving. “I took a one day class in basketry & haven't had another job since ” As a talented weaver, Harriet now believes everyone can & should be creative. She shares the joys & challenges of  delineating between a job and a creative passion and talks of our primal attraction to hand made things because of the energy &^ essence the otherwise inanimate object has.  Join us in this conversation of  'communal remembering of weavery' and perhaps you too will  make "can you pull over" your most said phrase. Show notesHer first heartbreak when they had to leave her childhood homeRebuilding her identity Building a ‘good life’ as rentersContemplation of life on the trading cycle rather than a money oriented one Falling in love with fabrics and traditional village lifeBuying beanies as their first enterpriseHer early adult years running an ethical trade businessIconography stories in weavings Weaving - a really easy way to be connected to natureForaging, connecting to seasons, learning the way of the land and getting her hands in it“It’s a long relationship you have with your creativity, it ebbs and flows, it comes with you, sometimes it’s working but sometimes it's incredibly challenging”Mastering something is a fraught concept - there are always more angles to be explored.Honoring her Dad by using materials from a fallen tree on his property to create a table for her family.Passing objects of meaning from one generation to the next along with knowledgeWhy her ‘voice’ is defined by her creativityA drive towards beauty for beauty's sake gives her hope.Her Dads curiosity   - “can this beauty be an accident or is there something more powerful than all of us.Why art is a disciplined practiceThe practice of weaving is an ancient memory - before agriculture even. It had a functional purposeHer ache to sit at the feet of those who are willing to teach the scholarship of basketryThe communal remembering of basket weaveryThe double edged sword of using technology to share traditional skillsThe magic of weaving to crack open emotional connectedness and vulnerabilityWorkshop junkies who adore the emotional release of the artExploring the potential of a new material; hairy panic is her latest materialThe tactility of weaving - you can’t imagine it into being you have to get your hands inIt opens your eyes to the seasons and the changes in the landscape Planting a weaving garden or a dye gardenThe hypocrisy of travellingRewriting factory production by buying direct from fair trade craftsman There's no machine to make a basket - if its cheap, what were the conditions of the person who made it.Every decision you make requires us to be awake to the impact that decision has.Try not to buy things just because they are cheapMutual reciprocity and obligationHosting a street party in rural communitiesReferencesHarriet GoodallPodcast partners ROCK!Hidden Sea - Wine that saves the seaNutrisoilWwoof AustraliaBuy the Book - Futuresteading - Live like tomorrow mattersSupport the showCasual Support - Buy Me A CoffeeRegular Support - PatreonSupport the show

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