Rag Manifesto XMAS NR walks to the middle of

walks to the middle of The Green to get a good gawk at the new salon

with her 20th century knowledge

children have made the tales their own

When Bob Dylan released his album Blood on the Tracks a few days after the Ashes had been surrendered itcould have been timed deliberately to provide a future author with a book title that reflected events in Australia

in its all its living

Rag Manifesto XMAS NR walks to the middle ofIts time to reconsider the value of our waste. In the past rags were valuable commodities you could sell on. Gathering rag and turning it into yarn was rich in the possibility of making things. This Rag Manifesto is a unique, artists view of the traditional art of rag rug making for this age of the Anthropocene. Projects made in the artists studio and with a community group, highlight a reverence for our lost textiles, a response to the environmental