Jo-Anne Barr
JAMB Hats and Millinery
CREATIVE PRACTICE
Millinery – structured felt hats, wet felt hats, straw hats, sinamay hats and fascinators
ARTIST STATEMENT
I have had a passion for textiles from a very early age, learning dressmaking from my grandmother when I was 12. I consider myself a ‘fibre junkie’ and love to experiment and work with a large selection of fibres. I create hats and fascinators from a wide range of fibres including, superfine merino, alpaca, crossbred merino, banana leaf, silk, cotton, merino blends including merino and silk, paper, a range of straws. I make a range of hat accessories including changeable hat bands to jaze up your hat and macreame hat hangers. I have also explored upcycling pre loved, unloved and vintage hats, whereby I re-block them, and trim them with vintage belts and broches where possible.
One of my many occupations over the year has been a teacher as a result I enjoy sharing my skills and passion and teach wet felted cloche style hats to eager members of local communities.
Hats are my passion, I love to wear them and make them and often struggle to part with them.
BIO
I have a Bachelor of Applied Science in Textiles and Food.
I have undertaken a series of short millinery courses both in person and via zoom from milliners around the world.
A lot of millinery skills are from trial and error and hands on experimentation, applying my science background and understanding of textile fibres and how they behave
CONTACT
0425 272 155
joanne_barr@bigpond.com