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“When I started this course in photography, I didn’t even know how to use a camera. The lecturers truly nurture you through the course. I didn’t know what area I wanted to get into but through experimenting with the camera I discovered my style.”

Karen’s work is indeed a true reflection of her theatrical background.

Shikani Sargent had so many SOLD stickers on her pieces at CRE8. Her exhibition titled I Can Make A Home Out Of Anything was clearly a crowd favourite and a nod to where we live in the world.

“I have lived in 84 different houses in my life which inspires my work,” she shared. “Now I live in the hinterland and there is a calmness to the work which I draw from the mountains.”

Shikani says the TAFE Queensland course gave her the time to fully dedicate to her creative practice and her lecturers were so helpful.

TAFE Queensland Fashion teacher Amanda Knights is an icon in the fashion education scene. I’ve watched her change the life of students over many years with her unwavering support and knowledge.

She said the 2022 graduates were a much younger group than previous years with a real shift towards recycling, upcycling, sustainability and print design.

Amanda says a TAFE Queensland fashion course is a sensational way to learn essential industry skills.

“Students learn how to sew, design, the whole process from start to finish,” she said. “They are educated on getting a job, running a business and starting a label.”

There are some incredible fashion success stories from TAFE Queensland including Native Swimwear who were the

Creative Courses At Tafe Queensland

• Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising – 2 years

• Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising – 18 months

• Certificate II in Applied Fashion Design and Technology

• Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging

• Certificate III in Visual Arts

• Diploma of Visual Arts first Indigenous swimwear brand to show at New York Fashion Week and are now stocked at David Jones (they are also opening their own boutique in Mooloolaba soon).

Start-up business Juniper Moon Studio is making big fashion waves and former graduate Isobel Badin can be found at iconic Sunshine Coast retailer Alterior Motif.

Whatever your artistic aspirations are, you will be supported whole heartedly by creative experts and icons at TAFE Queensland.

So what are you waiting for? Go get wildly creative Sunny Coast!

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