Yesterday I took a break from my 40×40cm composition for Australia Wide Two (that is just NOT working!) and drove down to Sydney for the last day of The New Quilt exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum. I was pleasantly surprised at the size of the gathering (thank you to Janet, Gill, Denise, Sandra and others who attended) and really enjoyed the presentations by fellow exhibitors: Judi Nikoleski, Gloria Muddle and Margery Goodall. Both Judi and Gloria are relative newcomers to the textile medium and bring an approach not constrained by notions of quilt policery - Judi has a background in graphic design and website development and Gloria is an accomplished painter. Interestingly, Margery is also a water colour artist and this colour blending is reflected in her work.

I’m going to go ponder what’s happening on the design wall now.