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Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting: Brenda Gael Smith

Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting: Brenda Gael Smith

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WELCOME! to my teaching and design website.
An element of serendipity is integral to the art of quilt making. This quality of surprise spurs me to explore new possibilities in the fusion of colour, shape, line and texture through fabric and stitching.

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Brenda Gael Smith

Learn with me!

My teaching focus is on freeform piecing, effective design and the use of colour – to promote fun and encourage creative momentum.

My live, interactive workshops are structured as 3-hour classes optimised for learning via the Zoom platform.

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Geometricks

Logs & Ladders: Building with Improvisation

Strip-Ease

The X Factor

Book me for a Presentation!

All of my presentations are available as live, interactive programs via Zoom for up to 100 participants. Contact me for my rates and availability.

Driven to Abstraction

The Art of Curating

Upcoming Workshops

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Other Workshops

In addition to the 3-hour workshops, I offer the following longer format, in-depth workshops for both in-person and virtual events. I can tailor content and timing for your needs.
Abstraction from Reality
Abstraction in Action
Bound to Please
Circular Explorations
Circular Explorations
Creating with Felt
Creating with Felt

Improvisation Plus!
Improvisation Plus
Lines of Beauty
Lines of Beauty
Metropolis: Logs & Ladders
Logs & Ladders
Modern X
Modern X

Serendipity Shibori
Serendipity Shibori
Stacks of Improvisation
Stacks of Improvisation
Neapolitan Strata Variou
Strata Various

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Brenda Gael Smith
brenda@serendipitypatchwork.com.au

PO Box 131, Avoca Beach
NSW 2251 Australia

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Join me on Zoom for TEXTplosion! Book online for: Join me on Zoom for TEXTplosion! Book online for:

 💣 TEXTplosion Zoom 1: 6-8am Thursday 6 August (Sydney time)
 💣TEXTplosion Zoom 2: 7-9pm Thursday 6 August (Sydney time)

Harness the power of paper collage to generate abstract designs. This 2-hour introductory presentation explores: fragmenting text; isolating and highlighting areas of interest; playing with enlargement, exaggeration and distortion; coalescing lines and shapes; converting 2-tone designs into colour; and digital tools. Zoom 1 is in Wednesday afternoon US/Canada time and Zoom 2 is on Thursday morning UK/Europe time. Includes 30 day access to the recording.

#brendagaelsmithworkshop #learnwithbrenda
Thanks to @peppermintpatcher and @the.skyelife for Thanks to @peppermintpatcher and @the.skyelife for sending me photos from “Opposites”, the @saqaart Oceania Regional exhibition currently on display at the Craft & Quilt Fair at Darling Harbour in Sydney until tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 18 July).

Night and day are often framed as opposites: darkness and light, moonlight and sunshine, rest and activity, asleep and awake. However, night and day can also be viewed as interdependent forces in a continuous cycle. Each defines and deepens the other. Day brings outward motion, visibility and engagement, while night offers inwardness, reflection and renewal. Together they create a
rhythm of life. Night and day function as a continuous pulse,reminding us that balance is not found in opposition but in the steady movement between them. 

#brendagaelsmithart #nightandday

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