When the call for entries for the Regeneration:Contemporary Quilt Textiles exhibition went out in mid-2011, it caused a bit of a flurry in certain circles. Not only was there a very short timeframe for lodging entries but, unlike most Australian art quilt exhibitions, the organisers were seeking concept designs rather than completed works. My textile […]
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Starting on Dreaming in Colour
Mostly I prefer to work on a project in my studio and to share the process and results in a consolidated post after the work has gone on exhibition. Process-focused posts include: the process of creating Budgies Uncaged; Budgie Murmuration; Hope, Promise, Bounty: Reap What You Sow; and Regrowth. This time, for something different, I […]
Dreamlines #5: Allagai Waves – Part Two
In Part One of the Evolution of Allagai Waves, I looked at the design and construction of the latest work in my Dreamlines series that is currently on exhibition in Golden Textures. In this post, I will concentrate on the quilting and finishing of the work. Once the quilt top was assembled, the next step […]
Gosford Art Prize Floor Talk 20 October
As a finalist is the Gosford Art Prize, I am giving a floor talk (along with other artists) at Gosford Regional Gallery this Saturday, 20 October and again on Saturday, 17 November at 2pm. This is the view as you enter the main gallery from the left hand side. (Image of Brittle Gums used with […]
Gosford Art Prize 2012 Finalist
Remember hanging out by the mail box waiting for exam results? That’s sort of how I felt today, ever alert for e-mail notification of the outcome of my applications for the 2013 Gosford Art Prize. Mid-afternoon, I got the news that Hope, Promise, Bounty: Reap What You Sow was selected as one of 170 finalists […]
Double Dipping: Gosford Art Prize & SAQA Deux Exhibition
This weekend I completed a diptych to enter into the Gosford Art Prize. While I was at it, I also entered the triptych Hope, Promise, Bounty: Reap What You Sow. Five works for two entries! Is that double dipping? The prize is open to all artists, apart from employees of Gosford City Council. All artwork […]