Inspiration may have come too late for the AQC True Blue challenge (see Staying True), but I managed to submit an entry for the Lest We Forget Quilt Challenge. My work will appear in a mosaic of more than 100 quilts that will premier at the Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne from 16-19 April 2015. […]
Curator Knowledge
Storing and Conserving Textiles
One of the highlights of attending the Ozquilt Network conference in Adelaide last month was the opportunity to visit ArtLab Australia. The 50 minute tour included a range of projects such as painting restoration, gilding, photographic and paper works and marble scupture repairs but our primary focus was textiles conservation. Principal Textile Conservator, Kristin Phillips […]
Return of Australia Quilts
After an unscheduled sojourn in a Sydney warehouse, while the shipping company sorted out their paperwork, the Australia Quilts exhibit finally returned to Copacabana early on Wednesday afternoon. Phew! The boxes are a little battered but the contents are safe and sound: And I have the all-important ATA carnet so that I can get the […]
Australia Quilts Dispatched!
In September 2014, Carrefour Européen du Patchwork/ European Patchwork Meeting celebrates its 20th anniversary in Alsace, France. Australia is guest country of honour from outside Europe. As curator of the Australia Quilts invitational exhibition, it is my honour to be entrusted with 34 exceptional quilts and textile works. There have been many trips to the […]
Exciting Mail
I was VERY happy to get today’s mail: a duly completed ATA carnet for the Australia Quilts exhibition at the Carrefour Européen du Patchwork, Alsace, France: 18-21 September 2014. (An ATA carnet is an international customs document that permits duty-free and tax-free temporary import of goods and getting this has been a bit of a […]
Why large quilts should be shipped in boxes
Between collecting 18 quilts for the World Quilt Competition and curating 34 artworks for the Australia Quilts exhibition at upcoming European Patchwork Meeting, it’s like quilt central around here. My exercise regime has been enhanced with weight training as I trudge skip up the steep hill from the post office with at least one quilt […]
