Following the conclusion of the Beneath the Southern Sky exhibition at Gosford Regional Gallery this week, it was time to pack up the collection and send it to the United Kingdom for display at the Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK (8-11 August). One of my students recently recommended zipped pillow protectors for quilt storage. They […]
Awaking to the sound of heavy rain falling onto the corrugated iron roof and a winter chill in the air, my first instinct was to roll over and go back to sleep. Then I remembered I had a very important job to do. Today was installation day for the Beneath the Southern Sky exhibition at […]
Today is installation day for the Twelve by Twelve Colourplay exhibition at the Sydney Stitches & Craft Show, Rosehill, 7-10 March 2013. There is already a comprehensive installation pack that accompanies the exhibit – this pack includes: safety vests; pins and T-pins; tape measure; scissors; adhesive hook velcro; a sheet for laying out on the […]
Curate (verb) – to select, organize, and look after the items in (a collection or exhibition). This is a further instalment in my series of posts about my experience as curator of Beneath the Southern Sky travelling exhibition of textile works. Once again, my focus is on preparing textile works to ensure that they are […]
Curate (verb) – to select, organize, and look after the items in (a collection or exhibition). As curator of the Beneath the Southern Sky travelling exhibition of textile works, I seek to maintain the works in optimum condition on tour and to ensure that they are displayed in an attractive and professional manner. Yesterday I […]
Another challenge of travelling exhibitions is the travelling part. Entrusting quilts and textile works to postal and courier systems always seems an act of faith but, fortunately, I have never had a piece go permanently astray. Nearly three years ago, I packed up my Twelve by Twelve Theme Series collection in an Aboriginal print travelling […]
