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a matter of time

Landlines: Hill Country by Brenda Gael Smith

One Step Further 2019

14 July 2019 Filed Under: a matter of time, Contemporary Quilts, Exhibitions Leave a Comment

One Step Further 2019 opened at Bundoora Homestead Arts Centre, Bundoora, Victoria yesterday and continues until 1 September with an official opening at 2pm on Saturday 20 July and artist floor talks at 2pm on 3 August 2019. The exhibition includes the latest work from my Landlines series – Hill Country. Landlines: Hill Country 55x92cm […]

Monica Johnstone, Brenda Smith and Deborah Boschert at International Quilt Festival 2017

Join me in Houston: International Quilt Festival 2017

3 November 2017 Filed Under: a matter of time, Modern Quilts, Twelve by Twelve 1 Comment

a matter of time completes its exhibition tour at the International Quilt Festival in Houston 2017 (with thanks to eQuilter) and I am accompanying the exhibit. You can find me at Aisle L on Main Street for gallery talks each day at 11am and 2pm with a special after-class talk at 5.30pm on Saturday 4 […]

Driven to Abstraction Lecture at Festival of Quilts UK

Driven to Abstraction

11 August 2017 Filed Under: a matter of time, Contemporary Quilts 1 Comment

THANK YOU! to everyone who stopped by gallery TG27 on the first day at the Festival of Quilts 2017 to view the exhibtion a matter of time. I am delighted to be able to share the wonderful work in this exhibit and present a floor talk each day at 11am and 2pm. I will be […]

MoT curator floor talk at the Festival of Quilts

Join me at the Festival of Quilts 2017

8 August 2017 Filed Under: a matter of time, Contemporary Quilts, Technique:Finishing Leave a Comment

I am delighted to be able to accompany the a matter of time exhibition on its only European outing at the Festival of Quilts 2017. If you are attending FoQ, please stop by gallery TG27 and say hello. I would love to catch up with you. I am presenting a curator floor talk each day […]

Discount Tickets for Festival of Quilts (UK) 2017

11 June 2017 Filed Under: a matter of time, Curator Knowledge, Exhibitions, Teaching, Technique:Finishing Leave a Comment

Join me at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham from 10-13 August 2017.  Most of the time you will find me in the gallery with a matter of time and I would love to catch up with you there. I will also be giving the following presentations: Driven to Abstraction: Friday 12.30 (45 minutes lecture) […]

Karkalla-detail-Brenda Gael Smith

Weekly Art Project: Midpoint Review

29 March 2017 Filed Under: a matter of time, My Surroundings, Weekly Art Project 4 Comments

It’s Wednesday which is reveal day for my Weekly Art Project.  I have my piece for Week 27 completed and ready to share but will save that for tomorrow. Instead, in this midpoint review I will look at the results of my poll, announce the winner of my celebration giveaway, address some questions that have […]

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Join me for my new TEXTplosion! workshop at the Mo
Join me for my new TEXTplosion! workshop at the Modern Quilt Show Australia from 9.45am-12.45pm on Saturday 14 March 2026 in Petersham Sydney. Book online on the MQSA wesbite via @modernquiltshowau 

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This 3-hour workshop explores harnessing the power of paper collage to design one-of-a-kind abstract quilts. This workshop explores: fragmenting text; tools to isolate and highlight areas of interest; playing with enlargement, exaggeration and distortion; converting 2-tone designs into colour; converting paper collage designs into fabric compositions; and digital palette generation tools. 

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When I was invited to teach a four-day workshop at
When I was invited to teach a four-day workshop at the Australasian Quilt Convention (9-12 April 2026), I jumped a the opportunity to share a deep dive into one of my favourite subjects - abstract design. In “Riffing with Repetition”, we will be exploring how repetition contributes to unity and rhythm and makes our work sing. Whether you are liking to loosen up, think differently or stretch you creative muscles, this workshop will spark new ideas and help you find your rhythm using your preferred techniques and materials. 

Bookings are now online at www.AQC.com.au 

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