I am feverishly trying to complete my textile works for the Regeneration exhibition. My pieced work currently measures 1x2metres (LxW). In one of my more lucid moments, I had the good sense to not embark upon sub-quarter inch straight line quilting that features in many of my other pieces such as my Desire Lines series. […]
Exhibition: Regeneration
2012 Promise
A New Year is full of promises and promise. Resolutions abound and there is potential for wonderful things to happen. For me, a promise that is uppermost in my mind is my commitment to complete a large pieced work and a shibori triptych for the forthcoming Regeneration exhibition of contemporary quilt textiles. The exhibition doesn’t […]
Evolution of a quilt design
This week brought news that both of my submissions for Regeneration: Contemporary Quilt Textiles 2012 have been selected. This is a curated, themed exhibition and applicants were required to submit concept designs including sketches and other supporting materials. According to the curator’s statement “Regeneration’ will feature the use of “individual display boxes for each work […]
Ready to go
I finished my orange colourplay quilt on Sunday. Now I just have a few pesky labels to do and my quilts will be ready to be dispatched to America for their exhibition tour with the Twelve by Twelve International Art Quilt Challenge: In other news, I found out that both of the proposals that I […]
Dare to Differ 2011 Acceptance
My work has been accepted for Dare to Differ 2011 so this will be an opportunity for South Australian readers to view both Turf and Desire Lines #5: After the Rain. Dare to Differ is a juried exhibition of contemporary quilts presented by the SA Quilters Guild and sponsored by Brother. The new venue […]
Sharing the process
With judging coming up on Sunday, I don’t think it’s appropriate to show my Sydney Quilt Show entry yet (lest one of the judges read my blog) but I can tell you that I’ve been keeping company with these items lately: How much of the creation process to share, and when, is one of the […]
