My self-guided Monthly Art Project for the first half of 2019 is to make a 30x30cm (12x12in) textile sketch that is based on the view from my studio overlooking Copacabana and Allagai Bay. Approaching Equinox As we approach equinox, the days are getting shorter which means that I am more likely to catch the sunrise. Here […]
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Monthly Art Project 2019: February – Suspended
My self-guided Monthly Art Project for the first half of 2019 is to make a 30x30cm (12x12in) textile sketch that is based on the view from my studio overlooking Copacabana and Allagai Bay. February at the Beach For much of February there has been a large body of kelp floating just offshore. When the waves break, […]
Monthly Art Project 2019: January – High Summer
The start of a new year is an opportunity for me to revise and reset the S.M.A.R.T. parameters for my Monthly Art Project. S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for: specific, measurable, achieveable, realistic and timebound.With this in mind, this is my pledge: Each month (January-June 2019), I will make a 30x30cm (12x12in) textile sketch that is […]
Taking Shape: Monthly Art Project: Completed!
My creative challenge for 2018 was Taking Shape: Cues from Nature where each month I made a 50x50cm abstract textile painting with a focus on shape. For my 12th and final work in this collection, I was inspired by the gang of cockatoos that often hang out on the power lines in the street below. […]
Taking Shape: Monthly Art Project: December 2018
My creative challenge for 2018 is Taking Shape: Cues from Nature where I make a 50x50cm abstract textile painting with a focus on shape. November brings jacaranda blooms and, after wind and rain, a carpet of mishapen flowers: My preliminary sketches on my iPad were too literal. I needed to zoom in and revel in […]
Whale Tracks: Follow My Process: Part 3 Stitching and Finishing
This is third and final part of series of blog posts about the creation of my textile painting Seachange: Whale Tracks. This artwork has been selected for the Studio Art Quilt Associates* global exhibition Season After Season on tour 2019-2022. Part 1: Design and Fabric Selection Part 2: Construction and Assembly Part 3: Stitching and […]
