I am back home and catching up on my Weekly Art Project. My textile sketch for Week 48 is inspired by the tranquil zone of Cochrone Lagoon where the grasses go through a periodic cycle of lush green growth. View the Copa Abstractions collection. I look forward to seeing YOUR weekly art project. New participants […]
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Weekly Art Project: Week 47
11 September Update: Catching Up: here’s my textile sketch for Week 47 of my weekly art project. Inspired by the coastal banksias outside my studio: Texture created with a large zig zag stitched and Sulky 12 wt matte finish cotton thread: This is a placeholder for Week 47 of my weekly art project. I am […]
Weekly Art Project: Week 46
4 September Update: Here is my textile sketch for Week 46 – Brush Turkey This is a placeholder for Week 46 of my weekly art project. I am currently travelling and will catch up with my textile sketches when I get back home. In the meantime, here’s a glimpse of another weekly art project that […]
Weekly Art Project: Week 45
If you follow me on Instagram, and I invite you to do just that!, you will often see photos of sunrise or sunset here at Copacabana. Although our home faces south, the horizon and headland is often basked in reflected colour and this was my inspiration for my textile sketch for Week 45 of my […]
Weekly Art Project: Week 44
For Week 44 of my weekly art project, I present a textile sketch of another other-worldly plant – the matchstick bromeliad. I pass a clump of these plants each day at the top of the stairs coming back from my walk and they come into flower over winter. A post shared by Brenda Gael Smith […]
Weekly Art Project: Week 43
Before I present my textile sketch for Week 43 of my weekly art project, I would like to share a short story about gymea lilies. The year was 1989, I had moved from New Zealand to Sydney in January to commence my legal career with an international law firm. I was keen to explore my […]