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2012 Guest Artist

Guest Artist 2012

Creative Backstory: Celebrating 20 Years – Year 2012

24 June 2020 Filed Under: 2012 Guest Artist, Contemporary Quilts, Creative Backstory, Curator Knowledge, Exhibition: Beneath the Southern Sky, Exhibitions, Twelve by Twelve Leave a Comment

To mark the 20th anniversary of my first baby quilt, I  have been reflecting on what I have learned along the way. Creative Backstory is a series of blog posts each highlighting a different year. I invite you to share your creative backstory. Each day, I will post an optional prompt. Leave your response as […]

End of the Rainbow

28 October 2012 Filed Under: 2012 Guest Artist, Technique:Dyeing 9 Comments

Today is my last appearance as guest artist at the Craft and Sewing Show. Leave a comment letting me know your favourite colour and your name will go into a draw to win a selection if hand dyed fabrics. DRAW CLOSED

Melbourne Craft & Sewing Show Day 2

27 October 2012 Filed Under: 2012 Guest Artist, Technique:Dyeing 1 Comment

Here are some of the results from the dyeing session in the Serendipity studio at the Melbourne Craft & Sewing Show yesterday. There are just two days left in my guest artist assignment. Come along and say hello! If that is not possible, I invite you to leave a comment telling me your favourite colour […]

Special Hand Dyed Fabric Giveaway

26 October 2012 Filed Under: 2012 Guest Artist, Technique:Dyeing, Tutorials 17 Comments

It was a busy day in the Serendipity Studio at the Craft and Sewing Show in Melbourne yesterday. Here are some results from the dyeing session. The luscious purples and plums for the start of the colour wheel fabrics: And some Shibori samples: This is my last show as 2012 Guest Artist and, not surprisingly, […]

Melbourne Craft & Sewing Show

25 October 2012 Filed Under: 2012 Guest Artist, Exhibition: Beneath the Southern Sky Leave a Comment

If you live in Melbourne, and you missed the Beneath the Southern Sky exhibition earlier in the year, you have an another opportunity to catch it at the Craft and Sewing Show that opens today 25 October and continues until Sunday, 28 October. Throughout the day, I will be demonstrating dyeing, creating patterns with everyday […]

Townsville Craft & Sewing Show: Day 3

7 October 2012 Filed Under: 2012 Guest Artist, Exhibition: Beneath the Southern Sky, Technique:Dyeing Leave a Comment

There will be no lazing around under palm trees for yours truly today (although I did start with a refreshing swim). You will find me at the Townsville Craft & Sewing Show dyeing and painting to create colour and pattern. I will also present a curator’s floor talk about the Beneath the Southern Sky exhibition […]

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This year (2026) marks the 20th anniversary of the
This year (2026) marks the 20th anniversary of the Australasian Quilt Convention. The entrance features a display of the brochure covers over the years and it was fun to identify 3 covers that include snippets of exhibits that I was involved with.

⭐️ 2009 was my first AQC. I was a tutor and my contribution to the “teach me” exhibit was “Grass” that you can see in the lower right corner.

⭐️ in 2013, the Twelve by Twelve International Art Quilt Project shared the Colourplay series which included a piece by @studioconway highlighting the plight of refugees in drought (see centre left)

⭐️ in 2020 the chronology was disrupted by the Covid pandemic but not before the brochure was published with “The Fuchsia’s Looking Bright m” by @darlingdi from @vision2020textiles who poseda poignant question: Will my optimistic dream of a brighter future turn out to be 2020 vision, or just a fun and fabulous fabric fusion of my favourite colours?

Congratulations to @craft.events_  on the 20th Anniversary 🤩


I am driven to abstraction. Abstraction is a persi
I am driven to abstraction. Abstraction is a persistent and insistent force in my creative practice. Working improvisationally, I capture the essence of my subjects to impart a sense of wonder of the natural world and a deep affinity to place. 

As part of the Rajah Award that I received last year, I will be sharing a selection of my textile paintings in a special exhibit at the Australasian Quilt Convention in  Melbourne presented by @craft.events_ 

Textile enthusiasts from across Australia and overseas gather at this exciting event. If you see me at AQC, please do say hello. I am looking forward to seeing everyone😍

#australasianquiltconvention  #rajahaward  #brendagaelsmithart #australasianquiltconvention2026