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Twelve by Twelve

High Country Lupins #3 and the Lupine Series by Brenda Gael Smith

Creative Backstory: Celebrating 20 Years – Year 2015-2016

28 June 2020 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Creative Backstory, 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 […]

Creative Backstory: Celebrating 20 Years – Year 2014

27 June 2020 Filed Under: Australia Quilts Exhibition, Creative Backstory, Curator Knowledge, Exhibitions, Twelve by Twelve 4 Comments

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 […]

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 […]

Twelve by Twelve:The International Art Quilt Challenge

Creative Backstory: Celebrating 20 Years – Year 2011

23 June 2020 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Creative Backstory, Exhibitions, Twelve by Twelve 1 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 […]

Queensland Quilters Quilt Show 2019

On exhibition: Queensland Quilters Quilt Show 2019

17 October 2019 Filed Under: Exhibitions, Monthly Art Project, Taking Shape, Twelve by Twelve Leave a Comment

The Queensland Quilters Quilt Show is on at the Brisbane Exhibition Centre, South Bank, Brisbane until Sunday 20 October 9am to 4pm. Special exhibits include my Twelve by Twelve Theme Series and my personal 2018 Monthly Art Project Taking Shape: Cues from Nature. It’s almost exactly 12 years since the Twelve by Twelve group was […]

Come & See My Special Exhibit at the Sydney Quilt Show 2019!

19 June 2019 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, QuiltNSW, Taking Shape, Twelve by Twelve Leave a Comment

I invite you to join me and my special exhibit at the Sydney Quilt Show 2019. The show opens today 19 June in conjuction with the Craft & Quilt Fair at the Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour and runs until Sunday 23 June, 9am-4pm daily. I am presenting a floor talk each day at 11am […]

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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😍

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