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Creative Backstory: Celebrating 20 Years – Year 2017-2018

30 June 2020 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Creative Backstory, Exhibitions, Weekly Art Project 1 Comment

Textile artist Brenda Gael Smith shares her creative backstory and how her weekly art project contributed to her 2018 solo exhibition–Natural Abstractions. Share your creative backstory and be part of Brenda’s celebratory giveaway.

Buda Contemporary Textiles 2018

28 July 2018 Filed Under: Exhibitions, Weekly Art Project Leave a Comment

Shake a Tailfeather (62x84cm) makes its Victorian debut at the Buda Contemporary Textiles Biennial  which opens today 28 July 2018 at Buda Historic Home, 42 Hunter St, Castlemaine, Victoria.  This work follows on from the Tailfeather textile sketch that I made for Week 39 of my Copa Abstractions weekly art project. I posted some work in […]

Copa Abstractions - Textile Sketches by Brenda Gael Smith for sale

Copa Abstractions Artwork For Sale

18 January 2018 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Natural Abstractions, Weekly Art Project Leave a Comment

All artwork in my Natural Abstractions exhibition is for sale via Gosford Regional Gallery. As the red dots show, the Copa Abstractions collection of textile sketches has attracted a lot of buyer attention. Each individual work is 15x15cm and mounted on a mat in a 25×25 cm white shadow box frame. The sale price is […]

Rachaeldaisy and Brenda Gael Smith at the Natural Abstractions Opening

Natural Abstractions Opening

14 January 2018 Filed Under: Natural Abstractions, Weekly Art Project 8 Comments

My heart is bursting with joy. Natural Abstractions, my solo exhibition, opened yesterday and I was joined by a multitude of friends  and followers to celebrate the occasion. Thank you to everyone who attended in person and in spirit. I positively floated through the day on your good vibes. I intentionally focussed on meeting and […]

Copa Abstractions Framed

Exhibition Countdown: 5 days to go: Framed!

8 January 2018 Filed Under: Natural Abstractions, Weekly Art Project Leave a Comment

With five days to go until the opening of the Natural Abstractions exhibition, I am pleased to have  the  Copa Abstractions collection mounted and framed. Here they are all packed up by row and ready for installation: Pre-Order Copa Abstractions Catalogue This 28 page Copa Abstractions catalogue showcases the development of  my weekly art project over […]

Copa Abstractions Catalogue

Pre-order your Copa Abstractions Catalogue

20 December 2017 Filed Under: Natural Abstractions, Weekly Art Project Leave a Comment

Look what arrived in the mail yesterday! My proof copy of the Copa Abstractions catalogue that you can preview online. This 28 page book showcases the development of the Copa Abstractions weekly art project over 52 weeks. It includes inspiration images and the resulting collection of vibrant, abstract textile sketches. Order from me at a […]

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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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