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Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting: Brenda Gael Smith

Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting: Brenda Gael Smith

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Workshops & Programs

Learn with Me!

Brenda Gael Smith

My teaching focus is on free-form piecing, effective design and the use of colour โ€“ to promote fun and encourage creative momentum. My presentations and workshops draw upon my experience and insights as an artist, curator, judge, quilt judging educator, writer and mentor.

I am excited at how technology enables us to effectively share our creative spaces and work side-by-side no matter where we are in the world and what time zone we are in.

I offer the following workshops and programs to groups and Guilds:

  • Presentations available as live virtual programs via Zoom for up to 100 participants.
  • 3 Hour Live Interactive Workshops: optimised for learning on the Zoom platform for up to 20 students.
  • Longer Format Workshops: designed for in-person classes or multi-segment live Zoom events.

Please email me for my availability and rates. I am open to tailoring a workshop or presentation that suits your needs.

Download my Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting Workshops Brochure. View the Serendipity Student Gallery.

Upcoming workshops

I am teaching at the following in-person events in 2025. Book online with the organiser:

  • Logs & Ladders: Building with Improvisation: Quiltfest Virtual Schoolhouse #10 4-7pm Wednesday 22 January 2025(US EST)
  • Abstraction in Action (2 days): Australasian Quilt Convention Thursday and Friday 10 and 11 April 2025
  • Zig Zag Pizzazz (1 day): Australasian Quilt Convention Saturday 12 April 2025
  • Logs & Ladders: Building with Improvisation (1 day): Australasian Quilt Convention Sunday 13 April 2025

3 Hour Live Zoom Workshops:

The following three-hour live interactive workshops have been developed and optimised for learning on the Zoom platform and are available for up to 20 students. Each workshop focuses on a different freeform piecing technique. The workshops are standalone (except Beyond FUNdamentally Circles which is for gradutates of the circles class only) or you can pick and choose a series.

FUNdamentally Circles
Line Dancing
Geometricks
The X Factor
Strip-Ease
Improv Rocks!

Abstract Design Workshops

These two multi-segment Zoom workshops explore different aspects of abstract design. They can be taken separately or together.

  • Riffing with Repetition: Explore the power of repetition to create unity and rhythm in abstract design using YOUR preferred techniques.
  • Abstraction in Action: Learn how to create an abstract composition drawn from reality using YOUR preferred medium and techniques*. Working from a personal source of inspiration found in nature or place, students will learn the basics of abstraction through observation, reflection and repetition.
Abstraction in Action

Presentations/Programs

All presentations are available as live virtual programs via Zoom:

  • 45 minute digital slide show + Q&A
  • Up to 100 participants
The Art of Curating
Technology & Your Creative Practice
Quilts & Composition
Driven to Abstraction

Longer Format Workshops

In addition to the 3-hour workshops, I offer the following longer format, in-depth workshops for both in-person and virtual events. I can tailor content and timing for your needs.

I enjoy the energy and enthusiasm of retreat and symposium-style gatherings. Past assignments include the Australasian Quilt Convention (2009, 2010, 2013 and 2022), New Zealand Quilt Symposiums (2015, 2017 and 2019), AQS Quilt Week Paducah (2013), European Patchwork Meeting (2014), Pacific International Quilt Festival (2018) and Quilt Encounter (2010 and 2012).

Abstraction from Reality
Abstraction in Action
Bound to Please
Circular Explorations
Circular Explorations
Creating with Felt
Creating with Felt

Improvisation Plus!
Improvisation Plus
Lines of Beauty
Lines of Beauty
Metropolis: Logs & Ladders
Logs & Ladders
Modern X
Modern X

Serendipity Shibori
Serendipity Shibori
Stacks of Improvisation
Stacks of Improvisation
Neapolitan Strata Variou
Strata Various

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Contact

Brenda Gael Smith
brenda@serendipitypatchwork.com.au

PO Box 131, Avoca Beach
NSW 2251 Australia

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