Beginnings of a tree

There's so much pre-work and thinking I need to do before a single piece of fabric gets cut. Weeks, and sometimes months. Moments here and there. Snatched time in between the myriad of other things that require love and attention. These are initial experiments with a large scale tree - achieving different values in tone as well as challenging the notion of colour. There is still the thing about light, and the way the Moreton Bay Ash casts off the old skin for new bark each year. It's getting close to autumn and the evening light is softening - clear, fresh yet gentle after the ferocity of summer and scorched plants. The result of this testing and resolving a whole lots of textile and artistic tensions will be at A Sense of Place exhibition in late 2024 at the Warwick Regional Art Gallery.

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Making progress Trees #2

Repurposing quilts

I made a king sized quilt many decades ago for a friend and after many winters she returned it because of wear and tear. Instead of faithful service, stories and history, she saw something that no longer held value. There were tears and wear points, and the only other option if I couldn't repair it, was to throw it away. I suggested she give it back and I'd turn it into bags. Fifteen so far, and that used one of the side panels. Two side panels and the top of the quilt to go. I'll try to find some other ways of giving the quilt a second or third life, ever so glad it stayed out of landfill.

Planning an artist's life - exhibition time!

Another catchup with Rebecca and some serious planning for our end of 2024 exhibition. apart from creating gallery worthy pieces, we need to consider the exhibition space, and how we can use it to its best advantage. We have been considering our general theme, the things that unite us in style, size, colour, scale and shape, and what will bring the exhibition gravitas, what will our "wow factor" be? We're also considering related activities, workshops, artist talks, the "shop", how we best involve visitors and give them the best experience we can. Hard work, that we both enjoy in the planning stage, as much as the independent making phase. I can't wait to move into the new house and get the indoor studio established - then the work and magic will really begin.

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