Beth and Trevor Reid made their first textile together in 1972, a patchwork bed covering. After pursuing many different crafts they joined Canberra Quilters in 1988 and began working with textiles. They made quilts that were a little bit different, sometimes together, sometimes individually.
They began to collaborate seriously for the first time in 1998 for a Canberra exhibition where a number of diverse textile artists including felters, weavers and silk painters were asked to produce a version of an Australian stockman’s coat in their particular medium. They continue to enjoy working together gathering inspiration from many different areas including the natural environment, they like to use colour and stitch as a visual stimulant.
Australia’s non –deciduous trees mainly eucalyptus, drop their leaves throughout the year much to the annoyance of tidy gardeners and pool owners. The leaves often lay in a thick carpet around the base of these trees, home to a multitude of bugs and spiders.
Forever Falling (40x40cm) by Beth and Trevor Reid
See more artwork by Beth and Trevor at:
- Website: www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au
- Instagram: @bethandtrevor
Invitation to Exhibition Opening & Textile Talk
Australia Wide Eight premieres at Warwick Art Gallery from 14 July until 27 August 2022. The official opening by Julie Tasker is at 2.30pm on Saturday 16 July following her textile talk Quilts Created with Wool? Why not? All welcome! Tickets are free. Bookings essential:
- Julie Tasker: Textile Talk 1.30-2.30pm Saturday 16 July 2022
- Official Opening Australia 2.30-4pm Saturday 16 July 2022
AW8 Preview is a series of daily blog posts from 10 June to 15 July 2022 that will feature an artist and preview their artwork from the Ozquilt Network members’ exhibition Australia Wide Eight. The exhibition will premiere at Warwick Art Gallery from 24 July until 27 August 2022 and continue on tour until September 2024. Please direct any exhibition queries to AW8@ozquiltnetwork.org.au
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