Recognised for her creative, artistic and innovative approaches to quilting, Julie Haddrick is an award winning and accomplished textile artist, quilt and pattern designer, teacher and quilt judge and the Australian Rajah Award winner in 2018. In the art of Julie Haddrick, nothing is unnecessary. Her disciplined approach features careful designing and restrained use of colour and materials. Julie embraces the Japanese philosophy of “Wabi Sabi’s”; beauty in imperfection, resonating in her choice of subject matter, themes and media. Julie often hand dyes, prints and paints fabrics, combining/ layering them with vintage Japanese cloth. Her stitching is measured, decorative and purposeful, without unnecessary embellishment
The ‘sabi’; things fallen, consume my attention as I walk; delighting in litter-fall. Fresh, undecomposed plant debris protects the topsoil; and encourages beneficial microorganisms. Of 700 species of eucalyptus native to Australia, each has a different seed pod. This flowering gum species provides artistic structure, forms and defining negative space.
Sabi; Eucalyptus Litter-fall (40x40cm) Julie Haddrick
See more artwork by Julie at:
- Website: www.haddrickonfabric.com.au
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/haddrickonfabric
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 14 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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