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AW8 Preview: Rachel Ratten

6 July 2022 Filed Under: Australia Wide Eight, AW8 Preview Leave a Comment

Rachel Ratten is a New Zealand painter and printmaker that uses imagery which is figurative/representational in nature. Having been a quilter for 20 years, and attempting original compositions, it wasn’t until she achieved an MFA from University of Canterbury in 2015, that Rachel moved her focus on to the more ‘formal’ elements of design and composition, with narrative deliberately excluded. For this sharp turn away from her traditional path, Rachel started using solid fabrics rather that her usual mediums of paint and ink. Design aesthetics and knowledge gained through her long art journey means she can bridge her traditional stitching skills with a contemporary usage of colour and composition elements.

Presently, Rachel is exploring printmaking onto cloth in ways that will bring another subtle layer to what she wishes to convey.

This piece is from an ongoing series that explores abstraction, a theme that has evolved from spontaneous mark-making.

Transgressions (40x40cm) Rachel Ratten

See more artwork by Rachel at: @racheljratten

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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Timetracks: A Guide to Exploring Influences with Alison Schwabe.

Quilt National ‘23 exhibiting artist Alison Schwabe presents a slide lecture and Q&A on June 29 from 5:30-7:30pm. The virtual lecture details how personal influences, combined with evolving techniques, can be developed into impactful themes for one’s own artwork.

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Memories of Childhood is a new online-themed exhib Memories of Childhood is a new online-themed exhibition featuring the artwork of OZQN members. The exhibition is divided into four sections. Today’s post looks at memories of family members:
▪️ Jean Fair by Cheryl Lee
▪️ Grandma Chamberlain by Ronda Hazell @anakiequilter 
▪️ Stalingrad Dad by Heidi Drahota @heidi_drahota 
▪️ Memories of Mum from my Childhood by Shirley Drayton
▪️ Family Lines: Apron Strings by Brenda Gael Smith @brendagaelsmith 
▪️ memories: A Family Snapshot by Linda Balding
▪️ Reflections by Lisa Walton @lisawaltonartist 
▪️ this discovering 5 by Ruth de Vos @ruthdevosart 
▪️ First Day Fears by Linda Steele
@lindabsteele 

View the full virtual exhibition on the Ozquilt Network website. https://www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au/exhibitions/online-themed-exhibition/

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Memories of Childhood is a new online-themed exhib Memories of Childhood is a new online-themed exhibition featuring the artwork of OZQN members. The exhibition is divided into four sections. Today’s post looks at emotions:
▪️Gestation by @ileanaart37
◾️Unloved and Unwanted by @carol_textileart 
▪️Troubled Waters by @textile_expressions
▪️Sleeping Beauty by Lena Meszaros 

View the full virtual exhibition on the Ozquilt Network website.

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Australia Wide Eight

Sue Broadway artwork
Artwork by Deborah Weir with details of the Australia Wide Eight exhibition
Detail image of The Door of No Return by Sue Reid depicting black men in chains in a corridor
Green gum leaves on light background with intensive stitching by Lois Parish Evans
Brown gum leaves printed on light coloured background
Summer Storm at Sunset by Jill Rumble
Kalbarri by Barbara Weeks
Purple and green Artwork by Lynne Hargreaves
Calistemon Cascade - two rows of red triangles on a turquoise background by Brenda Gael Smith

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