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The final preview from Art Quilt Australia 2025 is Canopy 33 , a wool quilt by Anna Brown of Bungwahl, New South Wales. A canopy destroyed by fire! A stark reminder of Climate Change. Time's running out! See more of Anna's artwork at: @annabrown1554 Art Quilt Australia 2025, including Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize, is on exhibition at the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum … [Read more...] about AQA 2025 Preview: Anna Brown

Jennifer Bowker of Canberra entered Tangle on Tartan into Expressions, The Wool Quilt Prize in Art Quilt Australia 2025 . Jennifer writes: Nature curves but people make straight lines. We take wool from a sheep and spin it to a thread that is knitted or woven. We weave with straight lines, grids of warp and weft. I dropped a skein of fine loose wool and nature took over, a … [Read more...] about AQA 2025 Preview: Jennifer Bowker

Today's preview from Art Quilt Australia 2025 is Danger Garden by Bronwyn Cant of Renmark, South Australia: Start HERE. Take a stroll around the delights of the DANGER garden. The boardwalk and barriers are there to keepyou safe. Please Keep Off the Grass and obey all instructions. Don’t touch, taste, smell or trip over the plants. The effect could be fantastically … [Read more...] about AQA 2025 Preview: Bronwyn Cant

Today's preview from Art Quilt Australia 2025 is Kangaroo grass study - Number 7 by Alison Charlton of Brisbane, Queensland. The long, elegant seed heads of Kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra) are borne high above the thick tussock of leaves. They sway rhythmically in the wind in a mesmerising way, underplaying this plant’s clever adaption to aid seed dispersal. Follow Alison on … [Read more...] about AQA 2025 Preview: Alison Charlton

Today's preview from Art Quilt Australia 2025 is Wind of his Words by Ruth de Vos of Mount Nasura Western Australia. This textile artwork responds to the final chapters of the Book of Job, where God speaks from the whirlwind, reminding us of His sovereignty over all creation. The imagery of children playing in the rain captures the innocence and joy found in the natural world, … [Read more...] about AQA 2025 Preview: Ruth de Vos

We are into the last week of previews for Art Quilt Australia 2025. Today we feature Breeze by Sue Dennis of Sunnybank, Queensland . Sue was intrigued about how to best capture the movement of a breeze, using print and stitch in a very elemental form. See more of Sue's artwork in the OZQN Members Gallery. Art Quilt Australia 2025, including Expressions: The Wool Quilt … [Read more...] about AQA 2025 Preview: Sue Dennis

Dianne Firth of Canberra has two works featured in Art Quilt Australia 2025 : Firebird (detail-left) is entered in the wool quilt category and Lake Edge (detail-right) is in the open category. A box of small squares of woolen furnishing samples provided the material for Firebird. Each piece, or ‘feather’, was interfaced and layered onto a triangular backing. The name derives … [Read more...] about AQA 2025 Preview: Dianne Firth

Today's preview from Art Quilt Australia 2025 is Safety Net (Comfort Blanket #7) by Margery Goodall of Mount Lawley, Western Australia. Margery writes: The Covid outbreak changed our thinking; personal safety occupied our minds. This work draws attention to how prescription medications contribute to health. From lifesaving cancer treatments to pain killers and essential … [Read more...] about AQA 2025 Preview: Margery Goodall

Today's preview from Art Quilt Australia 2025 is Tamar Valley Autumn Vines by Lynne Hargreaves of Legana Tasmania and part of her Apple Isle series. Lynne writes: Autumn vines paint the Tamar Valley in vibrant stripes of yellow orange and green. Inspired by this stunning fleeting autumn flush of colour I’ve tried to capture the visual ‘music’ of the season. The composition … [Read more...] about AQA 2025 Preview: Lynne Hargreaves