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Art Quilt Australia 2023, including Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize, will be on exhibition at the National Wool Museum, Geelong, Victoria, from 12 August until 12 November. Opening hours 10am to 5pm daily. Book online for the official opening at 3pm on Friday 11 August 2023. All welcome! In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature Banksia Filigree by Brenda … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Brenda Gael Smith

In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature Remains of a Garden by Norma Slabbert of Hamilton, New Zealand. In a landscape riddled with bullet holes, there once was a garden that blossomed in spring. See more of Norma's artwork at www.normaslabbert.com AQA2023 Preview is a series of daily blog posts from 12 July - 11 August 2023 that will feature an artwork … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Norma Slabbert

In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature 'oles, a wool quilt by Kim Simpson of Kyabram, Victoria. "This piece started with a simple exercise in making clean lines with soft and fuzzy wool. Then the 'oles appeared. The quiet palette helps to emphasise the contrasts in fabric quality and textures while providing strong contrasts of its own." Follow Kim on … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Kim Simpson

In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature Thoughtful Consumption by Charlotte Scott of the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. "My first skeleton quilt was about the horror that is fast-fashion: wasteful, polluting, unethical. The follow-on quilt is about exploring solutions to the fast-fashion and textile dilemma, and what personal changes I can make. Apart from … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Charlotte Scott

In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature Green Dimension by Alison Schwabe of Uruguay. Green, the artist’s favourite colour, appears here in many of its iterations. Grid layouts are Alison’s preferred design plan, with repeated units contributing to her sense of calm and order, providing balance against some of the difficult social and political … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Alison Schwabe

In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature Abandonment #5 by Sue Reid of Kyabram, Victoria. An abandoned textile mill fallen into disuse and disrepair evokes memories of a past era when children laboured long hours. Follow Sue on Instagram: @suereid.artquilts AQA2023 Preview is a series of daily blog posts from 12 July - 11 August 2023 that will … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Sue Reid

In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature Inferno by Beth and Trevor Reid of Canberra, ACT. Looking into the furnace, the dark heart molten and forbidding, the anticipation of the glowing metal pouring into the mould. View more of Beth and Trevor's work in the OZQN members gallery:www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au/gallery AQA2023 Preview is a series of … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Beth & Trevor Reid

It's just two weeks until the official opening of Art Quilt Australia 2023. Plan an art excursion! Book online for the official opening at 3pm on Friday 11 August 2023. All welcome! In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature Still Standing Burnt Bent Broken by Lorraine Parker of Booragul, NSW: Sometimes hope can rise from burnt architecture  that has … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Lorraine Parker

In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature Winter's Quiescence by Lois Parish Evans of Tauranga, New Zealand. In the depth of Winter, where landscapes can feel leached of colour and deciduous trees spread their ghostly shapes, there is beauty in muted colours.  Abstracted to it’s simplest form Winter’s Quiescence seeks to portray the concept of rest, … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Lois Parish Evans

In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature Embedded by Vanessa Newton-Brown of Hobart, Tasmania. Embedded is a botanical design, focussing on cycles of growth and decay; from the roots drawing the earth’s nutrients, to the spent seed pods at the season’s end. The central panel is a pastiche of floral motifs influenced by the style of French Art Deco textiles … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Vanessa Newton-Brown