In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature Water Ribbons made by Linden Lancaster of Picola, Victoria. The unique flowerheads of Triglochin procera (water ribbon) evoke visions of a spear carrying Aboriginal man travelling in the iconic Barmah Forest. Its long strappy and aptly named leaves can be imagined woven by the women beside the shallow streams or … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Linden Lancaster
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AQA 2023 Preview: Lynne Hargreaves
Lynne Hargreaves of Legana, Tasmania has two works in Art Quilt Australia 2023 from her Apple Isle series. Frozen was inspired by a very cold and bright morning drive to Hobart and a retreating landscape glimpsed in her rear-view mirror. The work captures the brilliance of colour, belying the cold of the frozen fields which the sun had yet to touch and early mists still … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Lynne Hargreaves
AQA 2023 Preview: Margery Goodall
In today's preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023, we feature De-nature#1 Aquifer:yesterday, today and tomorrow made by Margery Goodall of Western Australia. This works is made from recycled materials including caps from 480 bottles, 140 water bottle labels and shrink wrap bottle packaging. Australia is dry and water is precious. In 2017, Australians bought over 118,000 … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Margery Goodall
AQA 2023 Preview: Fiona Gavens
Today's preview from Art Quilt Australia 2023 features another wool quilt entered into Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize. In Ghost Blanket IX , Fiona Gavens of Brunswick West, Victoria deconstructs woven check blankets to create an applique piece with the qualities of lace. The natural colours of alpaca fleece give a somewhat faded feel, bringing back memories of … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Fiona Gavens
AQA 2023 Preview: Dianne Firth
Dianne Firth of Canberra has two works in Art Quilt Australia 2023: Deposit was informed by the way water carries materials such as stones, then deposits the load in particular patterns. Cell Structure #9 was inspired by irregular grid patterns that occur in nature. See more of Dianne's work in the OZQN members galler y: www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au/gallery AQA2023 … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Dianne Firth
AQA 2023 Preview: Ruth de Vos
Today’s our Art Quilt Australia 2023 preview takes a botanical turn with Florae by Ruth de Vos of Mt Nasura, Western Australia. An ode to the unique and stunning flora of our local bush. Bounteous eucalypts and tumbling wattles. See more of Ruth's artwork at: www.ruthdevos.com AQA2023 Preview is a series of daily blog posts from 12 July - 11 August 2023 that will … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Ruth de Vos
AQA 2023 Preview: Debra De Lorenzo & Sheryl Anicich
Today’s preview is Black Makes Me Anxious by Debra de Lorenzo and Sheryl Anicich of Wellington, New Zealand: Dressing in black is classic fashion, however for many blackness is a way of life. In the dark mind spinning depression hides, all consuming. Hidden from others behind flashes of brilliance, it eats away until there is nothing but darkness. What really lies behind … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Debra De Lorenzo & Sheryl Anicich
AQA 2023 Preview: Sandra Champion
This is a preview of the contemporary textiles exhibition Art Quilt Australia 2023. Sandra Champion of Hobart, Tasmania made a touch of frost #2 from recycled paper, cardboard and teabag paper, vintage Japanese kimono silks, scrim, gauze, acrylic mediums, inks, stencils and cottons. The weather forecast predicted a touch of frost, the first for the season, followed by a … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Sandra Champion
AQA 2023 Preview: Bronwyn Cant
Today's preview from Art Quilt Australia 2023 features another wool quilt entered into Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize. Plays Well with Others is made by Bronwyn Cant of Renmark, South Australia Vintage and salvaged tartans, deconstructed, reimagined, re-engineered and reconfigured with a range of other materials then reconstructed into a personal tartan to show that … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Bronwyn Cant
AQA 2023 Preview: Anna Brown
This is a preview of Art Quilt Australia 2023. In FLORA Canopy 25, Anna Brown of Bungwahl, NSW explores the remnants of catastrophic bush fires. See more of Anna's work on her website at: www.annabrown.net.au AQA2023 Preview is a series of daily blog posts from 12 July - 11 August 2023 that will feature an artist and preview their artwork from the Ozquilt … [Read more...] about AQA 2023 Preview: Anna Brown