OZQN Blog

Sue Cunningham’s latest body of artwork has been exploring the relationship of memory embedded in cloth: discolorations, fraying, old fabrics and patterns all bear testimony to times gone by. The How to Dress a Doll booklet, published in 1908, taught the exacting hand sewn dressmaking skills which young girls were expected to learn in preparation for their domestic lives as … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Sue Cunningham

For day 7 of the Australia Wide Eight preview, the spotlight is on Lynette Weeks of Ocean Groe, Victoria. Lynette's current focus is making contemporary art quilts. Along with eco-dyeing, she enjoys using the breakdown technique to develop interesting fabric. Stitch and mono-prints are sometimes added for impact such as in Charred (40x40cm): See more artwork by Lynette at … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Lynette Weeks

Not all Ozquilt Network members live in Australia. Born in PNG to NZ parents, Lois Parish Evans lived in Australia for 40+ years before moving to the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand in 2016. Lois’s earliest creative memories are of learning to sew as a young child. In adolescence she discovered art and merged her two favourite subjects into a Fibre/Textiles major in a Visual Arts … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Lois Parish Evans

In the The Door of No Return #2 (40x40cm), Sue Reid recalls emotional memories of a visit to the Door of No Return on Gorée Island Senegal. Many slaves passed through this door and left their homeland forever. View more of Sue's artwork at: Instagram: @suereid.artquilts Australia Wide Eight premieres at Warwick Art Gallery from 24 July until 27 August 2022. The official … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Sue Reid

Today the AW8 preview spotlight is on California-based OZQN member Deborah Weir. Deborah writes: Though entirely contemporary, my artwork references traditional “women’s work.” I use a needle and traditional materials plus edgier ones: Tyvek, metals and upcycled household plastics. My work is detailed, often with reflective surfaces. I love the process of making, but my … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Deborah Weir

Always creative since childhood, Sue balanced her academic pursuits (a teaching degree in Arts/Craft) with Dance, her first passion. This combination of Arts/Craft and Dance led her to a very successful career as a secondary school teacher until her retirement. During her teaching career Sue taught both the creative arts (art, graphics, textiles) and the performing arts where … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Sue Broadway

Louise Wells is an artist living in Inglewood, Western Australia. Looking at the lost beauty in the ordinary is a major theme she explores, and this has led to more focus on the use of recycled materials, for their suggested narrative and concerns over waste and for the environment. She uses textile techniques including dye, print, stitch, fabric manipulation and layering, … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Louise Wells

It's just five weeks until the Ozquilt Network touring members' exhibition Australia Wide Eight premieres at Warwick Art Gallery from 24 July until 27 August 2022 with the official opening on Saturday 16 July. In this AW8Preview series of posts we will introduce you to each AW8 artist. Today we start with Dianne Firth of Canberra. Dr Dianne Firth is a registered landscape … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Dianne Firth