Kathleen Probst from Eagle, Idaho, USA is another juror of the Australia Wide Six exhibition. Her juror invitational work is Shelf 1 from her Facet series. Kathleen's work is essentially an exploration of hard-edge abstraction. Leaning toward minimalism, she finds satisfaction in paring down compositions. Ordinary edges and nooks become interesting. Each piece is a visual haiku … [Read more...] about AW6 Preview: Kathleen Probst
Australia Wide Six
AW6 Preview: Lois Parish Evans
Today's preview of the Australia Wide Six exhibition is Firewheel Spectacular by Lois Parish Evans of Tauranga, New Zealand. The desire to find and express the extraordinary in the ordinary underpins much of Lois’ creative journey. The pleasure of creating usually begins with a camera; recording a landscape or detail in nature that inspires before heading to her studio to … [Read more...] about AW6 Preview: Lois Parish Evans
AW6 Preview: Alison Muir
Alison Muir of Sydney, New South Wales was one of the jurors for the Australia Wide Six exhibition. Her invitational work is Even Spring Water. Alison sees her work as a commentary on aquatic environments using textiles as a communication tool. An European Environmental organisation has been testing various waters for evidence of plastic. Spring water was recently tested … [Read more...] about AW6 Preview: Alison Muir
AW6 Preview: Gloria Muddle
Gloria Muddle of Port Macquarie, New South Wales has two works juried into the Australia Wide Six touring exhibition. This is Magnolia & Humming Bird. The official opening of Australia Wide Six is on Saturday 1 September 2018 in conjunction with the Ozquilt Network annual general meeting and forum The Art of Curating presented by Brenda Gael Smith (10am-3pm). Bookings … [Read more...] about AW6 Preview: Gloria Muddle
AW6 Preview: Marie Mitchell
Today's preview of the Australia Wide Six exhibition is Shattered Hope by Marie Mitchell of Perth, Western Australia. ‘Hope springs eternal’…these words epitomise the courageous spirit of refugees fleeing their homeland to escape conflict and persecution. Hope sustains them through arduous overland treks, years living in limbo in tent cities, and perilous sea journeys in search … [Read more...] about AW6 Preview: Marie Mitchell