Australia Wide Five

Australia Wide Five is a juried, touring exhibition showcasing the artwork of OZQN members. Each work is 40x40cm.

THE SPACE BETWEEN -
GREY BOX IN WINTER #3
©2016 Jenny Bacon
Maryborough VIC

Price: NFS

Statement: In the dry box/ironbark forests it is the space between the trunks that interests me. In winter there is little colour as the spaces stand out in moonlight or mist.

FOREST BREEZE - Moonlight
©2016 Linda Balding
North Nowra NSW

Price: A$180

Statement: Part of a series of works inspired by the bushland that I live in on the NSW South Coast. I am fascinated by the variety of colours in the eucalypt leaves and the effects of light and shadow on the leaves. This work explores the moonlight shining through the leaves.

Photographer: Mary Preece

CHANGING LANDSCAPE 2
©2016 Kathy Beilby
Wangaratta VIC

Price: A$240

REFLECTIONS DUSK
©2016 Anna Brown
Bungwahl NSW

Price: SOLD

HAY TO HARVEST
©2016 June Brown
Milawa VIC

Price: A$200

Statement: Fabric reminded me of crop standing dry and blown, awaiting the harvesting machine.

Photographer: Cynthia Brown

FOREST PANSY
©2016 Carolyn Collins
Berry NSW

Price: NFS

Statement: A forest pansy tree which grows at the edge of our verandah inspired this piece ... its leaf shapes, wonderful vein patterns, and the vibrant colour of its new growth.

LITTLE CHILD
©2016 Ruth de Vos
Mt Nasura WA

Price: A$250

STORM #2
©2016 Dianne Firth
Turner ACT

Price: A$300

Statement: This is part of a continuing exploration of light and transparency inspired by the ephemeral nature of the environment.

Photographer: Andrew Sikorski

SUNRISE, SUNSET
©2016 Margery Goodall
Mt Lawley WA

Price: A$380

Statement: A cool dawn greets us with soft hues; fiery skies signal a summer evening

Photographer: Emma Slavin

FIND A BOAT THAT FLOATS
©2016 Helen Gray
Mawson ACT

Price: A$200

Statement: My quilt refers to the thousands of refugees who risk their lives daily and also to our young family members setting off to find future paths under very different circumstances. Both search for safe and secure futures.

Photographer: William Rushton

WSK EYES THE REEF
©2016 Alvena Hall
West Lakes WA

Price: A$450

Statement: William Saville Kent conducted a survey and published his tome The Great Barrier Reef of Australia in 1893. His work inspirational achievments inspired the Reef Suite works, recalling a once serene pristine reef.

CREEK DRAWING #12
@2016 Judy Hooworth
Morisset NSW

Price: A$300

RAINY DAY DORA CREEK #15
@2016 Judy Hooworth
Morisset NSW

Price: A$300

RHYTHM AND BLUES
©2016 Cathy Jack Coupland
Breakfast Point NSW

Price: A$450

Photographer: Julie G Photography

TWO LITTLE CHAIRS
©2016 Linden Lancaster
Picola VIC

Price: A$300

Statement: This quilt depicts the emptiness I felt when both my children had left home within twelve months of each other. As little kids, they had them in constant use doing projects and activities.

THREE MAGPIES
©2016 Linden Lancaster
Picola VIC

Price: A$300

Statement: Magpies are a constant source of entertainment as I watch them from my kitchen windows.

WE ARE MANY
©2016 Gloria Muddle
Port Macquarie NSW

Price: A$250

Statement: : The idea for this work, came from a song by Bruce Woodley: "We are one, but we are many, and from all the lands on earth we come...we share a dream..."

MANGROVE WATER
©2016 Alison Muir
Cremorne NSW

Price: A$500
Photographer: Andy Payne

FEATHERING THE NEST #8 - NODDER'S SWAN
©2016 Jan Mullen
North Fremantle WA

Price: A$300

Statement: Exploration to new countries offered new sights and tastes. Our black swans were certainly a fascination. Exploration was the search for glory and goods - feathering the nests and coffers of adventurous countries. We also feather our nests but often our feathering is merely the re-invigoration of a room.

IRIS
© 2016 Beth & Trevor Reid
Gowrie ACT

Price: A$350

The process of conveying an image to art work is one of the most important parts of creating a satisfying piece. The flow from the mind through the hand to fabric, conveying the essence of the image rather than botanical accuracy is the intention here

TELLINGS SECRETS II
©2016 Jill Rumble
Brookvale NSW

Price: A$150 SOLD

Statement: Inspired from a quote from Peter Mulvey "and the leaves were telling secrets to the wind" had me wondering if that was possible. The hand stitching is to indicate the way that the wind can swirl around - maybe telling secrets as it passes by.

DREAMLINES #1
©2016 Alison Schwabe
Shelley, WA

Price: A$750

Statement: Australian landscape inspired.

Photographer: Eduard Baldizan

DREAMLINES #2
©2016 Alison Schwabe
Shelley, WA

Price: A$750

Statement: Australian landscape inspired.

Photographer: Eduardo Baldizan

DYAD #3 LEANING IN
©2016 Brenda Gael Smith
Copacabana NSW

Price: A$395

Statement: An exploration of relationships - affinity and tension.

LANDLINES:
SPINIFEX COUNTRY
©2016 Brenda Gael Smith
Copacabana NSW

Price:$395

RIVERSCAPE-PORTUGAL
©2016 Carol Sonogan
Benalla VIC

Price: A$350

Photographer: Kerryn Taylor

AFFINITY 4
©2016 Carolyn Sullivan
Bundanoon NSW

Price: A$300

FLOWER COVER
©2016 Carolyn Sullivan
Bundanoon NSW

Price: A$400

COOPED UP
©2016 Kerryn Taylor
Wangaratta VIC

Price: A$300

Statement:Australian governments spend more attention on the living conditions of poultry than they do on the living conditions of asylum seekers cooped up on Manus island and Nauru.

STARK GUMNUTS
©2016 Lynette Weeks
Ocean Grove VIC

Price: A$180

Statement:Harmonious tones provide a peaceful background to the layers of transparent gumnuts.

SILVER LININGS #3
A Glimpse of Silver
©2016 Louise Wells
Inglewood WA

Price: A$400

Statement: Continuing the series of Silver Linings, this work explores the use of reflective tape to highlight the glimpse or quick flash of silver, the moment of realisation, the spark of an idea..

Photographer: Josh Wells

SILVER LININGS #4
Seeds of Hope
Louise Wells
Inglewood WA

Price: A$400

Statement: Out of darkness and disaster comes seeds of hope, regeneration, new beginnings, an opportunity to choose to do things differently.

Photographer: Josh Wells

MY CARBON FINGERPRINT
© 2016 Anne Williams
Gooseberry Hill WA

Price: A$240

Statement: Millions of tons of discarded clothing end up each year in landfill or are burned. What happens to my worn out jeans has my fingerprint all over the decision.

Photographer: Josh Wells

THE DREAM
© 2016 Alison Withers
Warnambool VIC

Price: A$350

Statement: With Australian housing now among the most expensive in the world and job security declining as the national economy restructures, the notion of a detached home on your own patch of paradise that can be made your own may soon be nothing more than a dream.

THE HUNT
© 2016 Alison Withers
Warnambool VIC

Price: A$320

Statement:With a list of preferred locations and essential features in their artillery, first home buyers scour the internet, attend inspections and auctions, attempting to outbid and outsmart the competition. An all-encompassing, sometimes fruitless and tiresome task – all in the pursuit of security, community and stability: The Great Australian Dream.

TIN ROOF-RUSTED
© 2016 Rebecca Wolske
Boronia VIC

Price: A$425

Statement: Rust is such a beautiful thing, It comes in a rainbow of colours, eventually turning to a deep burgundy. It bubbles and cracks, disintegrates and blisters, looking like glittering jewels sprinkled across a Roof in full rusting glory, munching and devouring all metal within its path.

A BLOOMIN' ACCIDENT
©2016 Brenda Wood
Scarborough QLD

Price: A$390

Statement:The process of art can get messy. Sometimes a messy procedure allows for avenues of output that veer from the original plan. A bloomin' accident came to life within another project. Plant matter still adheres to the surface adding unexpected tactile elements. The accident now more interesting than the original.

ODE TO BANKSIA #6
©2016 Susan Mathews
Ocean Grove, VIC

Price: A$450

Statement: This series expresses my absolute delight in and love of all types of banksias. These amazing plants supply me with an endless source of pattern and design. They are the latest in a large series of works around banksias. My palette has changed gradually over the four years since I moved to the coast an is, I believe, now expressing the happiness I feel every day in living here.

Juror Invitational

SEVERE WEATHER EVENT
©2016 Clare Smith
Wellington, New Zealand

Price: A$350

Statement:I live in Wellington, New Zealand. Last year, my suburb was flooded after torrential rain in what was labelled “a 50 year event”. We seem to be getting a lot more of those “50 year events” these days.

Juror Invitational

LEAF STUDY
© Judith Trager
Boulder, Colorado, USA

Price: A$400

Juror Invitational

Tour Program

The exhibition continues on tour to:

• Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre, Katherine, Northern Territory: 30 January – 3 March 2018
• Millicent Art Gallery, Millicent, South Australia: 16 March – 18 April 2018
• Barossa Regional Gallery, South Australia: 1 May-9 June 2018

The selection panel of quilt artists Susan Mathews, Clare Smith and Judith Trager selected 37 quilts by the following OZQN members: