Australia Wide Six is a juried exhibition showcasing the work of Ozquilt Network members on tour until September 2020. See it next at Bainz Gallery, 21 Docker Street Wangaratta, Victoria from 3 – 27 June 2019.
Gallery Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm; Wednesday 9.30am- 7.30pm Saturday 9.30am to 1pm
Sunday closed . Floor talk Wednesday 12 June at 5pm.
FOREST DEW
©2018 Linda Balding
North Nowra, NSW
For Sale
Statement: Forest dew is part of a series inspired by the bushland I live in on the New South Wales South Coast. I love the bush after rain. The intensity and variety of shades of green are highlighted by the moisture on leaves. The beading catches the light like sunlight on raindrops.
Photographer: Cassandra Balding
CHANGING LANDSCAPE 2
©2018 Kathy Beilby
Wangaratta VIC
For Sale
Statement: When wattle blooms it is a joyful thing, bright against the rugged landscape and full of promise.
CROSSING STREAKY BAY
©2018 June Brown
Milawa VIC
For Sale
Statement: With our camping rig, we crossed Streaky Bay on a punt. Although the trip was smooth, the water was wind affected and the ripples were even and obvious. It is these small waves that have inspired this quilt.
Photographer: Cynthia Brown
SEA WALL #3
©2018 Sandra Champion
Battery Point, TAS
For Sale
Statement:The Sea Wall at Secheron Bay is a significant heritage listed site with a multi-layered history. It has successfully responded and adapted to different uses for more than two hundred years. The Wall has many intriguing layers, with hidden traces of history that can only be guessed at.
Photographer: Bruce Champion
BUGS IN THE PAPERBARK
©2018 Roberta Chantler
Kenwick WA
For Sale
Statement:Paperbark trees which grow in wetlands are home to many insects which leave trails through the bark. Australia’s first inhabitants used the bark in constructing their Mia-mias, to wrap food for cooking and for transport. In times of drought brackish water could be obtained from the trunk.
MADE IN VICTORIA
©2018 Sue Cunnningham
Stawell VIC
NFS
Statement:Train journeys to care for my baby grandson.
Photographer: John Simpkin
ON THE HUNT
©2018 Sue de Vanny
Greenvale VIC
For Sale
Statement:This leopard was a sketch I did from one of many photos I took in Kenya. He was moving and climbing down from the tree ready to go off hunting for his evening meal. An amazing experience to witness.
KAMBERRA #3
©2018 Dianne Firth
Turner ACT
For Sale
Statement: Canberra’s river banks hold the memory of ancient ceremonies.
Photographer: Andrew Sikorski
CAUGHT IN THE VORTEX
©2018 Dianne Firth
Turner ACT
For Sale
Statement: A spiral cluster of stones is all that is left after the swirling water drops its load.
Photographer: Andrew Sikorski
MIGRATE;GREEN
©2018 Julie Haddrick
Adelaide SA
For Sale
Statement:Explore, collect, sketch, paint, photograph, and stitch; Julie wanders, collecting with intention. Scattered feathers leave evidence, tells stories, from flight, moulting, feeding, breeding, fighting, fleeing, migrating or perhaps dying. Treasure under foot is Julie’s Wabi- Sabi. The broken, discarded, used, imperfect, beautiful and unwanted, can be found here.
SPLATT
©2018 Kay D Haerland
Green Point NSW
For Sale
Statement: I wanted to express frivolous fun and freedom in an explosion of colour on a neutral background for contrast.
Photographer: Bard Haerland
IRIS, GREEK GODDESS
©2018 Glad Howard
Bonogin QLD
NFS
Statement: This is the first of a series exploring the colours within the iris of the eye and the associated Greek mythology.
Photographer: Bruce Howard
CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE 1
©2018 Linden Lancaster
Picola VIC
For Sale
Statement: Reed Warblers are tiny birds that are very difficult to photograph- they dart in and out amongst the reeds with great dexterity.
PROSTRATE BANKSIA
©2018 Susan Mathews
Ocean Grove VIC
For Sale
Statement: My sketchbook was the source of ideas for patterns relating to banksias and the image of the prostrate banksia. I cut stencils of the patterns and silkscreened them onto the fabric. The image of the prostrate banksia was photographically applied to a screen and printed it over the top.
SHATTERED HOPE
©2018 Marie Mitchell
Perth WA
For Sale
Statement: ‘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 of safety, only to have hope shattered when abandoned in offshore detention.
EVEN SPRING WATER
©2018 Alison Muir
Cremorne NSW
Juror Invitational
NFS
Statement: An European Environmental organisation has been testing various waters for evidence of plastic. Spring water was recently tested using a red emulsion to collect plastic molecules and found a high percentage present. This work uses single use medical cups to highlight the World wide environmental issue to reduce the use of plastic.
TAFONI
© 2018 Beth & Trevor Reid
Gowrie ACT
For Sale
Statement: A design that conveys a sense of the visually striking weathered landforms that are Tafoni. Developing on sloped or vertical surfaces these fantastic bowl shaped natural rock cavities vary from tiny pits to large caves and can be found in nested or honeycomb forms both inland and on the coast.
FIREWHEEL SPECTACULAR
©2018 Lois Parish Evans
Tauranga NEW ZEALAND
For Sale
Statement: Inspired by the colour, pattern, and structure of the Firewheel flower.
SHELF 01
©2018 Kathleen Probst
Eagle, Idaho USA
NFS
Statement: My work is basically an exploration of hard-edge abstraction. Leaning toward minimalism, I find satisfaction in paring down my compositions. Shelf is part of my Facet series in which I use folds and other dimensional shapes to create a sculptural environment.
Juror Invitational
TELLINGS SECRETS IV
©2018 Jill Rumble
Brookvale NSW
For Sale
Statement: Inspired by a quote from Peter Mulvey “and the leaves were telling secrets to the wind” had me wondering. The hand stitching indicates the wind swirling at day break – maybe hearing secrets from the leaves as it passes by.
LANDLINES I
©2018 Jill Rumble
Brookvale NSW
For Sale
Statement: Lines in our landscape can be left by humans, animals or nature. Animal tracks left in grassland, lines of trees for windbreaks or shade, drifts of grasses across the open land are just some that can be easily recognised.
INTEGRIFOLIA #2: UNLOCKED
©2018 Brenda Gael Smith
Copacabana NSW
For Sale
Statement: The cone-like fruits of the banksia integrifolia contain elliptical chambers that open up to release feathery seeds.
ALLAGAI BAY #1:
AFTER THE STORM
©2018 Brenda Gael Smith
Copacabana NSW
For Sale
Statement: : After the storm, the waters of Allagai Bay are stirred up but the horizon has cleared bringing the promise of fair weather.
TUMBLEWEED
©2018 Norma Slabbert
Hamilton NEW ZEALAND
For Sale
Statement: Once I pulled all my roots free I became a slave to the wind... - Joan Baez
IN THE GORGE 1
©2018 Carolyn Sullivan
Bundanoon NSW
For Sale
Statement: While walking in the creek bed of Trephina Gorge is found these caterpillar chewed leaves. The caterpillar is symbolic to the indigenous people of the Eastern MacDonnell Ranges, NT.
Photographer: Andrew Sikorski
GARDEN OF THE EVERLASTINGS 1
©2018 Jane Stone
Como WA
For Sale
Statement:
Childhood memories
As we drove along the road
Looking over the paddocks
To the distant knoll
The pinks and whites and greens
A garden of everlastings
As far as the eye could see
Now no longer
Intensive agriculture
Makes way for
Canola carpets of fluorescent yellow
Photographer: Thomas Hamilton-Stone
EVANS HILL TATHRA 18:03:18
©2018 Margaret Wallace
Bega NSW
NFS
Statement: This is what confronted our brave, selfless firefighters as the conflagration bore down on Tathra - we thank you all....
Photographer: Kerry Vance
POND ALGAE
©2018 Deborah Weir
Palos Verdes, California, USA
For Sale
Statement:TUpon scooping algae from the pond in our garden I realized that not only was it a GORGEOUS green, but it easily separated into individual fibers when dried. I created this piece with the idea of a fish’s view of the world above seen through the algae and shadows.
REMEMBER THE RIVER
© 2018 Alison Withers
Warnambool VIC
For Sale
Statement: An ancient watercourse is lost to broad acre cropping with the only reminder a string of saline lakes.
LOST EQUILIBRIUM
© 2018 Alison Withers
Warnambool VIC
For Sale
Statement: Less than two centuries of widespread tree felling to make room for the farming methods that’s let this growing nation thrive has caused an environmental crisis and destroyed the natural balance that has existed for eons. Rising salt costs us in lost land, lost production and damaged infrastructure.
PARROT
©2018 Brenda Wood
Scarborough QLD
For Sale
Statement: The Parrot fish’s amazingly huge scales are independently a work of art. En masse, the impact of the coral eater is incredible on close inspection. Their fins radiate colour and line and colours merge spontaneously.
SPOTTED BOXFISH
©2018 Brenda Wood
Scarborough QLD
For Sale
Statement:Abstract impression of the playful spotted boxfish whose intricate spots and blue wriggled colouring contrast sharply with the black and white and yellow. Highlights of orange spots make the boxfish a very colourful study.
All AW6 works are 40x40cm. Photography by the artist unless otherwise indicated.
Tour Program:
The Australia Wide Six tour program includes the following confirmed venues:
- 10 July – 4 August: Burnie Regional Art Gallery (Tas)
- 24 August -18 October 2019: Bunbury Regional Art Gallery (WA)
- 21 January – 28 February 2020: Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre, Katherine (NT)
- 7 May – 14 June 2020: Manning Regional Gallery, Taree (NSW)
There are some spaces in the program. Please direct any exhibition queries to AW6@ozquiltnetwork.org.au
Selected AW6 Artists:
Kathy Beilby
Anna Brown
June Brown
Sandra Champion
Roberta Chantler
Sue Cunningham
Sue de Vanny
Ruth de Vos
Dianne Firth
Helen Gray
Kay D. Haerland
Joy Harvey
Glad Howard
Linden Lancaster
Susan Mathews
Marie Mitchell
Gloria Muddle
Lois Parish Evans
Beth and Trevor Reid
Jill Rumble
Norma Slabbert
Brenda Gael Smith
Jane Stone
Carolyn Sullivan
Margaret Wallace
Deborah Weir
Alison Withers
Brenda Wood
Jurors: Alison Muir, Lynette Nilaweera and Kathleen Probst.
Download the Australia Wide Six Catalogue & Sales Listing (PDF). Works will be available for delivery at the conclusion of the exhibition in October 2020. For sales inquiries, please contact the artist directly or at quiltmakers@ozquiltnetwork.org.au
