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Alison Schwabe, Montevideo, Uruguay

Website/blog: www.alisonschwabe.com
Instagram: @schwabealison
E-mail: alison@alisonschwabe.com 

As a young child in the 50s, it never occurred to me that sewing could be used to make art.  My own academic background of physical geography and geomorphology has given me ongoing interest in the marks and shapes left by the continuing actions of wind, water, temperature change and human activity on every landscape.  This rich resource of pattern and texture informs my repeat grid designs.  As I’ve aged, it has become clear to me that all change on any surface, whether it’s sudden, slow, natural or man-made, can be taken as a metaphor for Life itself.

After making traditional geometric patchwork quilts in the late 80s, I began designing my own art quilts.  My go-to design layout is the grid, an enduring influence of traditional patchwork, and my abstract designs are based on the basic geometric shapes of squares, circles, triangles, lines and dots.  My construction techniques gradually changed to predominantly fusing and hand or machine applique, and my choice of materials includes more non-traditional ones, including nylon organza, plastic, mylar, vinyl and leather.  Despite these changes, my textile art retains the defining characteristic as a layered and stitched textile.

Pandemic Pattern

Retail Price: A$5000.00
Dimensions: 72 x 94cm  (H x W)
Statement: By mid 2020, rows and rows of newly dug graves became a common image on our TV screens as the new Corona virus began to ravage human populations in many countries.
Exhibitions:
Quilt National 2021
Photographer:
Eduardo Baldizan

Green Mosaic

Retail Price: SAQA Benefit Auction 2022
Dimensions: 30.5 x 30.5cm  (H x W)
Statement: Green is my favourite colour, celebrated here in hand stitched improvisational raw edge applique. Donated to SAQA’s Online Benefit Auction, September 2022
Photographer:
Eduardo Baldizan

Bush Colours

Retail Price: A$750
Dimensions: 40 x 40cm  (H x W)
Statement: Hand stitched gold thread holding pieced raw edged fabric strips in place; colours of the Australian bush.
Photographer:
Eduardo Baldizan

Slideshow

Retail Price: A$1500.00
Dimensions: 120 x 110cm  (H x W)
Statement: Concentric squares are a favourite symbol, but for a long time after completion this quilt had no title. Recently a friend commented it reminded her of the evening slideshows that were popular family entertainment when she and I were both young.
Exhibitions:
SAQA exhibition at the Chicago SOFA expo, November 2022
Photographer:
Eduardo Baldizan

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congratulations to OZQN member @schwabealison a fi congratulations to OZQN member @schwabealison a finalist in Quilt National 2023. Learn more about Alison’s creative practice in this upcoming virtual lecture.Repost from @quiltnational•Timetracks: A Guide to Exploring Influences with Alison Schwabe.Quilt National ‘23 exhibiting artist Alison Schwabe presents a slide lecture and Q&A on June 29 from 5:30-7:30pm. The virtual lecture details how personal influences, combined with evolving techniques, can be developed into impactful themes for one’s own artwork.#quiltnational23 #quiltnational79 #alisonschwabe
Congratulation to OZQN member Chris Cranston on he Congratulation to OZQN member Chris Cranston on her Best of Show success in the Canberra Quilters exhibition 2023. #ozqnart #ozqnmembers Repost from @canberraquilters•Best in Show has been announced and the winner - Chris Cranston - is doing her @berninaaustralia interview. Ladies of Pushkar Quilt 2 is an Art or Mixed Media Quilt
Memories of Childhood is a new online-themed exhib Memories of Childhood is a new online-themed exhibition featuring the artwork of OZQN members. The exhibition is divided into four sections. Today’s post looks at memories of family members:▪️ Jean Fair by Cheryl Lee▪️ Grandma Chamberlain by Ronda Hazell @anakiequilter ▪️ Stalingrad Dad by Heidi Drahota @heidi_drahota ▪️ Memories of Mum from my Childhood by Shirley Drayton▪️ Family Lines: Apron Strings by Brenda Gael Smith @brendagaelsmith ▪️ memories: A Family Snapshot by Linda Balding▪️ Reflections by Lisa Walton @lisawaltonartist ▪️ this discovering 5 by Ruth de Vos @ruthdevosart ▪️ First Day Fears by Linda Steele@lindabsteele View the full virtual exhibition on the Ozquilt Network website. https://www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au/exhibitions/online-themed-exhibition/#ozqnart #ozquiltnetwork #memoriesofchildhood #ozqnmembers #australiantextileart #textileart #artquilts #australianartquilts
Memories of Childhood is a new online-themed exhib Memories of Childhood is a new online-themed exhibition featuring the artwork of OZQN members. The exhibition is divided into four sections. Today’s post looks at emotions:▪️Gestation by @ileanaart37◾️Unloved and Unwanted by @carol_textileart ▪️Troubled Waters by @textile_expressions▪️Sleeping Beauty by Lena Meszaros View the full virtual exhibition on the Ozquilt Network website.#ozqnart #ozquiltnetwork #memoriesofchildhood #ozqnmembers #australiantextileart #textileart #artquilts #australianartquilts

Australia Wide Eight

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Artwork by Deborah Weir with details of the Australia Wide Eight exhibition
Detail image of The Door of No Return by Sue Reid depicting black men in chains in a corridor
Green gum leaves on light background with intensive stitching by Lois Parish Evans
Brown gum leaves printed on light coloured background
Summer Storm at Sunset by Jill Rumble
Kalbarri by Barbara Weeks
Purple and green Artwork by Lynne Hargreaves
Calistemon Cascade - two rows of red triangles on a turquoise background by Brenda Gael Smith

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