It's the date that inspires me - at the moment.

Today: 14/8/22.

What to post??

My local tapestry group has participated in putting up an exhibition at the Handweavers and Spinners Guild. We put it up last Saturday. 

Included is the travelling tapestry exhibition that I have participated in for many years. It used to be for the Aus/NZ group but the New Zealand aspect is no longer. And the Australian aspect is probably not going to happen again either. We usually have up to 50 small tapestries but this year there were 'only' 17. Very nice they are too!

To make the exhibition fill the space better, our local group has put in some more tapestries. Each member was invited to contribute up to 4 tapestries, no more than 30cm square. 

I have put in a texture themed set. I have included my failed Aqueduct Trail one, a sample from my Ema Shin workshop, an older piece that experimented with texture and my recent Finger Labyrinth piece. 

Other members of our group have put in pieces too - it is actually a very good exhibition!

Unfortunately, the guild rooms are only open on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at the moment. But that shouldn't take away from our enjoyment of being part of the exhibition and being able to promote tapestry weaving. 

Hard at work, putting up the pieces in a visually appealing way. (Note that I was taking photos, not being a decision-maker!)

The travelling tapestry pieces. 

April is almost gone!

Well, I missed  22/4/22 but that was because I was away at the Ballarat Fibre Arts workshop. I was in a tapestry weaving class with Ema Shin, advanced tapestry weaving. 

It was the usual wonderful week away with a whole lot of like-minded textile artists with the added benefit of some tapestry weaving techniques that I remember we were introduced to in my initial course but have not done for ages. 

We made a small sample - which took two days, tapestry weaving being slow. 

II couldn't decide which way looks better but it doesn't really matter. 

Here is the setting up for the final display of all workshop pieces. Ema's samples were amazing. 

There were only 3 of us in the class. Luckily we all got on!! It was a wonderful week of learning, experimenting and weaving. 

Now to try to keep experimenting and remembering the different techniques. 

Venturing out

  Well, it is the equinox and 22/3/22, so that is something to write about. That's done then. 

I visited the Counihan Gallery at the Brunswick Town Hall last week. My main reason for going was to see the works by Ema Shin. They were amazing! 3D shapes that were either woven tapestry or embroidered. The story was interesting too. Artist statements can make works so much more meaningful. 

I am going to be attending a workshop run by Ema in April. Her work was very inspiring, I am looking forward to the workshop even more after seeing the exhibition. I think it will be very challenging. 

Another room had lager-phones on display. Unfortunately we were not allowed to play them! It is probably fortunate for the person on duty at the entrance though. This exhibition was called The Sparrow Made Some Beer. 

They were beautiful and cheery. They had been carved into the shapes of animal heads - based on Lithuania. The bottle tops were arranged to add colour and dimension to the imagery. 

All in all, a very pleasant outing.