2012 Winning Concept - Annette Glare - Architecture

The winning concept Architecture – won by Annette Glare.

Here are her musings on the word Architecture
Arch
I
Chi
tecture sounds like texture and text

So is that the architecture of architecture (architecture deconstructed
perhaps?)
and the deeper you go the muddier it gets even from what Annette thought was a
straight forward request for a definition
..
1. The art and science of designing and erecting buildings.

2. Buildings and other large structures: the low, brick-and-adobe
architecture of the Southwest.

3. A style and method of design and construction: Byzantine architecture.

4. Orderly arrangement of parts; structure: the architecture of the federal
bureaucracy; the architecture of a novel.

5. Computer Science The overall design or structure of a computer system,
including the hardware and the software required to run it, especially the
internal structure of the microprocessor.



Ask google for a definition of architect 

Installation of the Journey Exhibition at St Vincents Hospital 22nd October till 24th November

Gail Davies, curator for the years exhibition Journeys,  spent Friday the 21^st October along with assistants Annette Moylan , Susan Barker and Annette Glare.

The photos  below show a snapshot of the work in action.  Thanks to the photograph’s of Annette Glare, clicked while she assisted with the installation.

Voting is now underway for the 2012 exhibition.   Results will be known in a week’s time.

No time to waste for this creative group

 

  Annette Moylan  and Gail Davies

                

        

 Annette Glare behind the camera

Susan Barker and Gail Davies

2011 Exhibition- Journeys Opens Saturday 22nd October to 24th November

Definition of ‘Journey’(noun/verb)

An act of going from one place to another; the distance travelled in a specified time.
Aspirational quotes

 ‘The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.’   Don Williams Jr (Poet)

‘Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before.

Let your soul take you where you long to be...Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar, and you'll live as you've never lived before.’ Erich Fromm (philosopher)

‘Success is not a place at which one arrives but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.’….and ……

‘Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else?’ Alex Noble

‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.’ Lao Tzu

Artists talk about their work.

Susan Barker

Susan’s work recalls the journey she has made ‘Travelling Away from Tradition’. From the structured, but meticulously sewn Home Economics Teacher. stitch sample and dressmaking techniques of the 1960s to her recent work, which is more abstract in style - bright and colourful but symbolic and free.

Gail Davis,

Gail’s textiles  journey has mirrored her growth as a textile artist. She has explored a wide variety of techniques and materials, expanding her horizons and experimenting with process and pushing tradition, while acknowledging its importance. Her work comprises handmade wool felt and silk, with hand embroidery in silk and cotton threads and ribbons.

                 

Annette Glare.

Annette’s journey through South East Asia in 2004 is symbolised by the 69 metres of fabric which she purchased and brought home, (at the expense of other items, which had to remain at the airport!) She has combined fabrics that embody Islamic and Peranakan Chinese influences melded with the indigenous designs of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. She uses English piecing, a favourite technique to showcase these beautiful fabrics

Robin Kaltenbach

The bush and leaves, follow the ‘Tree series’ started several years ago. Robin continues a journey of transporting techniques acquired  20 years ago at  TAFE , Printmaking Certificate, onto fabric. This year, a variation on screen printing using the technique of ‘deconstructive screen printing’ then working back with thread into the results This years works reflect Autumn as inspirited by many photos, and collection of the leaves to capture the memories.

Annette Moylan

Experimental natural dying, using leaves and other plant material, is a continuing journey for Annette in ‘Drifting’., A scarf, is folded in half with leaves and wrapped around a stick and The resulting colours are striking tied with string, before being put into a aluminium pot, brought to the boil and simmer

A wall hanging, demonstrate’s Annette’s continuing journey with felting, and dyed with plant dyes.

Linda Taglieri,

Linda, is a Geologist and ‘reader of landscapes’ focuses on physical landscape in her work. She has used her recent travel to the U.S.A. and the Cubist artist “Delaunay‟ as inspiration. On a flight from New York to Los Angeles, the towns of Utah and Nevada glittered like jewels in the velvety dark. This has been captured in hand embroidered metallic thread on black velvet

 Teresa Valenti.

 "Viaggio', Adrift

The focus of my work this year is my personal 'Language Journal' It reflects  my experience of growing up as a first generation Australian of Italian migrant parents. The classic tension between between home and family and the wider world of the1960s/70s Australia. This world was a monoculture, where acceptance depended on assimilation. Much of my knowledge of this world came through the written word. The Italian language of the home was not valued or encouraged, deepening the already present cultural rift. If language was identity, then who was I

  

Sheralie Wood,

 ‘Sky Journeys’, Sheralie’s  inner journey, and search for understanding, is always reflected in the sky - the spaciousness, the constant change, dark times and turbulence, the eternalness behind the constant change, the beauty and the joy. She finds the sky a constant source of inspiration. In one piece, she combines Kantha and running hand stitch, hand dyed fabric with collage and knitting.

2011 Exhibition- Journeys Opens Saturday 22nd October to 24th November

Collage Textile Challenge

The Filament challenge this year was to create a fabric collage 8 square inches, based on the concept we each had for the final work. These works were displayed at the group’s next meeting, and it was easy to see the effects of Deborah’s teachings.


We meet bi monthly at the guilds rooms at Concord West. This meeting involves progress reports, technique sessions and exhibition planning

The dynamism of the group is ensured by a change of members and we welcome Susan Barker whose proven track record with the guild can only add to our success.

Collage workshop with Deborah Marks

We started the year with a fantastic, stimulating, challenging two day workshop on Design with Collage. Coloured and textured papers, and glue, replaced our normal sewing kit.


We’d all heard about Deborah Marks, who has this wonderful course at WEA in Sydney on Design through collage.

We hired Deborah for a two day workshop, and the results were amazing. We swapped fabric and threads for paper and paste The time just flew by, our fingers were sticky, we traded papers, searched magazines for ‘the right colour’ and were challenged by new ideas. Deborah unique teaching style enabls her to bring out the best in all of us. We didn’t quite complete all that Deborah had planned but we were all thrilled with the results.

After the work was critiqued it remained pinned to the board while we continued on with next exercises. So at the end of the workshop the room was one giant collage.

We were introduced to new artists that helped with our entrée into the world of collage, Kurt Schwitters, Robert Rauschenberg , Joseph Cornell, Frank Stella, Picasso.

Not wanting to stop Annette Robin and Sheralie enrolled at the WEA to further their knowledge. The challenge continues.



Deborah Marks critiquing exercise 2 - Negative Spaces.



New year brings a change of roles

Our blog was created three years ago by Annette Glare and she has administered the blog brilliantly since then.
Its now time for jobs to change.
Teresa is the new convenor
Gail is curator for the current exhibition
Robin is the blog administrator.
BUT everyone  continues to work behind the scenes, filling a variety of roles required for the exhibition

And the winner is...

Gail Davis won this year's vote with her concept of Journeys - read her idea in full below.
At our last meeing she expanded on her idea:

Definition of ‘Journey’(noun/verb)

An act of going from one place to another; the distance travelled in a specified time.
(The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary)

•  Initial draft of concept
• Contemplation of the concept of ‘journeys’:
• embracing movement, development, growth – spiritual or physical.
• recollection or memory, prediction, dreams, aspiration, diary, thoughts
• actual trips or travels, influences
• development of learning and understanding, progress
• may include destination, or could be open-ended suggesting a journey incomplete or more adventure
• may involve further exploration of cultural journeys undertaken this year or in past years

 Inspirational quotes

 ‘The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.’   Don Williams Jr (Poet)

‘Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before.

Let your soul take you where you long to be...Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar, and you'll live as you've never lived before.’ Erich Fromm (philosopher)

‘Success is not a place at which one arrives but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.’….and ……

‘Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else?’ Alex Noble

‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.’ Lao Tzu

Next Year's Exhibition Concepts

It will be very hard to move on but three concepts were submitted for next year and they are:

Gail MacDonald
In every part of the world people have a need for idolatry ,shrines, alters, places of worship and or reflection .Some are very primitive and as we know some are extremely (cant think of a nice way of describing it ) perhaps over the top.
The challenge would be: How would you express that need (or lack of) from your own ethnic/personal view point .
You may need to call for divine inspiration to meet this challenge
I am off chant to a blank wall and see what happens

Annette Glare
My concept for 2011 is layers.
This can be as open or obscure as needed. Layers of a trifle/parfait, of the landscape, of geological strata, of meaning, layers of a technique, collage etc.
This includes research into artists who depict layers in their art.

Gail Davis 
My concept is: 'Journeys'
I contemplated that the concept of 'journeys' could embrace any movement, development, growth whether physical or spiritual. It could be a travel diary (as presented by Annette M for her piece); it could be a personal resolution or development; or it could be representative of a particular destination.
It is a rather broad concept and interestingly could involve further reflection on this year's work.

Our friends come to visit...

On Sunday a couple of our friends came with us to have a look at the exhibition.  The stitches on Linda's  dragon caught Christene and Mary's attention.

Thanks to Teresa - great job as curator

Teresa (and her husband) spent 5 hours travelling to and from St Vincent's on Friday to install the exhibition.  Her ideas and guidance through the year ensured a very sucessful exhibition.  We all remarked on how much we liked the idea more and more as the year progressed. It's going to be hard to let go and choose next years concept.

The exhibition is installed...

Finally it is 9.30 am, Friday 5 November and we are on time to install the exhibition but the glass has not been taken down from the display boards.  Panic!  An hour later the glass guys are there and we can begin.

Linda and Teresa put up Sheralie's works.

Maybe here?

Gail drops by to help with Anne's works.  Anne arranges her map of Belguim.

Information display benefits from Gail and Linda's samplers. The Embroiderers' Guild record and info brochures are loaded into the rack ready for viewers to take.

It's not so great to take the photos when the glass is on but here are the mood boards under glass and oh me!

Anne wasn't happy with what happened to a couple of the leaf prints so she got the glass guys to take the glass down and repositioned the offending prints.  Good one Anne!

The glass guys place the glass over the display boards while Annette G shows up in the glass..