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.