Hello everyone ,
Just to let you all know that the Auckland Quilt Symposium committee refunded me for all the costs incurred in setting up the 'Blog It 'exhibition . Thanks to everyone who suggested helping me out with the costs . Everything has been paid for .
Rosemary
The group blog of five quiltmakers and textile artists scattered around the world in 3 countries and across twocontinents. Our aim is to create a small quilt every three months. The theme is chosen by the members in turn. Our website is: www.12bythedozen.weebly.com
Friday, 29 November 2019
Derric van Rensburg appealed to me mainly because I enjoyed his use of certain colours . I also liked the way he portrayed the animals in his pieces , slightly hidden but again with similar colours in his backgrounds . Many of his pieces are landscapes so I ended up doing 2 pieces in the end ( as I often seem to do !!)
These are the pieces I interpreted :
Here are my interpretations :
With the eagles head I first painted the background and then thread painted over it . Then I appliqued the eagles head on . The darker areas on the feathers was done with Derwent Inktense Pencils but I have not added moisture to the intense because I liked it as it is .
These are the pieces I interpreted :
Here are my interpretations :
With the eagles head I first painted the background and then thread painted over it . Then I appliqued the eagles head on . The darker areas on the feathers was done with Derwent Inktense Pencils but I have not added moisture to the intense because I liked it as it is .
More than just the beginning of a new series...
Tomorrow brings Series 3 to a close with the final reveal day on work inspired by artists. I thank everyone for coming up with some wonderful artists and such a variety. It has been enlightening to be introduced to so many new names and their work.
But it is with sadness that we say goodbye to Helena who has been with us from Day 1. Helena is about to start on a new and exciting phase in her life with a solo gallery exhibition next year. Her work has been inspired and I have looked forward every reveal day to see what she has come up with. I will miss her but she has promised to stay in touch and keep an eye on what we get up to.
Apart from everything else in her life she is about to embark on an intensive yoga training course. Best wishes for the future, Helena. Thank you for your friendship and support.
So, as one door closes another must open. I am hoping to be able to introduce you all to a new member soon - watch this space!
Hilary
But it is with sadness that we say goodbye to Helena who has been with us from Day 1. Helena is about to start on a new and exciting phase in her life with a solo gallery exhibition next year. Her work has been inspired and I have looked forward every reveal day to see what she has come up with. I will miss her but she has promised to stay in touch and keep an eye on what we get up to.
Apart from everything else in her life she is about to embark on an intensive yoga training course. Best wishes for the future, Helena. Thank you for your friendship and support.
So, as one door closes another must open. I am hoping to be able to introduce you all to a new member soon - watch this space!
Hilary
Friday, 1 November 2019
Time To Talk.........inspired by the work of Derric van Rensberg
Imagine my surprise when Allison anounced that our next artist is Derric Van Rensberg. As a wonderful parting gift when I left South Africa 12 years ago I was gifted a painting by Derric which now hangs on my bedroom wall. It is so very special to me for a few reasons. The person who gave it to me is a very dear and sadly missed friend. I am welling up as I write..........
It is the view from my kitchen window - Bloubergstrand across to Table Mountain. I love it. The colours are softer, unlike his usual vibrant style but they capture my emotions and memories perfectly.
My dear friend is also an artist and together we planned to each create a scene with the two of us walking into the distance among the spring flowers, out on the Westcoast. She was going to create hers in oils and mine would be a textile piece. We intended call our dual pieces 'Time to Talk', which captured a precious time between friends with no distractions. Unfortunately we never got around to it.
So for this final challenge in this series it was an easy choice for me. I have decided to finally create 'Time To Talk' using van Rensberg's work as my inspiration.
It is the view from my kitchen window - Bloubergstrand across to Table Mountain. I love it. The colours are softer, unlike his usual vibrant style but they capture my emotions and memories perfectly.
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| View of Table Mountain - Derric van Rensberg |
My dear friend is also an artist and together we planned to each create a scene with the two of us walking into the distance among the spring flowers, out on the Westcoast. She was going to create hers in oils and mine would be a textile piece. We intended call our dual pieces 'Time to Talk', which captured a precious time between friends with no distractions. Unfortunately we never got around to it.
So for this final challenge in this series it was an easy choice for me. I have decided to finally create 'Time To Talk' using van Rensberg's work as my inspiration.
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| Farmscape - Derric van Rensberg |
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| Time To Talk Claire Passmore 2019 |
Hope you like it!
Wednesday, 9 October 2019
Just to let you all know that yesterday I couriered back all the 'Blog It' quilts . Dianne will receive all the Canadian quilts , Hilary will receive all those from UK,Guernsey and SA and I have sent Venettas , Utas and Jinnies separately .
Thank you all once again for your enthusiastic participation which was much appreciated by the Symposium committee and the many viewers .
Rosemary
Thank you all once again for your enthusiastic participation which was much appreciated by the Symposium committee and the many viewers .
Rosemary
Saturday, 5 October 2019
Hello again everyone ,
I have sent almost everyone images from the Blog It exhibition apart from a couple , the emails of whom Hilary will be sending through to me . Hope you all like the way it was set up .
One of the other exhibitions is called "HER Story" which is about ground breaking women from the past . Our fellow blogger, Claire has a piece in that exhibition and so I am sending through the image of Kate Sheppard which is Claires and then 2 others which caught my eye . The whole exhibition was wonderful . Rosemary
I have sent almost everyone images from the Blog It exhibition apart from a couple , the emails of whom Hilary will be sending through to me . Hope you all like the way it was set up .
One of the other exhibitions is called "HER Story" which is about ground breaking women from the past . Our fellow blogger, Claire has a piece in that exhibition and so I am sending through the image of Kate Sheppard which is Claires and then 2 others which caught my eye . The whole exhibition was wonderful . Rosemary
Thursday, 3 October 2019
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Art by the Lake
I thought I’d share a video of my show last weekend with the Lakeshore Artists. We exhibit twice a year, in the fall at this beautiful outdoor location, in the grounds of a local cultural centre. One-third of the proceeds goes to a local food bank. I am thrilled to report that I did very well, selling 7 pieces, including Fiesta, our latest 12btd, and the large blue circle you see in the video, Coral Reef. I am the only textile artist in the group of about 50 professional artists. Friday, 6 September 2019
This is my piece titled Vice Versa which I entered into the South African National Quilt Festival, held in Johannesburg last month. I was thrilled to win Best Interpretation of Theme, which was Interchange. This piece, with others, will be shown in Germany and also Ireland in the next few months. Enjoy.
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Andriacci inspired quilts
For once I think I'm glad, or maybe that should be relieved, that my sewing room is out of action. This round of quilts is amazing, the variety of interpretations and the standard of the work is wonderful, I'm not sure that I would have made the cut! I salute you all.
After five long months we are actually moving in two days time. Although not much smaller than our present house the bungalow we are moving to has a very different layout so I don't know how long it will be before I'm sewing properly again but I hope to pick up the group challenges again soon. I've no doubt that I won't have to wait as long as Mai-Britt did!
After five long months we are actually moving in two days time. Although not much smaller than our present house the bungalow we are moving to has a very different layout so I don't know how long it will be before I'm sewing properly again but I hope to pick up the group challenges again soon. I've no doubt that I won't have to wait as long as Mai-Britt did!
Monday, 2 September 2019
Hello everyone ,
My apologies for apparently not putting up my Andriacci piece by the 31st . My only excuse is that I have been travelling (US, SA and AUS )during the past 6 weeks and only arrived back in the early hours of 1st . September . However I thought I had scheduled it to appear on 31st August . It has not appeared !! Where it is in cyber space I have no idea ??? Anyway here goes:
ANDRIACCI appeals to me immensely as an artist because of his naive style but also because he makes his naive shapes more interesting by filling the primary shape with secondary shapes . In my quilting I do a lot of stylised flowers and so having zoomorphic symbols to deal with instead is a good challenge for me . I have done several Andriacci inspired quilts now and may do others in the future as the more you look at a work of his the more you see in it . I am really glad that most of you got some fun out of your beautiful interpretations . Here are mine :
The Inspiration
My Frog
My latest piece done while visiting Patricia in SA where we had so much fun sewing together . I based this piece on Andriacci tree images which ,of course, are less structured than mine. I really loved doing this one . So much fun and bright colours.
My apologies for apparently not putting up my Andriacci piece by the 31st . My only excuse is that I have been travelling (US, SA and AUS )during the past 6 weeks and only arrived back in the early hours of 1st . September . However I thought I had scheduled it to appear on 31st August . It has not appeared !! Where it is in cyber space I have no idea ??? Anyway here goes:
ANDRIACCI appeals to me immensely as an artist because of his naive style but also because he makes his naive shapes more interesting by filling the primary shape with secondary shapes . In my quilting I do a lot of stylised flowers and so having zoomorphic symbols to deal with instead is a good challenge for me . I have done several Andriacci inspired quilts now and may do others in the future as the more you look at a work of his the more you see in it . I am really glad that most of you got some fun out of your beautiful interpretations . Here are mine :
The Inspiration
My Frog
My latest piece done while visiting Patricia in SA where we had so much fun sewing together . I based this piece on Andriacci tree images which ,of course, are less structured than mine. I really loved doing this one . So much fun and bright colours.
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