Golden Textures

It was a lovely day for a road trip to Maryborough to visit the 6th biennial Golden Textures contemporary art quilt exhibition at the Central Goldfields Art Gallery. Here are a few shots of some of the interesting pieces.

 I have to include this one, because it is the winning piece, and was also made by a member of Ballaarat Quilters:

Crown of Thorns by Suzanne Lyle (detail)

 

This next piece was free-motion quilted on a long-arm, but the stitching is incredibly fine and there is no sign of needle holes. I wonder if she uses a very thin needle, or washes the work after finishing the quilting, or ... ? Just how does she manage this:

As the Sun Sets by Robyn Cuthbertson (detail)

 

This is a tiny part of a work showing canola fields glowing at various times of the day:

Snapshots - Triptych by Beth and Trevor Reid (detail)

My photo doesn't really capture the glowingness!

The colours in this piece are also not at all accurate, but the piecing is amazing:

Microcorrossion by Katherine Jones (detail)

I know from the artist's statement that she used foundation paper piecing to create the shapes, but how she designed it is a mystery. I expect a computer graphics program of some sort was involved. I've shown some of her work before, including the amazing "Bling", which also featured incredible piecing.

Lastly, a fun piece "celebrating" Melbourne's lockdown life in 2020:

Staring at the Wallpaper by Noelle Lyon

I didn't get a shot of the whole thing. She also has very fluffy slippers on her feet, for attending Zoom business meetings.

You can see more of the works on Instagram: #goldentextures2021