Moments are Out, Even is Uneven

 

I have been making since the end part of Dec 2013 on a number of small weavings that would in a moment create an image in my mind. It then moved to the small looms and 4 selvedge method of weaving Tapestry. Colour seemed to answer itself almost with myself viewing these two colours sitting comfortably together in a box, one soft the other stiff and man-made. 

To make is always a mixture of excitement and wonder how an idea comes to life and develops into the expression of emotion, thought and soul of both the materials and my response to them thus giving myself the encouragement to make.

I then came to finish the weaving when I realised that each piece was not yet complete, the sense of a completed work was when they were on their backgrounds which gave the weavings a place to call home.

These works are being shown as my solo exhibition and I am pleased how they have come together as both a body of work and individual pieces.



Opening - Moments Studio

Here is the repairing of the studio after two trees fell onto it last year. Much work to be done at the time of taking picture. But will be fixed and feeling much happier as time goes on. I will need to look at paint colours for the door and windows, but the inside is tradition gallery white.

 Weavings and wall hangings along with glass fused pieces that is made by us. As we are always looking to putting an expression of what impacts on us - in the beauty of life - into our pieces.

The making is always happening. Ideas seem to be around all the time, it is what can I do or how or who is this piece being made for.

Yet the main part for me is I Make For It Is Part of ME.

Faith In Fashion

Joan who you see here next to the robe that was made by her.
The skill, talent of ideas and materials used to make the religious robes, along with the associated regalia. It is in Bendigo til June 17th 2012. I met with Joan who made a applique robe and regalia showing the amazing abilities to show the dirvese nature of Australia. Plus much more from cloth made with glod lurex, to raised embroidery, chauseable fromVennia in  1800's, and the Tapa - bark ones are just a wonder in how and the way in which they are made. A feast of Embroidery and other methods made by people who you can see enjoy the process of making and belief of the wearer. 

Reflective Tape Weaving

From the idea to loom then a bit longer than expected and onto delivery at RMIT First Site Gallery in Melbourne. I enjoyed the process even if it took longer than I thought. In part because somewhere I miss calculated the length, it was supposed to be 2.5metres long but resulted in closer to 4 metres. But very effective when light shines on it in a certain way.

  

 The loom looked a treat and almost space age.

 Now it in it's unreflective state. The method of clasping the weft has given myself a whole new world of opportunities to explore shape and pattern with texture.

Above shows the way reflective looks when partially aglow, and below when rolled up on it's black square rod as I didn't want to take away from the total effect by hemming or creating a pocket and this way it completes the project by showing all parts, and this is a me thing.

Laid out at home with the flash for bringing out the glow.

Now for the reveal at the gallery RMIT First Site Gallery - Melbourne.

When looking at the length looks like the first one, but under the flash there is the glow. I am a very happy with this piece.

Taradale Arts Show

I am one of three who will have their work made into postcards for the 150th Viaduct celebrations in October 2012, which came from winning a judged Taradale Arts show which was on over the long weekend of March (labor day). I have woven three tapestries with two being of yarn and one bark and yarn. I looked at the Viaduct at different lights and decided the evening with a lovely golden sun(we have a history of mining here) showing in shadow our very large Viaduct for a small town.

I congratulate the two works and their makers and look forward to seeing all three postcards in due time.

Thank you

Tapestries - ART in the Street (Bendigo)

My exhibition at Goldfields Library Bendigo

I have been making a number of pieces for this exhibition that is run as a collective of 18 artist's, each in a business of Bendigo and 2 in Eaglehawk. It is organised and supported by the Bendigo Advertiser and City of Greater Bendigo.

My pieces have been influenced by my interest in weave, the materials around home and the ways of creating works that stimulates the senses.

These range in size from 10cm x15cm to over 50cm x 50cm and all woven in the no selvage method. I collected the bark after released from the trees around the home. I then looked at the way the gum's leaves would range in lovely greens.  

To use yarns from cotton to wool to express the many colours that is gained from the viewing of many trees looking back at myself. So from light to dark mixed among shapes as can be seen in the way the bark has shaped itself.

The sunset, (left top) is the view overlooking the town, gum tree (left bottom), close up memories of home (right top) and blocks of land (shaped right bottom) are all how I see the area I call home.

The Battery

This is to show my view of a dream gold mine in the old days.

I finish off with my two samples that was part of the Tapestry studies I started in 2004 as part of my textiles studies. Tapestry is one way I get express visual, textural and experimental elements that may stay with this method or go into other textiles ideas. 

Danger Tape Wear

 This outfit is one I made a few years ago and thought it is time for me to show it, I had used the danger tape in weaving where it was squashed which gave it a very unreconised view, to this and another which is black possibly another blog in the future.

I showed this piece as a experience of being part of group showing while I was early into my textile studies at RMIT in Brunswick, Melbourne. I have had a lot of fun knitting this outfit an one day it maybe worn by somebody.  

Black 'n' White & Starting P2P2

This is a dual entry for as I have been thinking about P2P2 and wanted to enter the Australian wool and sheep show in July. I have been a bit behind in the making, as the Australian wool and sheep show was in early july,which I ended up putting the next two images of a scarf into the show and I was pleased with how I used some of the yarn to hang down giving it a textural feel.

 The P2P2 part is the greys and black 'n' white of the cow, but I found another warp from a while ago which is to go on the loom very soon.

 This was number two on the loom and as you can see I explored length by starting to weave what is the alternating white and grey warp threads and using the two different white and greys for this middle section, then a doubled black for the sides. The edges are bit uneven, but over time the aim is for this to improve as enjoyment of weaving is high for me.

 The thickness of this with my sense of control in the middle, which you can see at the begining then so many passes of random then repeat. I divided the weft into double with black on one edge, the middle is two whites and greys, the other edge is black, greys and one white to give a chunky overall feel. This was third on the warp.

 First scarf of the loom and this was where I wanted to keep the rows of white then grey in the middle part of the warp, while carrying up the weft to give a feature to the scarf.

The aim for myself with weaving is to gain more knowledge while enjoying the making. It is the one thing that keeps me stimulated and feeling part of life. As I get to share with friends, and others this need to make using materials and methods that speak to me and them - the desire to touch, look and the interest in texture.

The start of showing my works -WHITE

The date of this post is 20th December 2010

The recent experience of showing this my work to people I do not know or have discussed with regarding what, why and for has been very interesting. I have had people touch, come up close and look, then show others my white piece. This was shown at Moonee Valley racecourse where our end of course with other departments of RMIT (fashion and textiles) school in Melbourne was held over two nights and one day.

This is a length of hand woven acrylic yarn that I borrowed some a friend to finish. I weaved it on my loom that a Melbourne maker made many years ago. It is still going well, just needing a little TLC and regular oiling. The weaving took over 15 hours and I did a block weave that surrounded a two over and under pattern. Then making squares out of rocks, which was boiled an resulted in many interesting shapes, then to bring out the different effects I used my hoops to go with the construction theme which works for me and my piece is finished. A few pins and help from others, a work on show. These were on show for two nights and a day, giving those a brief glimpse into our work.