Oh my goodness- I won!!
I drove down to Geelong on Friday for the Ozquilt Network opening of Art Quilt Australia 2023. It was held in the National Wool Museum. I was very happy to be selected, the jurors chose 37 quilts out of 76 entries. It was good to meet up with quilters that I know and also put faces to names that I know.
I was innocently sitting down listening to the speeches and the winners being announced, when suddenly my name was called out as the winner of the Award of Excellence, which is the top award! I was in shock, I never in a thousand years thought I would win this prize. I received a beautiful bunch of flowers and $4,000! My quilt is called Moroccan Magic and was inspired by my trip to Morocco last year.
After the awards were announced we could look at the exhibition and the artists that were there could do a 2 minute talk about their quilt. I took a few photos but really I was in too much shock to take it all in.
Here are some of the photos that I took.
Alison Withers won the Wool prize, it has to be made by at least 60% wool.
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| DIY Deluge Design no 5 by Alison Withers |
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| The Silent Web by Cindy Watkins |
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| Deposit by Dianne Firth |
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| Simple Pleasures by Sue Broadway |
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| Seeking the Sun by Grace Widders |
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| Forest Floor by Linda Balding |
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| Clap Clap You by Tania Tanti |
The exhibition is open until the 12th November, so I will try and get back there to have a good look at all the entries.
Here is a photo of my quilt called Moroccan Magic. It is improv pieced, I have no pattern, I just start sewing and put fabrics together, piece by piece while thinking about my subject.
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| Moroccan Magic by Linda Steele |
Here are some detail photos.
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| Moroccan Magic detail |
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| Moroccan Magic detail |
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| Moroccan Magic detail |
My artist statement said Morocco is a sensory overload, with its doorways, winding pathways and exotic markets.
The have a lovely catalogue too which has large photos of all the quilts for only $20.
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Bye for now,
Linda
4 comments:
Oh wow! Very big congratulations on a well-deserved win! Just think of all the fabric you can buy with your winnings! Or maybe even a new sewing machine. The possibilities are endless. Well done!!
Thank you, Magpie Mumblings, it still feels like a dream come true. Although I have never dreamt it was possible, I was just glad to be accepted.
Absolutely beautiful Linda. The colours are so true of Morocco. The design is so clever too.
Thank you so much, I loved the blue in Morocco.
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