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Tuesday 18 June 2024

Waverley Patchworkers Quilt Show 2024

 Waverley Patchworkers had their quilt show earlier this month and it was very successful as usual with lots of visitors.

The standard of the quilts is always very high and with lovely shops and cafe selling delicious food, no wonder it was a popular show.

Waverley does not have a judged show but they do present a few prizes.

The President's Award is named the Dawn Burrows Award, named after our first President and founder.

The prize went to Allison Stevens-Spink for her quilt Singing in the Rain.

Singing in the Rain by Allison Stevens - Spink

It was a lovely quilt because it also won Viewer's Choice.

Cheryl Meyer won the June Lyons Award with her quilt Kelmscott. The sun was shining on her quilt and so it was difficult to get a good photo of it.

Kelmscott by Cheryl Meyer

The First Time entry for a quilter of less than 5 years experience went to Heather Stephens for Dresden Plate- Same but Different.

Dresden Plate- Same but Different by Heather Stephens

There was also a challenge called  A Touch of Blue and the overwhelming winner was Heather A Woods for Leunig's Lullaby.

Leunig's Lullaby by Heather A Woods


It is only small and my photo does not do it justice.

I like some other challenges as well.

Eileen Campbell


Jill Abery

Lyn Nethercott

The Waverley Art Quilters also had a small display of some of our work.

Waverley Art Quilters Display

Below is the work we had done after studying Brazilian Artist Carmen Hererra.

Carmen Hererra

Industrial

Landscape

Memories of France and Rex Ray

We could have had a display three times the size but we could only use a small space but it still gave an interesting look at the work that the group has been doing.

The Raffle quilt called Symphony in Blue was a gorgeous focal point as people entered.

Symphony in Blue

Bye for now,

Linda

Tuesday 4 June 2024

Annemieke Mein - A Life's Work

 The Annemieke Mein retrospective exhibition has now finished, people are still talking about how wonderful it was though. I am sure that it could have gone on for longer.

You can read my post about the Exhibition here

I purchased the new book, called Annemieke Mein- A Life's work. It is a large hefty book and has all the work that was in the exhibition and more.


The book is not a 'how to' but rather a look at all her work to date. There are a lot of essays from various people about Annemieke and her work.

I actually haven't read the book yet and as I usually read books in bed, I am not sure when I will. The book is too heavy for bedtime reading. I have glanced at some of the articles and it is interesting, so I'll have to try and read it during the day.

Here are some of the pages.





I looked at the gallery website and some of the merchandise is still for sale. You can see it on the Gippsland Art Gallery Website here.