Life in Layers workshop - Adelaide

The SA Guild sure knows how to put on a workshop and look after a tutor.  Life in Layers at the Fullerton Centre was made so much easier with a great group and fabulous support crew. Ten participants each explored a different concept or idea about life through lots of experimentation and sharing of techniques, brought together in the creation of an art quilt - very challenging, inspiring and a pleasure to share Life in Layers with such an open and thought provoking group.We were able to effectively start the workshop weeks ahead of our get together through an online component so that when we finally met in Adelaide, a lot of pre-thinking and visual diary work had already been completed ... or ideas progressed sufficiently to let us make the most of our two days together. A fabulous weekend! Thank you everyone.

State of the Art Quilt and Workshops @ Pine Rivers

You're all invited to the opening of State of the Art Quilt 12  followed by a retrospective of SotAQ artists who have been juried into SotAQ at least twice. It's a rare opportunity to see some of the best art quilts from the Queensland Quilters Art Quilt group  and it all starts on 11 July at the Pine Rivers Art Gallery at 199 Gympie Road, Strathpine (north of Brisbane). Gallery Hours: 10am - 4pm Monday to Saturday. We're sharing the Gallery space with our TAFTA friends and colleagues - their exhibition Baltic Miniatures runs alongside SotAQ and the retrospective. The Gallery is also hosting workshops during the exhibitions- so if you have ever wondered what it is that we do, come along  and try for yourself. I'll be presenting two sessions on mark-making on Saturday August 11 (10.30am – 12.30pm) Marks on Fabric I (mono printing and stamping) and (1:00pm - 3:00pm) Marks on Fabric II (rusting and resisting).  Contact Tracey at the Gallery on 3480 6941 for all bookings.

Other workshops presented by artists in the exhibitions include:

Thursday, July 12  (10.30 -12.00pm) -Simple rolled felt beads ($15)

Saturday, July 21 (10.30am – 12.30pm) - for 8 - 12 year olds -hand dyed silk treasure pouches ($20)

Saturday, July 21 (1.30 -3.30pm)  Hand dyed silk scarves  - 13 years - adult ($20)     

Saturday  July 28 (10.15am – 12.15pm) White on White - creating texture ($20)

Saturday  July 28 (1.15 -3.15pm) Felt a handbag ($20)

Thursday, August 2 (10.30am – 12.30pm) Jewellery workshop ($20)

Saturday,  August 4 (1.30 -3.30pm) Hooked rag rug from recycled clothes ($20)

Thursday August 9 (10.30am – 12.00pm) Driftwood brooch ($10)

Saturday August 11 (10.30am – 12.30pm) Marks on Fabric I (mono printing and stamping) and (1:00pm - 3:00pm) Marks on Fabric II (rusting and resisting) ($20 each session or $35 for both)

Saturday August 18 (10.30am – 12.30pm) Handmade felt - 10 years to adult ($20)

Saturday August 18 (1.00 -3.00pm) Hand felted beads - 10 years to adult ($20)