Archives for February 2014

A Glimpse of Living Colour: Roxanne Murphy

In Joy of Life, Roxanne Murphy of Nairne, South Australia captures the festive air of Holi, sometimes known as the Festival of Colours. It is a celebration of Life, Love & the Triumph of Good over Evil!
Roxanne Murphy

Living Colour! will premiere at the Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne, 10-13 April 2014 . A Glimpse of Living Colour is a series of blog posts sharing preview detail shots of each of the selected works. Check back here for further updates.

Introducing the Living Colour Artists

Announcement

THANK YOU to all the textile and fibre artists who submitted works for consideration. It has been so exciting to compile a vibrant exhibition with a strong narrative. I am pleased to announce that works from the following textile artists feature in the exhibition Living Colour – Celebrating Life Across the Spectrum:

Jenny Bacon (Aust)
Deborah Boschert (USA)
Betty Busby (USA)
Sandra Champion (Aust)
Sandy Corry (Aust)
Mathea Daunheimer(NZ)
Sue Dennis (Aust)
Christine Dowell (Aust)
Sue Duffy (Aust)
Robyn Eves (Aust)
Dianne Firth (Aust)
Di Flint (Aust)
Catherine Gowthorpe (UK)
Suzanne Gummow (Aust)
Kay Haerland (Aust)
Julie Harding (Aust)
Neroli Henderson (Aust)
Anne Jolly (NZ)
Linden Lancaster (Aust)
Alison Laurence (NZ)
Susan Mathews (Aust)
Roxanne Murphy(Aust)
Lois Parish-Evans (Aust)
Paula Rafferty (Ireland)
Charlotte Scott (NZ)
Caroline Sharkey (Aust)
Sarah Ann Smith (USA)
Carolyn Sullivan (Aust)
Phyllis Sullivan (Aust)
Gillian Travis (UK)
Annie White (NZ)
Brenda Wood (Aust)

The exhibition will premiere at the Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne, 10-13 April 2014 and a comprehensive website gallery will be published at that time.  Meanwhile, I will be sharing some preview detail shots of each of the selected works in a series of blog posts entitled A Glimpse of Living Colour.  I invite you to bookmark this blog feed (www.livingcolourtextiles.com/feed) in your preferred RSS reading app ; subscribe by e-mail by filling out the form at the top of the sidebar; or follow the Living Colour Facebook page to stay up to date.

A Glimpse of Living Colour!

Plight of the Bumblebee was created by Neroli Henderson of Melbourne, Australia.  Neroli’s painted trapunto work incorporates machine embroidery and needlepunched fringing. You can view more of Neroli’s work on her blog and Facebook Art Page.

Neroli Henderson Detail

Living Colour Vital Statistics

THANK YOU to all the textile and fibre artists who submitted works for consideration.  I am thrilled to report that Living Colour has attracted both quality and quantity.  I received a 177 entries from 160 artists.  My in-box has been spinning with over 50% of the entries coming in on the last week and 20% on the last day!  I will be sending out notifications shortly.  In the meantime, here are some key statistics.

Entries by Country

Most of the entries came from Australia and New Zealand but other countries were represented.  Here is a breakdown:

  • 107  Australia
  • 20  New Zealand
  • 19 USA & Canada
  • 24 UK & Europe (The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Romania, Ireland, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland)
  • 3 South America (Uruguay & Chile)
  • 4  Israel

Living Colour Entries By CountryColours

Only a handful of monochromatic works were submitted so this chart looks at the predominant colour.

ColourChartSubject Matter & Design

Colour was not my only criteria.  I was looking for works that addressed the “living” element of the title theme.  This was not always apparent!Living Colour Entries by SubjectThere was a fairly equal weighting of abstract and representational designs.

DesignChartMaterials & Techniques

Materials ChartReviewing the entry data, I was struck by how many artists utilise paints, inks and pencils to enhance their work even if this is not the dominant technique.TechniquesChart