A Glimpse of Living Colour: Suzanne Gummow

Suzanne Gummow of Adelaide, South Australia created Lotus. She remarks “..As a bearer of creation, the lotus flower holds a special place in mythology, in nature and in our lives. It symbolizes not only creation, but the timeless and continual process of birth and rebirth…”
Suzanne Gummow Detail

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.

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