My solo exhibition at Timeless Textiles finished up a week or so ago. It was lovely to show with this wonderful gallery again. I have exhibited with the gallery every few years since I moved to Newcastle and they have been a great support of me and my art practice. This time around the exhibition was in their new space next to the Lock up on Hunter St.
Here are a few shots of the show for those who missed it.... or those who want to relive it gain.
Celebrating colour in leaves
It's no secret that I like leaves.
In fact I like leaves more than that I like flowers, which probably makes me a bit weird because I am sure it is the other way around for most people. Leaves have inspired my work for the last few years and I can't look at a leaf without zooming straight into its vein structure and tracking this delicate system.
Stitched Specimens
Last year I created a range of tiny embroideries inspired by various structures found in nature. You have probably some of these works before on my Facebook page (if you follow me there), but I thought I would share them here as well.
Some of the sources of inspiration for these 'stitched specimens' should be pretty obvious, others are a little more subtle.
5 of my favourite artists
Like most creative people I am hugely inspired by the work of other artists and I find that there is nothing like a trip off to a good art gallery to recharge my creative batteries. In the past I have posted about some of my favourite embroidery artists but today I wanted to share with you a handful of other artists that I love and who's work I greatly admire.
I hope that you will find them inspiring as well.