I Love needle point tapestry because I can sew as I go…. some places that I sew….
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Sew as I go……
Posted: May 17, 2017 in 2017, Creating, Gallery, Sew as I goTags: art, blog, Body of work, contemporary, creativity, exhibition, needlepoint, painting, prizes, sewing, stitching, sydney, Sydney Art, tapestry, Textile Art, textiles, urban, urbanart, workshop
2 Contemporary Needlepoint Tapestry workshops in Paddington, Sydney
Posted: April 22, 2017 in 2017Tags: art, Body of work, contemporary, creativity, exhibition, kpcyarn, Published, stitching, street art, sydney, tapestry, Textile Art, textiles, urban, urbanart, workshop
Learn the art of contemporary needlepoint at the KPC Yarn @kpcyarn pop-up in Paddington, Sydney. I am teaching two three-hour workshops.
Explore the half cross stitch traditionally used in needlepoint tapestry, sew on an urban inspired painted tapestry canvas and use a stencil to extend your image with key black lines. Seeking movement, layering and texture we will work with the single and double cross stitch and allow the painted background to reveal itself.
This work shop will provide you with the skills and inspiration to access your creativity. Needlepoint tapestry is the perfect combination of art meets craft and you’ll find the rhythmic flow of sewing is restorative, soothing and uplifting.
All equipment is provided; KPC Yarn, A painted 5ct tapestry canvas, An embroidery needle, Stencils, Black markers and a Tapestry tote bag
There are limited spaces so hurry.
For bookings and more details go to kpcyarn.bigcartel.com or follow the link above.
Gallery One88 in Katoomba my textile art on exhibition until September 19
Posted: June 16, 2016 in 2016, Creating, GalleryTags: Body of work, contemporary, creativity, exhibition, tapestry, Tapestry Girl, tapestryGirl, Textile Art, textileart, urban
‘More than the Daily Grind’, ready for Seed Stitch, contemporary textiles exhibition, 2016
Posted: March 8, 2016 in 2016, Art Prizes, GalleryTags: art, Body of work, contemporary, creating, creativity, exhibition, inspiration, needlepointtapestry, street art, Sydney Art, tapestry, Tapestry Girl, tapestryGirl, Textile Art, urban
View from the 389
Posted: January 14, 2016 in Art Prizes, CreatingTags: art, Body of work, contemporary, creativity, needlepointtapestry, Tapestry Girl, Textile Art, Textile Fibre Forum, urban
Reflecting on my textile art practice.
Posted: December 30, 2015 in Creating, GalleryTags: art, Body of work, contemporary, creating, creativity, exhibition, inspiration, needlepointtapestry, Sydney Art, Tapestry Girl, tapestryGirl, Textile Art, urban
Having children changes everything, after my babies I put my art practice on hold, there was so much to do and very little time left over. When the youngest turned 3, I needed to start making art again as my life lacked magic. I tried to paint and draw but my children wanted to help and I lost focus. Frustrated, I got out my old tapestry needles and wool and drew up some images, it was the perfect solution. The kids weren’t interested in it, my tapestry rolled up and didn’t require a studio, it wasn’t messy and it was portable. Long hours of watching my kids at swimming classes, martial arts, and soccer practice all turned into perfect opportunities for me to create art. Since then I have been breathless with excitement about my art practice, it drives me and keeps the cogs turning in my life.
My tapestry work took a new direction during a trip to Melbourne in 2007. The experience was a visual feast. Every alleyway and side street was layered with intense offerings of art, where there had been a blank wall someone had filled it, others had added to it, creating an unpredictable collaborative piece of art at its rawest and most public. After a week of absorbing the urban landscape; the tagging and graffiti, the walls, the people and their clothing I drew a series of drawings on tapestry canvas and began stitching. What caught my attention was how beautifully the people had adapted to their urban environment. Were the people reflecting their environment or was the environment reflecting them? I couldn’t help believe that the urban environment proves to be a catalyst for inspired, instinctual, sassy, strong women.
To date my work has been about capturing the ephemeral, tagged and ripped urban landscape and those who live in it. I make it permanent with tapestry wool and mixed media. My stitches have grown from 8ply wool to 20ply, now I feel like I’m exaggerating and celebrating the medium. The repetition of the stitches echoes the pixels of digital work and the spray paint used on the streets. The stitches are meditative, deliberate and the work proceeds at a slow pace which contrasts to the urban walls that are executed under the cover of darkness and smell of adrenaline.
‘The Light in Me’, sold and living in its new home in Avalon
Posted: December 23, 2015 in CreatingTags: art, Body of work, contemporary, creativity, exhibition, inspiration, Sydney Art, tapestry, Tapestry Girl, tapestryGirl, Textile Art, textileart, urban
‘Dove’s Fly’, 125x80cm, needle Point tapestry, sold and couriered to it’s new home in Melbourne
Posted: December 23, 2015 in Creating, Tap GalleryTags: art, Body of work, exhibition, inspiration, street art, Sydney Art, Tap Gallery, Tapestry Girl, tapestryGirl, Textile Art, textileart, urban
Tapestries at the TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst
Posted: December 2, 2015 in Gallery, Tap GalleryTags: art, Body of work, canvas, contemporary, creating, creativity, exhibition, inspiration, needlepointtapestry, street art, Sydney Art, Tap Gallery, Tapestry Girl, tapestryGirl, Textile Art, textileart, urban
Come for a glass of bubbles and help celebrate the opening of Urban Roadtrip
Posted: November 12, 2015 in Exhibition, Gallery, Tap GalleryTags: art, Body of work, canvas, creativity, exhibition, inspiration, Sydney Art, Sydney Fringe Festival, Tap Gallery, tapestry, Tapestry Girl, tapestryGirl, Textile Art