Janine's Journey
October 2021
Welcome Subscriber to my very first newsletter and thank you for
subscribing.
I have been putting off writing this newsletter for weeks as I have
always hated writing anything and would much sooner be creating new
artwork than doing this sort of thing. You can rest assured I will not
be bombarding you with spam but will endeavour to enlighten you about
what I have been up to and how I create my artwork.
What a month October has been, so much going on that I feel like I
haven't had time to create anything. I came back from a holiday to the
Kimberley (Northern WA) with so many ideas and feel like I spent all of
October putting the finishing touches to work for exhibitions and
running around dropping it off and picking it up.
Anyway this has been a very exciting time for me and it started with
the Perth Royal Show, continued with the York Art Show and Reflection
on Resilience and finished with Quiltwest.
Perth Royal Show
The Perth Royal show is the big agricultural show for Perth showcasing
all things agricultural which has been running since 1834. It lasts a
week with lots of competitions (lifestock and craft) and entertainment.
Last year because of Covid the main show did not go ahead and the
Creative Craft was online only. This year we were lucky that the full
show went ahead for everyone to enjoy
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Silver Princess
Silver Princess
My cushion "Silver Princess" won its class and the sash for Best in
Show for Freehand machine embroidery. The cushion is a fabric collage
with thread painted details on an ice dyed background.
Silver Princess is a Weeping Eucalyptus that is endemic to the South
West of Western Australia
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York Art Show
York is a wheatbelt town 100 km east of Perth. It has a vibrant art and
craft scene and its annual Art show attracts over 300 entries.
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Solitude
This was my first time entering this show and I was overjoyed that
"Solitude" won first prize in Fibre and Wood section.
It is a fabric collage with thread painted details. It is based on a
photo we took on the Cape to Cape walk near Gracetown.
It is 16 x 32 inches and mounted over stretched canvas.
It is for sale, contact me for more details.
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Reflection on Resilience Exhibition
The Reflection on Resilience exhibition was held in Fremantle at the
Fibonacci Centre as part of mental health week. Each of the 25 emerging
and established artist that participated had four pieces on display. It
was a very diverse exhibition with lots of different mediums which was
great. Each artist gave a talk about their work which was enlightening.
I was lucky enough to have two of my pieces find there forever home.
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Gliding By
Gliding By
Who doesn't love Turtles?
As a diver it is always a bonus when you see a turtle.
"Gliding By" is a fabric collage with thread painted details on a sun
dyed background. The fan coral and the lime green coral are sculptural
embroidery which gives it more texture.
It is 40 x 80 cm mounted on stretched canvas.
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Serenity
Serenity
Serenity is a very textural mixed media piece that is painted fabric
and paper with stitched embellishments.
It is 35 x 35 cm and is mounted on stretched canvas.
It is inspired by a walk we did along the South coast near Denmark (WA)
QuiltWest
Quiltwest is the big Quilt show in WA. After several false starts due
to Covid it finally went ahead in October. Normally it is part of a
large craft show held at the Convention Centre but this year with WA
borders being closed most of the year that wasn't possible. Instead it
was held in a smaller venue and only the prize winning quilts were
displayed. This was my first time entering and I was quite intimidated
as I haven't come from a traditional quilting background and like to do
things my way which doesn't always conform. I was overjoyed with the
results for the three quilts I entered.
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I'm watching you
I'm watching you
"I'm watching you" won first prize in Small quilts - Amateur
It is a fabric collage with thread painted details on an eco dyed
background.
It is finished as a wall quilt and measures 50 x 63.5 cm.
"I'm watching you" was made for my eldest son and is based on a photo
he took in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia.
He was so lucky to get this great view of the leopard and she was
staring intently at them warning them not to come any closer.
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The Three Towers
The Three Towers
"The Three Towers" won First prize in Pictorial Quilt - Amateur
It started out as a pixalated quilt with 1 inch squares but was
unrecognisable so I abandoned it for several years. Eventually I
discovered thread painting and had the skills to transform it to
looking realistic.
"The Three Towers" is based on Torres del Paine in Chile. We were lucky
enough to visit Patagonia and do the W walk several years ago. It was a
magical day that I wanted to remember. When we first got to the lookout
it was quite cloudy with the towers only peeking through. We sat on a
large rock and waited. Slowly over several hours the clouds disappeared
and we treated to this magnificent vista.
It is a quilted wall hanging measuring 122 x 184 cm.
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Hexagon Reef
Hexagon Reef
"Hexagon Reef " won second prize in Art Quilts.
The quilt that won first prize in this category went on to win "Best in
Show"
This quilt is for sale, contact me for more details.
This quilt has a hexagon background with an ice dyed border. There are
colllaged creatures with thread painted details. It is heavily
embellished with polymer clay, beads, decorative yarn and threads,
vintage lace and structural embroidery.
Finished as a wall quilt 120 x 80 cm.
It is a vibrant and tactile quilt inspired by some of the dives I have
done.
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Encouragement Award
Encouragement Award
I was also very honoured to win the Encouragement Award of this Bernina
Sewing Machine for Hexagon Reef.
A big thank you to the Sponsors Bernina WA.
It will be different to sew with a Bernina as I have only ever used
Janome machines.
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Thank you for reading my Newsletter.
As you can see it was a very busy month and now I must get on with
creating more artwork as well as other not so fun things like updating
my website!! Wish me luck
Kind Regards
Janine
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