Janine's Journey - October 2021
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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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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