Although my major work did not get accepted in to the World of
WearableArt this year, my work in the field continues, in my association with
the marvelous Western Australian Showcase and Exhibition, Common Threads. I am
pleased to say I will be judging again next year, and as part of my
involvement, I am again hosting An Afternoon with Svenja, with bookings
available through Eventbrite. Click on the link to see time, date, venue and costs - and to book, of course!
During the afternoon, I will be presenting
a brief history of my own textile work over the years, an outline of my
successful WOW entries over the past eight years, an overview of what wearable
art means, and the many fields from which it springs. I will also include some
detailed breakdowns of the processes involved in some of these pieces, give you
some really practical tips on what needs to be considered when entering a work,
and taking you through a design exercise to get your imagination firing! It
doesn't matter if you can't draw, you can still design. The afternoon is
designed for those who would like to design and create wearable art, but are
not really sure where to start, as well as those who have some experience in
the field, but need some inspiration and some problem solving techniques.
I am also presenting a short introduction
to Common Threads at TAFE Brisbane this coming Wednesday 27th at 1:30pm, so
students, come on down! Find out what it's all about, stimulate your
imagination beyond the constraints of fashion design, and test the boundaries
between fashion and art.
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Common Threads also has a new project
- Wearable Art Whispers. The Whispers project offers six wearable
artists the opportunity to collaborate on the unique creation of a wearable art
garment. The finished product will be an acclaimed exhibition piece for the
Wearable Art Showcase, held in June 2017 in Mandurah, Western Australia. This
amazing opportunity is open to experienced wearable artists living in
Australia, able to connect and collaborate with other wearable art artists from
around the country, grow the wearable arts community and enhance the artistic
reputation of wearable art. If this sounds like you, be sure to apply before
4pm, August 12, and keep an eye on their facebook page for information and
updates.
On a personal note, I am trying to make an
entry for Wearable Expressions, but swiftly running out of time as I focus on
my academic studies - I've been feeling like I'm constantly in front of this
computer! Only a few weeks left for one of them, scary, but fantastic! It's an
exhibition / competition that went on hiatus for a while, but one which
certainly made an impression on me many years ago, and I would like to be part
of it as it progresses once again. I have been ferreting through the UFO's and have some nice silk paper and free-motion embroidery motifs to play with....
I'm hoping tomorrow to have a play with
making another sample wrap for a workshop I have in November - I made one in
white, but I'd like to do a lighter version. My print table is set out with
dyed wool, silk and other fabric pieces in colourways so I have a head start
whenever I have some time to felt - for this piece the mulberry silk organza
and purple fabric scraps caught my eye. I was dyeing some blingy bits for it
this afternoon and came upstairs and forgot about it - amazingly, only one
small bit seems to have fried! And no fire. Good to have no fire! I did install
fire alarms down there this week, by which I mean I threw one in each room -
they don't have to be specially mounted, do they?
Sorry about the photos, but this is my camera, in a critical condition, so it is phone photos only for the moment!
