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Call for exhibition entries!

Hey! Let’s all enter a hooked piece!

Hey! Have a look at this and let’s all enter something!You might decide to combine hooking with other textile skills. As long as  your piece meets their requirements your piece might be selected!

Call for Entries – A travelling textile art exhibition

Living Colour Textiles   at  http://livingcolourtextiles.com/

Textile artists are invited to submit an entry for a travelling textile art exhibition exploring the title theme – Living Colour! Each work will be in a 40cm x 100cm (W x L) single-sided, vertical banner format and up to 30 works may be selected by the curator, Brenda Gael Smith.

To submit an entry, please review the Conditions of Entry at  http://livingcolourtextiles.com/conditions/  AND complete the Online Entry Form at:  http://livingcolourtextiles.com/entry-form/ . The closing date for entries is 31 January 2014. International entries are welcome.

The exhibition will premiere at the Australasian Quilt Convention http://www.craftevents.com.au/  10-13 April 2014. Other venues are under investigation. Please contact the curator if you wish to discuss any exhibition opportunities.

Images of the selected textile works will also be published in an online gallery on this website.

Timeline

  • 1 June 2013: open call for entries
  • 31 January 2014: closing date for entries
  • 7 February 2014: final date for notification of selected entries
  • 28 February 2014: final date for delivery to the curator
  • 10-13 April 2014: première at the Australasian Quilt Convention, Melbourne
  • 1 October 2015: return of textile works to artists

Take the colour challenge!

Getting the colours right for your work can make all the difference between a piece that “looks right” and one that is “off” but you just don’t quite know why.

Here’s a great website that lets you test your ability to see the subtle changes in colours as you assess them for their different values.

Have a go at:   http://www.xrite.com/online-color-test-challenge

Judi

Rughooking on Exhibition in Western Victoria

Judi Tompkins of QLD recently submitted her hooked creation “Caught”

Caught

for exhibition, until 25th August, 2013, at the Red Rock Gallery in Victoria,

Judi’s piece is now up on their website!  If you’d like to see it “hung”, and learn more about their upcoming exhibitions and view previous exhibitions go to: http://www.redrockarts.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=13

Rug Making Events Around Oz

Since the last newsletter was published mid-June, several rug hooking events have take place around Australia.  This is just a quick round-up  by   Jo Franco, Editor.

In QLD Judi Tompkins facilitated a workshop for a group of members to discuss and learn how to go from design to the completion of the project;  design their own rug, choose fabrics, colours and finish techniques.   This was an all-day event held over a shared lunch and I’m told was very successful and enjoyed by all.    To read more click on  http://www.rugcraftingaustralia.com.au/

Pat, Judy, Michelle, Peggy and Phyl...finding their artistic muse!

Judi also hosted a rug hooking visitor from Canberra – Maggie Whyte.  I would like to have been a fly on the wall as these two creative rug hookers talked about projects they’ve recently finished and are planning to do.Judi-with-Maggie-Whyte-150x150

 

Bec Andersen held a workshop on Saturday 13th July.  Go to Bec’s  website http://www.becandersen.com/ and contact her for details about her regular rug days and details for future workshops.

Primitive Rug Hooking Workshop

 

NSW: Rugmaking will be a little difficult for Miriam Miller of the Narrawilly Proggers for a couple of months – while hiking  with her son up Mt. Bushwalker to the head of the Miller Falls named for Miriam and her husband, she slipped and broke her wrist.   Miriam tells me this spectacular view (image taken on a mobile phone) is enough to encourage anyone to keep walking.

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Miriam at top of Miller Falls - Copy
For information1 Narrawilly Proggers about the Narrawilly Proggers and Miriam’s rug hooking studio click  http://www.shoal.net.au/~narrawilly/

 

VIC:  The Victorian Rugmakers July meeting was at Chris Noorbergen’s home in Lock.  The group is overcoming their travel distance by rotating their monthly meetings at members’ homes.  It seems as though rughooking and good food goes hand in hand as you will read on their blog……  http://victorianrugmakers.blogspot.com.au/

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SA:  Strath Matters rug group took a break from rug making in June and hired a Murray River houseboat – besides the scenery, they too enjoyed good food and wine and knitted ponchos. Here they model their weekend’s work.

Hookers Housboat - Ponchos

On the INTERNATIONAL SCENE  –  South Australian rug maker Yvonne Dalton is featured in the current  issue of Fiber Art Now.   A full-page picture of some of Yvonne’s eco dyed fabric graces the lead in to the article.   Yvonne is shown here wrapping eucalyptus trees to create the interesting results on recycled cotton, wool and silk fabric and garments.

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More of Yvonne’s work can be seen in the last issue for 2012 of The International Guild of Handhooking Rugmakers newsletter and in an article by India Flint at  http://handeyemagazine.com/content/wrapping-trees

WA:  Following the interest generated in this craft at the May Craft & Quilt Fair, several workshops have been held in the Perth metropolitan area and also in the South West of the state.  The most recent was a workshop with a difference – children’s school holiday workshop held last week.  Sixteen girls and boys aged 7 – 12 busily created prodded baskets using pretty fabrics and WA football colours.  The creations were completed in the morning session and all went home very pleased with their new found skill. Some of the baskets were put to a different use.

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Newsletter Issue No.2 now online

The current issue of the Guild’s newsletter is now available in the Member Area.         Log-in and read  Miriam Miller’s article  “Inspiration for Making Rugs”.

Miriam's rug to match Jacqui's chair

and ……   just so you don’t miss any items of interest before the next issue of the Newsletter comes out in September; scroll down to the “Subscribe” box  (half-way down the  screen on the right-hand side)  add your email address and click [Subscribe].  Then anytime there is a blog update you will be notified by email.

REMEMBER – to get information out to other Guild members through this website – email text to me at rugcraftersaustralia@yahoo.com.au       –   Cheers     Jo

Useful Documents

I have recently posted four documents within the Members’ Area (part of the drop-down menu) that attempt to provide some “rules of thumb” or guidelines if you are not sure about how to setup a workshop or establish a new group; or maybe  you “don’t know what to say” when asked to provide someone feedback about their work or when the inevitable happens and you’re asked to “talk to my group”.

Do let us know if you find this information useful; perhaps you would like to write the next “rule of thumb”? Let us know!

So, go to the Members’ Area and check the drop-down menu for something to sit back with a cuppa to read!

Desinged & Hooked by Judi Tompkins
Desinged & Hooked by Judi Tompkins

Judi

 

 

Members – Gallery Images

Just a reminder to all Guild members to forward images of their current projects and a short description of the work to be included in the Gallery.  Please send attached .jpeg images (large or medium web size)  to  judi.tompkins@bigpond.com

Below is a rug  created by Trish Schulz from WA  “Funky Leaves and Flowers”  hooked with hard-wearing 12ply rug wool.

Funky Autum Leaves with rug wool very heavy

Success at the Perth Craft Fair

Goodbye from the Australian Rugmakers Guild stand at Expertise Events Perth Craft & Quilt Fair 2013
Goodbye from the Australian Rugmakers Guild stand at Expertise Events Perth Craft & Quilt Fair 2013

 

The Rugmakers Guild stand at the recent Perth Craft and Quilt Fair created much interest.

Many people stopped by to watch the demonstrations and ask not only about the techniques but also, where they could find rugmaking groups and classes.

 

 

If you would like to form a rugmaking group in your neighbourhood, email rugcraftersaustralia@yahoo.com.au     for some helpful suggestions that might get your group up and hooking!