Yesterday I drove across to Hamilton for the opening of Creative Fibre Experience where I had to make a speech on behalf of the selectors. I think it went across OK despite loud music echoing around the venue. I did get on my soap box about the finishing of articles. Blocking knitting, trimming tassels, the mounting of work, it all adds to the excellence of an article and doubly important when a national exhibition.
A paragraph from the speech:
The exhibition was displayed very well and looked great despite my misgivings at the standard of entries. I've said it before and I'll say it again, an exhibition should show examples of your finest work, the very best you can do - and, no, its not a "sale of work". Please support these events the best way you can.
I have finished weaving the 5.3 metres of fabric pictured last post but didn't have a hope of getting it made to wear to the show. There will be another time - or maybe not if people take offence at me constructively criticizing them. Obviously some didn't listen to what I said as we (selectors) were accosted afterwards with questions like why didn't such and such get a prize!!
After the opening I took the opportunity to see as much of the Quilt and Craft show as I could. It was difficult as I've never seen so many women in one place before and, boy, did they have attitude. Don't get in the way of a women with shopping on her mind.
This blog will be taking a break for a while, probably back mid October. See you then.
A paragraph from the speech:
"Our fibre
art is made by hand from fibre to product and, therefore, we have a
unique opportunity to place colour and pattern where we want, for
instance to create a beginning and an end and sometimes borders as
well to create a resolved piece rather than a length of cloth, to
create a point of difference from factory made."
The following are pictures of entries which friends have given me permission to post (not necessarily winners)
Agnes Hauptli's "Paradise" silk 100 epi (I think)
Waikato Area Award, Selectors Choice Best Exhibit
Agnes Hauptli
Fibre2Go Colour Award for the Best Use of Colour
(Blogger has a mind of its own today)
The lighter scarf is by Sue Broad and won the Events Expertise Award - Celebrate Spring
The undulating scarf is by Barbara Johnson.
Closeup of deflected double weave scarf, Sue
Ikat like scarf by Sue Broad
My area of the selectors display and, yes, they apologised for spelling my name wrong.
The exhibition was displayed very well and looked great despite my misgivings at the standard of entries. I've said it before and I'll say it again, an exhibition should show examples of your finest work, the very best you can do - and, no, its not a "sale of work". Please support these events the best way you can.
I have finished weaving the 5.3 metres of fabric pictured last post but didn't have a hope of getting it made to wear to the show. There will be another time - or maybe not if people take offence at me constructively criticizing them. Obviously some didn't listen to what I said as we (selectors) were accosted afterwards with questions like why didn't such and such get a prize!!
After the opening I took the opportunity to see as much of the Quilt and Craft show as I could. It was difficult as I've never seen so many women in one place before and, boy, did they have attitude. Don't get in the way of a women with shopping on her mind.
This blog will be taking a break for a while, probably back mid October. See you then.
