Textile artist, teacher and author Sarah Ann Smith of Hope, Maine, USA enjoys regular walks with the family pug.  The milkweeds in her area are the inspiration for Milkweed No 2: The milkweed seedpod encompasses the passage of time from growth to decay to rebirth through the seeds, borne on wisps of silk and the… Read More →

Spend just a moment with Neroli Henderson of Melbourne, Australia and get drawn into The Eternity Spiral: We are all held mercilessly by the hands of time, our bodies dissolve or perhaps evolve depending on your point of view. Our souls to float the fourth dimension. A human Möbius strip—no end and no beginning—shows our… Read More →

Just a moment with Lisa Walton, textile artist, teacher and author from Sydney, Australia as she reflects on Where does the time go? You watch as your children slowly grow.  Then one day you look and their childhood has gone. Lisa shares the process of creating this poignant artwork in her blog post. Lisa is… Read More →

Wabi Sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature and the acceptance of life’s’ natural cycle of growth, decay and death. This philosophy has continued to stimulate Julie Haddrick in her creative practice. In Seasonal Yellow Julie has combined bird illustrations with fabric and stitch. She breeds and at times… Read More →

Just a moment with Catherine McDonald of Christchurch, New Zealand as she recalls some family history in Coming Home: Telegrams sent to my grandmother, Sarah Scott, telling her that my dad, Clem, had been injured in WWII. They take you from knowing he’s injured, his turn for the worse and lower leg amputation through to… Read More →

Take just a moment with Betty Busby, a prolific fiber artist and enthusiastic teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America.  Betty maintains a busy international exhibition schedule and I am delighted to include her artwork Song of the Tribolites. Long before the age of the dinosaurs, trilobites of many sizes and shapes teemed… Read More →

Banksias are a recurring subject for Australian textile artist Susan Mathews.  as her work focuses on her surroundings and the natural environment. Surface design on fabric and machine techniques are Susan’s specialty as demonstrated in her artwork: Regeneration.  Susan shows the process of creating her artwork in her blog post a matter of time including… Read More →

Suzanne Gummow of Adelaide, South Australia is passionate about textiles and colour.  She draws us in with Black Hole: Black holes are so massive that they severely warp the fabric of spacetime. View more images on Suzanne’s blog. Suzanne is also an enthusiastic textiles teacher and is teaching two, 2-day classes at the Australasian Quilt… Read More →

Environmental conditions such as drought, fire, floods and the urban/rural divide strongly influence the work of Dianne Firth of Canberra, Australia.  Topography, geology, hydrology, vegetation and patterns of nature are dominant themes as exemplified in Erosion #2: Moving water is a major agent of erosion. Rushing streams and rivers wear away their banks and carve into… Read More →