just a moment with Susan Mathews

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 →

just a moment with Suzanne Gummow

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 →

just a moment with Dianne Firth

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 →

just a moment with Alvena Hall

Spend just a moment with Alvena Hall, an embroiderer from West Lakes, South Australia who works by hand, machine, and digital stitch. The Ediacara Hills and other sites in the dramatic landscapes of the Flinders Ranges have inspired the Alvena’s work for over a decade. It is miraculously rare for anything as soft and delicate… Read More →

just a moment with Sally Westcott

Spend a moment with Sally Westcott and her nod to popular culture – her Doctor Who-inspired artwork Time Flies. Sally is the new co-representative for the Oceania region of Studio Art Quilt Associates. SAQA offers many exhibition, network and mentoring opportunities for its members. If you’ve been thinking about joining SAQA, add the discount code… Read More →

just a moment with Annie White

She may currently live in New Zealand but spend just a moment with Annie White where she shares her strong ties to Australia. Songlines is dedicated to the teachers and communities of the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy and expresses Annie’s songline: Time, in Aboriginal society… is not viewed in isolation but has an interconnectedness… Read More →

just a moment with Kay Haerland

Spend just a moment with fabric artist Kay D Haerland and you will soon be immersed in her award-winning pictorial quilts and closely-observed details.  Day by Day is no exception: Nature is a constant wonder and inspiration. It is always around us, and yet always changing. Day by day everything evolves, – even when it… Read More →

just a moment with Sue Reid

Share just a moment with Sue Reid of Kyabram, Victoria, Australia as she reflects on the observations of CS Lewis: The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is…CS Lewis You can view more of Sue’s artwork on the Kyabram Town Hall Gallery… Read More →

just a moment with Prunella Noonan

Explore deep SpaceTime in just a moment with Prunella Noonan of Sydney, Australia.  View a full image of Prunella’s artwork in the cover photo on the a matter of time Facebook page. just a moment is a series of daily blog posts from 29 January to 29 February 2016 that will feature an artist and… Read More →

just a moment with Joy McPadden

In just a moment with Joy McPadden of Victoria, Australia, she recalls: … late in pregnancy, I received many passing comments that it’s just a matter of time now. Although I was excited at the thought of holding my baby in my arms, I also wanted to cherish each moment while expecting. “Pregnant Pause” is… Read More →