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Owner:
Private Collection -
Location:
Sydney, NSW, Australia -
Maker:
Alison Muir -
Pattern:
Contemporary -
Dimensions:
Height: 100 cm
Width: 70 cm
History
Banksia leaves recall the isolation of the Australian landmass where species have evolved and adapted to the harsh dry environment. Despite the lack of water the creeks still thrive with plankton, microscopic organisms and grasses.
Exhibitions: ‘Evolution, Change, Challenge: a Contemporary quilt’ exhibition by the Quilters’ Guild of NSW at Hazelhurst Gallery 2015
Publications: ‘Evolution Change Challenge’ catalogue 2015
Description
Materials: recycled silk
Techniques: bundled flora dyed in banksia, machine and hand quilted, hand embroidery
Acknowledgements
Andy Payne, Photographix
