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Owner:
Linda Balding -
Location:
North Nowra NSW -
Maker:
LINDA BALDING -
Pattern:
Contemporary -
Dimensions:
Height: 107 cm
Width: 107 cm
History
Finalist Inaugural Australian Textile Art Award 2020.
Description
As a Textile artist I work with fabric and threads, using them in non-traditional ways. This work is a layered, quilted textile hanging which has very little in common with practical, traditional quilts. This art quilt is a montage of personal images of special places from the outback, an overall impression of the beauty of the desert environment. Having lived in Alice Springs, I was fascinated by the variation in landscape and light, and the subtle world; at once harsh and unforgiving, subtle and delicate, and have tried to capture this through multiple images that blend as one.
Materials & Terchniques
My work includes Hand painting, natural dye, block printing and screen printing on plain fabrics of different textures and density. These printed images are layered to create a subtle depth.
The surface embellishment using wool, applique, cotton thread and gold gutta gives an added feeling od depth.
Acknowledgements
Photos by the artist.
