For the Cloth in Common prompt of HERITAGE I visited a living museum ago called Meroogal and was taken with the simplicity of a home which had been the home of a relatively wealthy family, the Thorburns. Read all about the history and how I made the quilt on the Cloth in Common Blog
For the Cloth in Common prompt of Flexibility I chose Antoni Gaudi's use of curves to create organic buildings. You can read all about it on the Cloth in Common Blog On The Edge 27″ x 40″ (100cm x 68cm) Hand painted and dyed fabrics. Raw edge applique Digitally cut overlay Machine quilted
I am always fascinated by the internal structures of animate and inanimate objects. Such complicated forms often house simple external shapes. Nautilus shells are fascinating and make me wonder how something can live inside all those crevices. This quilt is travelling as part of Australia Wide 8 exhibition for the OzQuilt Network. I was one of the [...]
Continuing in my series of quilts inspired by Antoni Gaudí the prompt of CELLS inspired me to do some research into how he developed his organic shapes and designs. My interest was sparked by this clipping of detail of windows in Sagrada Familia which mentions how the window is similar to some single cell organisms. [...]
For the Cloth in Common prompt of LIGHT and in keeping with my overall theme of Antoni Gaudi I went through my pictures taken on my last trip to Barcelona. It had been a few years since I had seen Sagrada Familia and instead of scaffolding, the interior was now flooded with light from the [...]
Keeping with my current theme of inspiration of Antoni Gaudi I was thrilled with the Building Prompt. My only problem was which building to select. Parc Guell is a privatised park system composed of gardens and architectural elements in Barcelona. With urbanisation in mind Eusebi Guell assigned the design to Gaudi. It was built from [...]
The prompt of Anatomy should make you think of a living organism but my passion (some would say obsession) continues to explore the work of Antoni Gaudi. I was drawn to the skeleton framework that is the basic structure of any building. What better building to explore than Sagrada Familia, the unfinished masterpiece of Gaudi. [...]
In keeping with my overall theme of Antoni Gaudi, the Lost World prompt made me think of descending into the crypt of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. This spiral staircase was designed by Gaudi and looking down into the spiral makes me think about where it would lead. All the original drawings and models of [...]
I have always been a fan of Spanish architect Anton Gaudi. I love his organic shapes and colours and always feel inspired whenever I see his work. I have been fortunate enough to visit Barcelona a few times and admit that Casa Battlo is possibly my favourite building in the world. So with the Cloth [...]
I have been fortunate enough to teach a few times in Italy in a little hilltop town called Orvieto. We stayed in a 14th century convent which has been converted into a B&B complete with nuns and a childcare centre. It is a lovely place to stay and teach. The entrance to this convent had [...]