Hi from windy Wellington, full of people running, cycling, skateboarding and of course quilts and quilters. Having a wonderful time, with hardly any jet-lag at all. I’ meeting up with lots of well known quilters around from all over the world and still trying to find out what they do.
First visited the quilts at the main exhibition, almost 300 quilts beautifully hung in a big shed on the harbour and in the Academy. They are very talented here.
this is Stone Relic by Sarah Ward. I also loved the quilts by Merrilyn George and Yoke Helwes-Martens, but no pictures yet. I’ll take some pics tomorrow – hopefully. I was going to go back after a first look, but met up with Katherine Morrison and Anna Prussing who I persuaded to show me their exhibition at Porirua. Katherine recycles old hospital blankets with lots of love and stitches and Anna works with neutrals. Both incorporate crosses in their work. Here they are surrounded by their work in Pataka gallery.
This exhibition was called Thrift – the art of making do. Which they certainly did with fabulous results. Also visited the most fantastic bookshop called Minerva in Cuba Street, a very trendy area. I have such a weekness for books, but having to cart it all around with me for the next few weeks stopped me from buying any of it.
So much to see, probably not enough time to do it all. I’ll try and keep you all posted with more pix and words.