Tyler Redway
FOUR local artists will be hosting a unique exhibition at the Little Blue Wren as a collective group aiming to tell a story through their art.
The exhibition, titled ‘Through Our Eyes’, will feature multiple embroidered quilts produced by the group as most pieces work together to create a combined artwork.
As her first time being featured in an exhibition, group member and local artist Kerrie Head said it was also a first time for the group as a whole.
However, Ms Head said with group members Maxine Fry and Suzanne Gommow’s existing exhibition experience, it allowed the group to plan out the event in the first place.
Ms Head said planning for the exhibition took more than six months, while the quilts themselves took almost two years in total to complete.
“We all wanted to take it further, we just didn’t know how to do it so we were all very fortunate she (Suzanne) was in the group to be able to do this,” Ms Head said.
“It has been really exciting and you get an awful lot of pleasure and pride from seeing your work on display.
“We have had a fantastic response to it because I think it’s very different as it’s very childish, but people are still intrigued on how we do it and we actually love telling people how it’s done.”
Ms Head said each piece was a collection of eight panels which came together to tell their own story, with two individual pieces provided by each member.
“Doing the artworks like this is taking our artworks to the next level, going beyond just a normal bed or wall quilt,” she said.
Ms Head encouraged aspiring artists to consider joining a group or seeking out someone with knowledge to pass on.
“For anyone who wants a little bit more than quilting, see if you can find a group to join, particularly with someone who has a bit of experience and use them to help look at what is available,” she said.
The group is already planning another exhibition for 2024.
“There is an awful lot of work, we are in the process of starting to work on our next exhibition.
“That already started last year so there is roughly a two-year build-up to achieve that goal of deadlines and getting work done before that, then of course it has to be pretty good quality as well.”
