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Saturday 16 November 2013

Water back in its right place

The lurgy has gone, so I got out to Henley on Thames, usually associated with rowing, to see the Water, Water exhibition, curated by Kate Findlay, she of the series of quilts based on the Large Hadron Collider.    I did my helper stint with Kate and with Delia Salter, she of "The Shipping Forecast" fame, ( blog post by Margaret Cooter, here).  The venue was lovely, lots of natural light from roof windows, and a nifty front door that slides down the side of the building.  Not surprisingly given the theme, the overwhelming impression of this exhibition is blue, in all shades, with some taupes, greens and flashes of red and orange.  Photos below of my favourites ( and my own quilts in situ) not in any particular order.  I didn't get  a photo of the lovely piece based on Skye, by Delia Salter, as it was tricky to photograph and I didn't get every artists' name, so apologies.

Kate Findlay

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Brenda Wroe

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Mary Munday ( and me)

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Amanda Wright

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Penny Kurowski

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Caroline Wilkinson

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Annelize Littlefair

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Joanna O'Neill

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Sue Hotchkis

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Alicia Merrett ( that's the radiator at the bottom, no matter how much it looks like two lines of stitching)

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Jane Wheeler

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Chris Dobson

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Hilary Richardson

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Artists' names not noted

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Even after all of that inspiration, the quilter in me couldn't resist these pavement slabs round the corner.

Shape and texture

3 comments:

  1. Wow! This looks like a fantastic exhibition! Well done for being juried in with such other illustrious makers! Thanks for sharing the photos - sounds and looks like it was a great space for the exhibition.

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  2. What great company you were in - the people and the quilts, it looks like a great exhibition, sorry i didn't get there

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  3. Of the unidentified quilts, the small one on the stand is by Marion Robertson and the log cabin variation is by Birgitta Debenham - but I don't remember seeing the other two at all!!

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