I was thrilled to be invited to be part of this exhibition which is on til Dec 23rd 2017 at Lysaght Watt Gallery, cnr of Union & High Streets in Hawera.

​We are a diverse group of 8 fibre artists, all of whom are from Taranaki & this exhibition is a celebration of natural fibres & the myriad of ways to make magic.
There's colour & texture aplenty with a range of contemporary art pieces, garments, accessories & homewares.

​In fact, we all pulled out all the stops to make sure there really is something for everyone & every budget, it's Christmas gift buying time after all ;) 

I was delighted to be part of this wonderful colourful exhibition of work from members of my local creative fibre group.
21 members submitted 161 pieces for exhibition which was held at J D Reid Gallery, a beautiful light filled space, here in New Plymouth.
​I think you can probably guess which pieces are mine ;)
 

This was possibly the scariest thing I've done in a while !
It's not every day you take to your own embroidery with a staple gun, risking wonkiness & ruin !!*
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. . . but then it's not every day you really need to know whether or not what you've decide to do will work.
& even tho the 1st one worked I still procrastinated about doing the 2nd one simply because I was worried that the 1st one had somehow only worked by sheer good luck . . . 
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. . . turns out the 2nd one worked too.

There were 3 things I was evaluating.
Would I be able to evenly tension the fabric to get the lines lying taut, could i get 'nice' corners & which thickness frame would I prefer for this series

I am happy to report that the answer to the 2 technical questions is yes & yes
. . . I am undecided about which thickness I prefer.