Every two years the Irish Patchwork Society and the Northern Ireland Patchwork Guild have a co-exhibition called Hands Across the Border. This year the theme was Aurora and being chairperson of the IPS I had to make a speech!
Some people are naturally good at public speaking, some people would rather run 10 miles than stand up in front of family and friends and talk! I find myself somewhere in between, nervous and over preparing in the run up to the thing but then a let's get it done attitude seems to win out and blink, it's over and I'm asking myself what was all the fuss about - until the next time!
It was fun to see all the interpretations of Aurora: Roman goddess of the dawn, in Ireand she is Brigid, also a Disney Princess Sleeping Beauty, Northern & Southern Lights (Aurora Borealis and Australis) and even the Dawn Chorus of birds that somehow in our neighbourhood start singing an hour before dawn, which these days is about 4am!
The venue was amazing, right in the centre of Dublin called the CHQ Building. 2 walls for hanging and 2 glass walls so the passer's by could see all our work, filling the space with colour!
While they were all beautiful the three that stood our for me were these by Tomomi McElwee, Ethelda Ellis and Olena Pugachova. Forgive the exposures I have it set so you cans see the amazing quilting and detail in all three.
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| Tomomi McElwee |
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| Ethelda Ellis |
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| Olena Pugachova |
The exhibit is beautifully displayed, and I really like getting to see you beside your submission. Those are definitely 3 stand out quilts, and congratulations on making it through the speech. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a million - it's funny standing up to present at work is fine, just anything to do with family and friends is nerve wracking sometimes!
DeleteSuch an awesome display of quilts! So much talent represented in the minis.
ReplyDeleteIt always amazes me how everybody approaches the theme differently and even two people with the same idea will come up with very different results!
DeleteThank you for lovely photos. Well done to your speech! My favourite was Valerie's mountain and moon one. Very simple but very very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYes it was really lovely, graphic and simple but very effective! I loved the position yours was hanging in. With the evening light the quilting looked amazing!
DeleteWow...amazing work. It looks like it was a great show.
ReplyDeleteIt was so lovely to see a big wall of colour and fun to see how everyone interpreted the theme. Something about smaller sizes makes them so interesting to look at - jam packed with detail!
DeleteLooks like it was a fascinating exhibition Ruth with a wonderful range of interpretations of the theme. Congratulations on getting through that speech too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Fiona!
DeleteAll of these are beautiful quilts and I love the different interpretations of the challenge. I would have loved to have seen it in person, all of them look amazing!
ReplyDeleteIt was on for just over a week in Dublin and a few weeks in Lisburn where it was extended so brilliant to see that people liked it!
DeleteNeat! Thanks for sharing. It is interesting to see different interpretations.
ReplyDeleteThanks Vera!
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