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 |
