Creative practices of a textile artist from Queensland, Australia. Now living in Somerset, England.
Category Archives: Exhibitions
Making a bender
Using willow poles to build a bender, a traditional tent building technique Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Foraging, How-to, Travelling, Works in progress, Workshops
Tagged art, Bender, building, DIY, Europe, experimentation, Foraging, handmade, Round Wood, sculpture, Structural, Traditional, Travel, Willow, work in progress
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An upcoming exhibition, Collaberration with Danish Quapoor
Photos of drawings from Collaberration with Danish Quapoor. Continue reading
Posted in adrawingaday, Collaboration, Exhibitions, Paper, Queensland, Toowoomba
Tagged art, Collaberration, collaboration, Danish Quapoor, drawing, illustrations, ink drawing, mycology, Toowoomba Regional Council, visual art
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Artist photos, professionally photographed artwork pt. 3 – Fairy-ring 1, 2 & 3
Fairy-ring series image compilation I have previously posted other compilations of my professionally photographed works, and this next one is about a series of works I completed over 2010-2012, the Fairy-ring series. If you’re interested in the ‘hows’ behind the … Continue reading
Posted in Crochet & Knitting, Exhibitions, Photography, Textiles, Toowoomba
Tagged artist perspective, crochet, photography, Queensland, textiles, Toowoomba
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Kelly-Marie and Matthew Collins performing in Brief Encounters (Toowoomba)
Our Brief Encounters Toowoomba performance, August 2013 So, it has obviously been awhile since this film was created, but since all of the travelling, I have not been able to post it until now. I have written about this collaboration … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Crochet & Knitting, Exhibitions, Experiments, Film, Photography, Review, Textiles, Toowoomba
Tagged artist perspective, brief encounters, collaboration, crochet, Empire Theatre, exhibitions, experimentation, films, handmade, photography, professional, promotional, technology, textile design, Toowoomba
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The magic of make up
The magic of make up during Brief Encounters Toowoomba I forgot to post this from awhile ago. For Brief Encounters, I did some amateur elaborate makeup. Namely, false eyelashes. It was somewhat of a transformation. Here is the before/after photo: … Continue reading
Creative Tanks in 2013, by Kelly-Marie McEwan
Creative Tanks in 2013 Creative Tanks in 2013 was my last year to be a part of the event. As you may know from following my blog, I am moving away from the town to pursue…something….somewhere. If you didn’t know, … Continue reading
Kelly-Marie McEwan and Matt Collins, Brief Encounters Empire Theatre Toowoomba
Kelly-Marie McEwan and Matt Collins in Brief Encounters This is another in my series about the Brief Encounters performance that was at the Empire Theatre on Saturday, 24th August. Photos by Rory Adams. You can find the rest of the … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Collaboration, Crochet & Knitting, Exhibitions, Experiments, Photography, Queensland, Textiles, Toowoomba
Tagged brief encounters, collaboration, crochet, Empire Theatre, exhibitions, experimentation, photography, sculpture, sewing, textile design, textiles, Toowoomba, wearable arts
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Review of Brief Encounters, Empire Theatre, Toowoomba
Review of Brief Encounters Toowoomba From the Brief Encounters at the Empire Theatre Facebook Page; a great review of the Brief Encounters project that I was a part of, which finished this Saturday weekend. By Amber Gwynne, Arts Writer. Brief … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Exhibitions, Experiments, Film, Queensland, Review, Textiles, Toowoomba
Tagged brief encounters, Empire Theatre, films, performance art, promotional, Queensland, review, textiles, theatre, Toowoomba
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Does art matter? Artists say, yes.
Does Art Matter? …Is the question Benjamin Tupas, a producer for ABC Open posited to artists recently about the creation of art in Toowoomba in the article Art Matters. I was one of the artists, and I was quoted! The … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Collaboration, Exhibitions, Experiments, Inspiration, Queensland, theGRID, Toowoomba, Works in progress
Tagged ABC Open, alterations, Animating Spaces, artist perspective, Artslink Queensland, brief encounters, collaboration, exhibitions, experimentation, handmade, Toowoomba
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Short film ‘Toy Shelf’ for Brief Encounters Toowoomba
Short film for Brief Encounters Toowoomba, called ‘Toy Shelf’ This short film is strange without context, so let me set you up a little; it plays at the start of our show, then the stage lights up and it is … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Crochet & Knitting, Exhibitions, Experiments, Film, Photography, Queensland, Textiles, theGRID, Toowoomba, Works in progress
Tagged artist perspective, brief encounters, collaboration, crochet, exhibitions, experimentation, films, professional, Queensland, textile design, Toowoomba, wearable arts
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