Creative practices of a textile artist from Queensland, Australia. Now living in Somerset, England.
Category Archives: Toowoomba
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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Crochet chickens coming home to roost
Crochet chickens coming home to roost Awhile ago, I wrote this post about a competition I entered, and won. Someone was watching, and approached me to create a pair of crocheted Converse Chuck Taylor style booties for her child. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Textiles, Toowoomba
Tagged crochet, DIY, handmade, social media, textiles, Toowoomba, Wool
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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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What is my artwork worth? A awkward discussion about artist wages.
How much is my artwork worth? An opinion regarding paying artists for services rendered. Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Inspiration, Queensland, Research, Review, Textiles, Toowoomba
Tagged artist perspective, Award Wages, Creative Arts, review, Textile Artists, Visual Artists, Wages
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Artist News / October Links Round Up
Artist News / October Links Round Up Personal artist news: Someone snapped a photo of a throw I created, and used it as a title image: http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b20044531929534bdd108e0a1&id=fda8a0348a&e=%5BUNIQID I found an older write up on Brief Encounters on ActorsGreenRoom: http://actorsgreenroom.net/archives/8525 I … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Inspiration, Queensland, Research, Textiles, theGRID, Toowoomba
Tagged artist perspective, Australia, brief encounters, Empire Theatre, Fair Isle, NAVA, promotional, theGRID hybrid arts collective, 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
Snapped: Why I’m Wearing This contribution for ABC Open
Snapped: Why I’m Wearing This Vintage Green Dress ABC Open is asking for contributions for the series Snapped: Why I’m Wearing This. It was so difficult to choose any one particular thing; I went with a dress that is now … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Photography, theGRID, Toowoomba, Workshops
Tagged artist perspective, crafternoons, crochet, photography, professional, promotional, Queensland, theGRID hybrid arts collective, Toowoomba, Vintage, vintage books, wearable arts
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Some crocheted October yarn storms
Some crocheted October yarn storms I put these ones up over the weekend. I had some friends come into town and we went for a walk to get ice-cream. I took some terrible photos for posterity. You may recognise some … Continue reading
Posted in Crochet & Knitting, Textiles, Toowoomba
Tagged Australia, crochet, exhibitions, experimentation, Fair Isle, Queensland, soft sculpture, Street Art, textiles, Toowoomba, Wool
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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
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