Textile Fibre Forum arrived in my postbox yesterday. As I opened it, images of tea-towels pegged to a line extending toward the horizon at sunrise sprung off the page. This was Windwash, an installation of 201 hand-printed tea-cloths hung across the surface of Lake George (Weereewa) north east of Canberra, in March 2010.
[And I've found the link to the full article (click here) and you'll see what I mean!]
The installation was organised by Megalo Print Studio + Gallery as part of the Weereewa Festival this year. The theme, 'Winds of Change' referred to the new wind farm on the low hills that form the eastern edge of the lake, and now a feature of the journey between Sydney and Canberra.
The humble tea-towel, like the quilt can be used in unexpected ways ...I'm a fan of the Third Drawer Down company, as well as a collector of tea-towels .
Washing lines hold a fascination for a number of textile artists I know. They've told me stories of hanging the washing in groups of the same colour and show images of washing lines from their travels when they talk about their work. I particularly like to hang out cloth fresh from the dye pot and watch the colour and patterns emerge as it dries in the wind.
Washing lines hold a fascination for a number of textile artists I know. They've told me stories of hanging the washing in groups of the same colour and show images of washing lines from their travels when they talk about their work. I particularly like to hang out cloth fresh from the dye pot and watch the colour and patterns emerge as it dries in the wind.
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| Plant-dyed Cloth for Reconfiguring the Wall on the Hills Hoist (2006) |
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| More plant-dyed cloth for Reconfiguring the Wall (2006) |
Textile Fibre Forum, issue 3, No. 99 2010
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