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FEATURE // crossing oceans textile artists

‘Pomegranates’, Jane Rollason
Crossing Oceans

Textile Artists

BY JANE ROLLASON
In 2013, whilst working on a series of fl oral quilts, I visited an exhibition at Quilt en Sud Art
and Patchwork Biennial in St. Jean de Luz, France and noticed the wonderful work of Canadian
textile artist, Elaine Quehl. The seed was fi rmly planted – I would create an exhibiting group
comprised of those textile artists whose work I admired, a group of experts in their fi eld.
Elaine’s enthusiasm, and specialisation in plant and fl oral textile artwork, spurred me on.
The result is a unique eclectic world-class collection.

Some of the artists I knew well, many I had met at was the size of quilts; for ease of transportation to different
international exhibitions and others, whose work I had exhibition sites, it was decided any combination of 60cm
admired for many years, were invited. Altogether I invited and 30cm was acceptable. All the artists have busy lifestyles,
thirteen artists from nine different countries, and, by writing books, exhibiting, teaching, designing and making
consensus, we agreed to submit six works each interpreting quilts. So the necessary timescale of a year was given to
nature depicted in their own unique way. The only restriction complete the series of quilts.

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