We will be there this Friday... along with the other art groups that share the wonderful facilities at the Stirling Street Arts Centre in Bunbury.
Thursday, 27 August 2015
Monday, 10 August 2015
August Meeting
This months project was titled Luscious Landscapes.
Penny Elliott led the group demonstrating how felt lends itself to creating the wonderful textures, colours, shapes, & lines of the landscape. The group then worked on their own paintings in felt.
We look forward to seeing some photos of the finished pieces here on the blog after next months meeting.
Penny showing the group some of her landscape work
Lovely detail, done with different embroidery stitches by Penny.
Show and Tell
Penny with her latest embroidered felt collar.
Shibori dyed silk length by Colleen
A sculptural piece by new member Val Rowe while recently attending a Jenny Pepper workshop in the UK.
New member Ann Macquarie's embroidered felt rug details.
Ann has taught herself to felt by watching Youtube videos.
Beanie Festival Winner - Lorraine McArthur
Opposites Attract was the theme for the 2015 Beanie Festival Competition held in Alice Springs this June.
We are so pleased to say that The Best Hand-felted Prize, The Ashford Prize for a wonderful work created using dry, wet, or knit and felt techniques, was won by Lorraine McArthur for her entry The Yurt - Home and a Hat.
Well done Lorraine.
Check out the other winners at the official Beanie website and consider having a go yourselves in next years competition 24-26th June 2016.
http://www.beaniefest.org/
We are so pleased to say that The Best Hand-felted Prize, The Ashford Prize for a wonderful work created using dry, wet, or knit and felt techniques, was won by Lorraine McArthur for her entry The Yurt - Home and a Hat.
Well done Lorraine.
Check out the other winners at the official Beanie website and consider having a go yourselves in next years competition 24-26th June 2016.
http://www.beaniefest.org/
Friday, 10 July 2015
Caf Fez Exhibition and Sale
Our scarves are up and ready for you to admire over a cup of coffee at Caf Fez until the start of August. So if you are in the area, please do drop in, all scarves are for sale.
Thank you Kerry for setting up the display.
Kerry
July Meeting
Mid-year already, so much to do, so little time.....
We held our AGM at the July meeting and elected the new committee (I've been Group leader for 2 years! My... how time flies!)
I would like to thank the outgoing Committee for all their hard work and support over the last 2 years in ironing out several major issues, and putting in place the Rules of Association.
And Welcome in the new Committee;
We held our AGM at the July meeting and elected the new committee (I've been Group leader for 2 years! My... how time flies!)
I would like to thank the outgoing Committee for all their hard work and support over the last 2 years in ironing out several major issues, and putting in place the Rules of Association.
And Welcome in the new Committee;
- Colleen Castledine was elected as the new Group Leader
- Sue Smorthwaite is the Vice Chairperson and BFG Facebook & Blog editor
- Penny Elliott remains as our Secretary
- Kayleen O'Loughlin becomes the new Treasurer
- Margaret Murphy remains on the committee
- Maureen Foss was elected to the committee
- Ren Devery takes over the Library duties and is also a committee member
- Jane Field remains our Shop Supplier and commitee member
This months workshop on felt flowers was taken by Jane, Ren and Margaret,
our Bridgetown Girls.
Ren and Jane demonstrating various flower and stem designs
Margaret's flowers
Ren's flowers
Jane's flowers
Penny bought these delightful people along for show and tell
A pair of cuffs made at the June meeting
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