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SUMMARY:Challenge Exhibition: Hidden Stories
DESCRIPTION:Stitching and Beyond’s Challenge exhibition titled ‘Hidden Stories‘ is touring regional libraries and galleries around Tasmania in 2026. \nVisitors to our Challenge exhibitions always enjoy the display\, and this exhibition will be no exception!\nCheck your local library or gallery opening hours. Entry is free. \nPlease get along to your local exhibition site to view our members’ work.\nIn the meantime\, you can view our online gallery. \n\nBurnie Library: Fri 2 – Fri 30 January \nDevonport Library: Fri 6 February – Fri 6 March \nUlverstone Library: Fri 27 March – Fri 24 April \nLaunceston Library: Fri 1 – Fri 29 May \nThe Watch House Gallery\, Georgetown: Fri 3 – Fri 31 July \nGone Rustic Gallery\, St Mary’s: Mon 3 – Fri 28 August \nGlenorchy Library: Mon 2 – 28 September \nRosny Library: Sat 3 – Wed 28 October \nKingston Library: Mon 2 – Fri 27 November
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LOCATION:Tasmania
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SUMMARY:Stitching in Relief with Irene Manion
DESCRIPTION:Irene Manion spent over 30 years teaching Visual Arts to mainly secondary students\, at the same time maintaining a regular exhibition schedule that focused on exploration of the textile medium. She has delved into many textile-related techniques including batik\, leatherworking\, fabric printing and dyeing\, costume design and was a finalist in the NZ WOW awards in 2006. \nSince retiring from full-time teaching in 2016\, she has set up her studio at Lake Macquarie in NSW and has exhibited regularly in solo and group exhibitions as well as being a finalist in major competitions. Irene has also given workshops in her specialist areas throughout Australia. \nHer current focus is on free-motion machine embroidery and printing with the dye-sublimation technique. Her multi-media practices include photography and watercolour painting\, and these inform her textile work. \nhttps://www.irenemanion.com/ \nInst: @irenemanion_art \n\n\nWorkshop Overview\nIn this beginner to advanced workshop we experiment with ways of building up textured 3D surfaces\, using stitch and applique techniques. We start with a 2D image and turn into a 3D relief surface. \nExpect to explore the potential of free-motion machine embroidery. We’ll stitch on metal mesh\, metal fabric\, water-soluble fabric\, transparent organza and tuille as well as with traditional loft-creating fibres such as wadding and filling. We will also learn Irene’s unique long-stitch machine embroidery technique. \nStarting with the basics\, we’ll move into more advanced techniques in step by step progressions\, always experimenting with ways to raise the surface of the fabric. Students are asked to bring in drawings\, photos or digital images of organic objects of their choice\, such as fungi\, leaf litter\, insect wings\, bird feather patterns and bark patterns. These will be the starting point for our final designs. \n\nInspiration from Irene\n\n\nWhat to bring:\n\nA full list of requirements will be sent to each participant prior to the workshop\n\nPlease note:\n\nWorkshop bookings are subject to our refund policy\n\nFinding and Parking at Moonah Arts Centre \n\nIf you are not currently a financial member of Stitching and Beyond\, you can join us\, pay the membership fee and then login to purchase your ticket.
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/stitching-in-relief-with-irene-manion/
LOCATION:Makers Workshop\, Moonah Arts Centre\, 23-27 Albert Road\, Moonah\, Tasmania\, 7009\, Australia
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