More Ruby and other works

Carol and Yvonne were both working on their Ruby challenge works in August.

Yvonne was making some of her signature tapestry weaving.

Can't wait to see where she goes with this!
Carol decided to make a ruby slipper, fit for Cinderella to wear. Here's what she did so far...

Amazing! You should see more of this later too.

Maz was working on some knitting. She finished the jacket she was making with the Noro yarn...

... and had cast on again with more of the same yarn.

Isn't it pretty?

Cindy has been hard at work too. This piece was made as a gelliplate print and then stitched.

Beautiful!

Her second work is made from woven strips of prefelt, hand stitched.

She used scraps of the same woven prefelt, machine couched and backed, to make some additional elements, which haven't been stitched on yet. I'm sure you'll see it when it's all done!

Ruby Challenge

While we're on the topic of challenges, remember how Maz challenged us back here to make a work on the theme of Ruby, as part of our ongoing work on Birthstones?

Helen made a tiny Ruby basket with a red bead necklace.

 It's made of rug canvas covered with cloth.

Nola made a little book, inspired by a High Renaissance manuscript in the Walters Art Museum.



 

Maz's hand-embroidered work is still in progress, mostly because she decided it needed a lot of French knots, which have taken quite a lot of time.

It's looking really interesting, isn't it? More later...

Ruby Postcards

Whoops, we just realised we didn't share images of our Ruby postcards! These are extra postcards we made back in April for the ATASDA Ruby Postcard exhibition and swap, to celebrate ATASDA's 40th birthday. Not sure how they got missed!

The theme was quite broad. "You may use Ruby - the traditional 40th anniversary stone - or interpret the anniversary in your own way. Look at our Australian country, poetry, people, music and culture and show us what ATASDA means to you."

Carol's postcard was inspired by the ruby-rich colour of the pomegranate, and its association with good luck and prosperity. She appliquéd, beaded and embroidered on black felt.

 

Nola took the theme less literally. Her postcard shows a map of the southern skies, with an enlarged Southern Cross, and it's called Lodestar. She said, "Travellers of old navigated by the stars, especially, in the northern hemisphere, by the Pole Star. Here in the south, we have the Southern Cross to guide us home. For more than a decade, ATASDA has been my lodestar, guiding me on my textile travels." Drawn, embroidered and hand stitched on a sun-printed background.

 
Maz's postcard was inspired by an image she saw, of an earlier twentieth century lady wearing her ruby jewels. Very chic! Beaded, felt applique and hand embroidery.

 
Yvonne's postcard celebrated the 40th birthday with joie de vivre. Couched threads and embroidery on a hand painted background.

 

Helen's postcard also revelled in the celebration of 40 years. Hand embroidery on wool cloth.

We hope other members' postcards in the Ruby swap will be available on the web later in the year - we want to see them all!