"Australia Naturally" (Aug 19, Paddington NSW)

"Australia Naturally" just left Brisbane and continues its tour across the country, this time arriving in Paddington, NSW, at the BAROMETER GALLERY (19-28 August '09). Stop by and visit this new gallery whose focus is entirely on textile arts. Lucky you! (Next venue: Geelong Grammar School,Victoria (27 Sept - 3 Oct).

"Australia Naturally"
19th August – 28th August 2009
*Opening Reception: 22 August (Sat) @ 2pm, with special host international shibori artist Barbara Schey

Barometer Gallery
13 Gurner Street
Paddington, NSW
10am – 4pm (Open Wednesday – Sunday)

A glorious exhibition of small shibori works, created exclusively by World Shibori Network Australia members as a showcasing of their use of natural and synthetic dyes. These works have recently been on exhibition in Paris as part of the 7th International Shibori Symposium at the Musee Quai Branly. Curated by Joan James.


Barometer is a newly established gallery focusing on textile arts. It is operated by a very familiar friend and supporter of WSN, artist Barbara Rogers.

Thanks to Joan James, Secretary General for WSN-Australia, for sending this note

Catharine Ellis: "Naturally" (Sydney, Apr 6-26)

BAROMETER GALLERY (Sydney, Australia)

"Naturally" by Catharine Ellis
6-26 April 2009
www.barometer.net.au

Catharine Ellis, an American weaver and shibori artist, is currently working on a body of work for her upcoming solo exhibition at Barometer, a gallery in Sydney owned by artist Barbara Rogers. "Naturally" will feature woven shibori textiles that explore Jacquard design and industrial weaving and are dyed using only natural colorants. The fabrics are all cotton, woven at The Oriole Mill in NC. Catharine comments on "Naturally":

"My dyeing is based on the information we got in France from Mr. Michel Garcia [formerly of the Association Couleur Garance] in Lauris. I have done a few comparative tests: more traditional cotton mordanting vs. Garcia's process and the result of the Garcia method is giving me significantly more color. I'd love to communicate with anyone else working in this way. It would be good to compare notes."

So if any of our readers work similarly in this way with natural colorants, please contact Catharine || ellisc[at]charter.net || www.ellistextiles.com

Catharine teaches woven shibori and held a workshop at the ISS08 in Paris. Barbara Rogers of Sydney, Australia, exhibited in the ISS08 show, "No Limits: shibori," held at the Artefact Gallery, Lyon. Both participated in the full ISS08 France program.

Event: Artist Reception, "Australia Naturally" (Sydney, 08/22)

Just a reminder to those of you in Sydney, Australia.

Saturday, 22 Aug @ 2pm
Opening Reception for "Australia Naturally"
With special host, artist Barbara Schey
See complete details in previous post

"Australia Naturally" (19-28 August)
Barometer Gallery
13 Gurner Street, Paddington, NSW
10am – 4pm, Wed – Sun

Next venue: Hirshfield-Mack Gallery, Geelong, Victoria (27 Sep- 3 Oct)

"Scarf" shibori exhibition (12 Sept, Paddington NSW)

Members of WSN Australia and New Zealand (WSN A/NZ) invite you to "SCARF, an exhibition of shaped resist dyed scarves and shawls held at Barometer Gallery. Opening reception is Sept 12, @4:00p. Yoshiko Wada, President of WSN, will be in attendance.

Australia Naturally review

Barometer Gallery's "Australia Naturally" exhibition got scooped! Pics, a blog post, and a short video clip from the fun folks at sixtoeight.net

"We never realised there was so many colours that you could make from tea!!!! ...but apparently that's the lost art of shibori ..."

I won't post them here so you better check out the videos and pics on sixtoeight.net - a fun, casual blog about art openings around australia.



WSN Oz-NZ Newsletter from Joan

Our indefatiguable Secretary General from Australia, Joan James, has published the most recent newsletter with great features, including:

• an interesting trip synopsis from Annette Brereton (Slow Fiber Japan, May);
• lovely story by Philomena Hali with Sarah Hill that chronicles the journey of CasArts artists;
• profile of Margaret Barnett (who shares indigo recipes);
• Cathy Moon's upcoming workshop;

and wonderful words about the Out of the Box DownUnder exhibition, which is en route from the Barometer Gallery to Hong Kong for the 8th ISS.

A hearty thanks to you, Joan!

download the pdf for all the interesting details.