Conversations in cloth: a New Zealand textile exhibition

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X-Marks Conversations in cloth

X-Marks conversations in cloth exhibition flyer

Exhibition on until the 9th of December 2018

I was lucky that Cait from Fabricate Magazine thought of me and got in touch. I wouldn't have known about the exhibition otherwise.

Loving the idea of the show and have contributed a small sampler. See below.

The exhibition

X-Marks

Conversations in cloth

Date: 9th September – 9th December 2018
Venue: Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi Exhibition Gallery

An exhibition of historical and contemporary New Zealand textiles.

How I approached the project

I've always been intrigued by samplers and have wanted to do one of my own for so long. I let myself play with this piece not really worrying about the end result too much. That's the beauty of a sampler for me it's a working reference piece it doesn't need to be a finished artwork. So I let it be that.

My 2018 sampler for X-Marks - conversations in cloth exhibition.Detail of sampler by Ngaio Blackwood

Have you ever stitched a sampler? let me know below.

-Ngaio Blackwood

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