| 'The Fibre Show'
22nd May - 19th July
Thursday to Sunday from 10am
The Fibre Show, a much awaited event each year at Blue Knob Hall Gallery has kicked off with great enthusiasm, from a very well attended Opening, and the Fibre Festival run by the Blue Knob Farmers Market on Sat 23rd, this winter show and Festival has proved to be as popular as ever.
With Eric Smith opening the exhibition, music provided by John Hosking and Peter Warne, and dinner provided by Cafe Blue Knob, it was an enjoyable, warmly felt evening where Fibre shone in all its glory on the walls and in the variety of clothing worn by the guests, who often come out to this event in their felted garments, fibre jewellery and more often than not one of Melissa Hume’s or Myfanwy Stirling’s beautiful vests.
This annual exhibition shines light on the world of fibre and all its versatility, functionality and beauty, from wool to wood, felting to carving and weaving to stitching; it represents the diversity and practicality of all that is fibre.
Anthea Moffatt’s ‘Dolly Odd Sox”, a series of dolls, with her iconic images hand painted on to the fabric are a fundraiser for Medecins Sans Frontierre and are a wonderful addition to the exhibition. The Knitting Nannas ‘yarn bombing’ our verandah posts proves that the fibre arts continues to be a strong expression of the value fibre plays in every part of our lives in all parts of the world, as a protest medium and at the heart of our everyday lives.
The Fibre Show will run from Friday 22nd May to Sunday 12th July
Contact
the Blue Knob Hall Gallery
Ph: 02 66 897 449 or email: bkhgallery@aapt.net.au
Eric Smith Opening The Fibre Show
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Knob Hall Gallery 719 Blue Knob Road, Lillian Rock NSW 2480
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Dolly Odd Sox (1 of 5)
by Anthea Moffatt
Coral Reef-Symbiosis (detail)
by Lynda Clark
Pum Kin Dress
by Polly Stirling
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