BAROMETER is now open

The objects in this exhibition have evolved from a collection of photographic images, predominantly textures, which have been taken at the point at which ‘the eye falls’.

Shawls and Shrouds of Madagascar
Collected by Lenore Blackwood on a recent journey to the Malagasy Republic

This group of work reflects my current exploration of Jacquard design and industrial weaving. All fabrics in this collection use only natural colorants: either dyes or pigments. Issues of safety for the global and my own personal environment have led me to seriously explore the natural colorants.

Cheap chips and the forests of the Styx and Upper Florentine Valleys in Tasmania
May 17 - June 28, 2009
Catherine Rogers

These photographs of two of Tasmania's unique, pristine, ancient, remnant rainforests date from 2003.

I use a traditional resist-dyeing process of pattern making, known in Japan as shibori. This traditional shibori is combined with contemporary design and influences such as the colours and patterns of African textiles.

“Linen Hangings” 3 x 230cms x 66cms

Open Wednesday – Sunday
19th August – 28th August 2009
10am – 4pm

Opening Saturday 22 August at 2pm by international shibori artist Barbara Schey

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