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Contemporary Textile Art

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Botanica

 Integrifolia

Integrifolia #15: Dispersed
Integrifolia #14 Virtuous Circle
Integrifolia #13: Dispersal
Integrifolia #12: Released
Integrifolia #11: Open Borders
Integrifolia #10: Escape Route
Integrifolia #9: Wide Open
Integrifolia #8: Opening Up
Integrifolia #7: Emergence
Integrifolia #6: Awakening
Integrifolia #5: Propagation
Integrifolia #4: Potential
Integrifolia #3: Stops & Starts
Integrifolia #2: Unlocked
Integrifolia #1: Weathered

Botanica

Iconic Inflorescence
Banksia Filigree
Callistemon Cascade
Ruby Callistemon
Thrive!
Karkalla
Flourish!
Bloom!
Persist!
Blossom!
Resilience
Fortitude
Banksia Duo
Banksia Genus

Lupine

Lupins
Wild Lupins
Wild Lupins #2
Wild Lupins #3
Wild Lupins #4
High Country Lupins #1
High Country Lupins #2
High Country Lupins #3
High Country Lupins #4
High Country Lupins #5
Blue Delphiniums

Wildflowers

Dandelion Meadow
Sturt’s Spurt
MAP #2: Morning Glory
MAP#7: Lantana

Pyrenees

Back in 2006, my husband and I did a home exchange to a small village in the French Pyrenees. Amongst other things, I was captivated by the abundance of spring wildflowers. Pyrenees Wildflowers Collage

le printemps
Pyrenees #3 © 2011 Brenda Gael Smith
Pyrenees #4 © 2011 Brenda Gael Smith
Pyrenees #6 © 2011 Brenda Gael Smith
le printemps
30cm x 30cm ©2006
Pyrenees#3
30x30cm ©2011
Pyrenees#4
30x30cm ©2011
Pyrenees#6
30x30cm ©2011

I acknowledge that I live and create on the land of the Darkinjung and Guringai people and recognise their continuing connection to this place. I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all First Nations people.

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Brenda Gael Smith
Contemporary Textile Art

brenda@brendagaelsmith.com

PO Box 131, Avoca Beach
NSW 2251 Australia

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On exhibition

  • 9 November 2025 – 31 January 2026 Performance Arts Culture Cessnock
    AHEAD OF THE CURVE
  • Integrifolia #3
    26 February – 1 March 2026 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival – Hampton, Virginia
    Minimalism
Highlights from the Muogamarra Nature Reserve on t Highlights from the Muogamarra Nature Reserve on the Hawkesbury Rivet today. This @nswnationalparks area is only open 6 weeks a year while the wildflowers are in bloom. Magic.
#muogamurranaturereserve
I am excited to get the proof copies of a mini-cat I am excited to get the proof copies of a mini-catalogue that I have prepared for my upcoming “Forza Vitale” exhibition at @carrefour_patchwork in Val d’argent France from 17-20 September 2026.

A few tweaks here and there. and then it will be ready🤩
#brendagaelsmithart
Thanks to @melbmqg for hosting Abstraction in Acti Thanks to @melbmqg for hosting Abstraction in Action in Melbourne last weekend. Together we explored abstraction in concept and in practice. The resulting compositions were inspired by a range of subjects from silverware to umbrella ferns; alliums to brick walls; Melbourne skyscrapers to Egyptian ruins; artichokes to Luna Park. Such fun!

I look forward to teaching this workshop again at @quilt_symposiums_2026 There are some spaces available and I would love for you to join me!

Repost @melbmqg with @use.repost
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Our MMQG group was fortunate to have Brenda Gael Smith come and spend a weekend with us, opening our minds to all the possibilities of abstraction in our textiles, art & quilting.  It was a wonderful two days of colour, shapes, lines and trying to let go of all the quilty rules we’ve been conditioned with.  Many commented on how liberating the exercises were and we look forward to seeing some of the pieces completed soon.  Thanks so much Brenda! @brendagaelsmith #abstractioninaction #textileart #modernquilting
How do you come up with new designs? My recent wor How do you come up with new designs? My recent work Elephant in the Room (40x40cm) is about difficult conversations. The underlying composition has its genesis in newspaper clippings and paper collage. It’s dynamite! 💣💥

Join me next week for my TEXTplosion Zoom Event and learn how to harness the power of paper collage to generate abstract designs. This 2-hour introductory presentation explores: fragmenting text; isolating and highlighting areas of interest; playing with enlargement, exaggeration and distortion; coalescing lines and shapes; converting 2-tone designs into colour; and digital tools. 

There are two session times on Thursday 6 August Sydney time.  Zoom #1 is in Wednesday afternoon US/Canada time and Zoom #2 is on Thursday morning UK/Europe time.

Booking link in my profile. I will share a set of resources and the recording will be available for 30 days. 💣💥

#TEXTplosion! #brendagaelsmithworkshop

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