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Desire Lines

Desire Lines

In landscape architecture, the term “desire lines” describes an informal path developed by erosion of footfall caused by people finding a short cut or preferred route often bypassing the official or constructed way. As explorers forge their own path, desire lines manifest on the surface of the earth leaving a trail for others to follow thereby encouraging more travel.

Simple String Theory ©2008 Brenda Gael Smith
Caliente ©2009 Brenda Gael Smith
Desire Lines #4 ©2009 Brenda Gael Smith
Desire Lines #1: Simple String Theory
30cm x 30cm ©2008
Desire Lines #2: Caliente
30cm x 30cm ©2009
Desire Lines #3: Running Hot & Cold
37cm x 76cm ©2009
Roseus Goddessii ©2009 Brenda Gael Smith
After the Rain ©2010 Brenda Gael Smith
Spark! ©2010 Brenda Gael Smith
Desire Lines #4: Roseus Goddessii
21cm x 30cm ©2009
Desire Lines #5: After the Rain
53cm x 112cm ©2010
Desire Lines #6: Spark!
75cm x 74cm ©2010
Lust in the Log Cabin ©2010 Brenda Gael Smith
Twelve Ways by Brenda Gael Smith ©2012
Desire Lines #7: Lust in the Log Cabin
105cm x 105cm ©2010
Desire Lines #8: Twelve Ways
20in x 12in ©2012

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 4033, Copacabana
NSW 2251 Australia

Tel: +61 412530190

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On exhibition

  • 10 October – 12 December 2022 Dysart Art Space, Dysart, Queensland
    Australia Wide Eight
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    1 October - 3 December 2022: View Centre of the Arts & Culture, New York
    2022 Quilts Unlimited
  • rust and green triangle shapes on a dark background
    3 October – 26 November 2022 Kyabram Town Hall, Kyabram, Victoria
    One Step Further
Happiness is watching young Miss C in Rio de Janei Happiness is watching young Miss C in Rio de Janeiro finally opening her Melody 33 quilt after 15+months of the parcel bouncing around the international postal system. 😍 #melody33 #babyquilt #melodyqal #wrappedinlove
Vibrance: Tiptoe Through the Tulips has been selec Vibrance: Tiptoe Through the Tulips has been selected as 1 of 30 finalists in the AQC Challenge 2023 - In Full Bloom. This is a detail. I will write more later.
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See the full artwork in the cloth at the Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne from 13-16 April and then on tour to Craft & Quilt Fairs in 2023.

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#aqcchallenge2023 #infullbloom #australasianquiltconvention #tulips #brendagaelsmithart #saqaart #ozqnart
Join me for my Zig Zag Pizzazz demo at the next Gl Join me for my Zig Zag Pizzazz demo at the next Global Quilt Connection All Star Sampler Platter event coming up on 6 and & 7 May 2024 (3-6pm Eastern US time). Create energetic designs with flair and style using zig zag freeform piecing techniques⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

open to groups, guilds and individuals. A recording will be available for a limited time too.

Repost from @globalquiltconnection
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6 hours (over two days) of 15-minute demonstrations by Global Quilt Connection teachers.
Guilds purchase a ticket and receive a viewing link that they are then licensed to distribute to their membership.
Mark your calendars for May 6 as you'll want to catch these modern, improvisational piecing techniques led by:
⭐Diane Harris: Maps for Scraps: StarQuar & Beyond @stashbanditquilts
⭐Brenda Gael Smith: Zig Zag Pizazz @brendagaelsmith 
Sign up for All-Star Sampler Platter
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#virtualquiltlectures #onlinequiltworkshops #onlinequiltlectures #onlinequiltteachers #quilting #quilt #allstarvirtualsamperplatter #artquilts #artquilting #modernquilts #improvpiecing #improvisationalpiecing #improvquilting #improvisationalquilting
Water-sun-life by #volkerhawighorst #recyclerepurp Water-sun-life by #volkerhawighorst
#recyclerepurposed
#breadtags 

If you are intrigued by the design possibilities of every day objects, check out the #quiltfromthings #quiltfromabrief design challenge  that Tara Glastonbury @stitchandyarn is running. 

Design a quilt using photographs of everyday objects  by midnight 15 March AEDT for a chance to win a copy of EQ8!

@theelectricquiltcompany 
@makemodernmagazine 

#quiltfromthings 
#doyoueq 
#eq8giveaway 
#EQ8 #quiltpattern 
#quiltdesign 
#designideas 

PS: this is NOT an entry but there are some great designs there🙂

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