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Contemporary Textile Art

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Productivity Tools

I find the following productivity tools useful in my creative practice:

  • Dropbox is brilliant for storing key files “in the cloud” and file sharing with others. It comes with a clean, intuitive interface AND automatic folder synchronization that is fully compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. This way I can access all my teaching notes, patterns and high res quilt images even when I am on the road.dropbox
  • Harvest is powerful online time recording software that can be used on your computer desk top or mobile device.  The free version allows up to two “projects”, each with unlimited subtasks and provision for annotations for individual time entries.  What’s more, there are excellent report functions so you can easily pinpoint how long you have spent on particular tasks.

You might also be interested in my blog post:  My Favourite Ten iPad Apps.

Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I may receive a payment or other benefit if you use my link to make a purchase. I only recommend products and services I strongly believe in and use myself.

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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

  • Integrifolia #7: Emergence
    5 February - 11 April 2021
    Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW
    The New Quilt 2021
  • High Country Lupins #2
    19 December - 17 January 2021 Wangaratta Art Gallery
    Revealed
  • Flotsam & Jetsam
    15 October 2020 – 9 January 2021: Schweinfurth Art Center NY
    Quilts=Art=Quilts 2020
  • Acuity6-Twinkle
    1 February - 14 March 2021 Naracoorte Art Gallery, South Australia    
    Australia Wide Seven
Last week @brendagaelsmith hosted a Meet the Artis Last week @brendagaelsmith hosted a Meet the Artist Zoom Event featuring 12 artists from The New Quilt exhibition. An edited version is now available on the @quiltnsw YouTube channel.

In-gallery artist floor talks are scheduled for tomorrow and we will be recording those too with a view to sharing edited highlights at a later date.

#thenewquilt #thenewquilt2021 #quiltnsw @quiltnsw @thenewquilt @hawkesburyregional_gallery #artofquilting 
#meettheartistthursday  #saqaart #ozqnart #brendagaelsmithart #acuity #driventoabstraction #integrifolia #banksia
It’s 10 years since the Twelve by Twelve Interna It’s 10 years since the Twelve by Twelve International Art Quilt Challenge published our eponymous book. The experience of working with this group creating artwork on a regular basis and being part of a supportive creative community continues to reverberate in my creative practice. Thank you Twelves! @deborahboschert @gericon @helenconwaydesign  @kirstenduncanquilt  @terryhowardgrant  @dlperin  Françoise Jamart, @kristinlaflamme @karen_rips @tstegmiller and Nikki Wheeler.
Here’s a close up of Flying Colours: Blue Mallee Here’s a close up of Flying Colours: Blue Mallee Ringneck (40x40cm)

Improvisational strip piecing is a fun and versatile technique. Learn with me in my 3 hour live, interactive workshop (A$35) at a range of times:
▪️1-4pm Sunday 7 March
▪️7-10pm Sunday 7 March (Sunday morning in UK/Europe)
▪️6-9am Thursday 11 March (Wednesday mid-day/afternoon in the US and Canada)

Book online. Link in profile.
#brendagaelsmithworkshop #brendagaelsmithart #learnwithbrenda
A banksia-inspired artwork is winging its way to N A banksia-inspired artwork is winging its way to New Zealand for the SAQA Oceania Regional exhibition “Distance and Diversity” that premieres at the Great New Zealand Quilt Show in May and continues on tour until 2022.

#banksiagenus #brendagaelsmithart #saqaart #greatnewzealandquiltshow #distanceanddiversity #saqaoceania @saqaart @aotearoaquilters

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