Every year Sydney's "Sculpture by the Sea" gets more and more popular. It is located on a cliff side walk between Bondi Beach and Tamarama Beach. Now in its 15th year the people's choice for 2011 was "Cosmic Elk"
It is by South Korean artist Byeong Doo Moon. I would love to be so creative...or at least as amusing as Juan Pablo Pinto and Clary Akron
or even as whimsical as Hannah Kidd
or as colourful as Deborah Halpern:
But what's a quilt blog without some pictures of fabric? Lucy Barker made it look easy with this:
You can't tell from my pictures but there are the huge crowds and extreme heat. At 5.30pm it was 37 degrees celcius (that's 100 degrees for the rest of you)! all making Lucy's exhibit very inviting.
Back at the homestead I've been busy beavering away on Bonnie Hunter's Orca Bay mystery quilt. Check it out and see if you could resist.
Yes, I know I already have too many UFO's to count, but I couldn't resist cutting and sewing 224 (you read right, 224) brown and cream 2.5" quarter square triangles. Perhaps the heat got to me.
or even as whimsical as Hannah Kidd
or as colourful as Deborah Halpern:
But what's a quilt blog without some pictures of fabric? Lucy Barker made it look easy with this:
You can't tell from my pictures but there are the huge crowds and extreme heat. At 5.30pm it was 37 degrees celcius (that's 100 degrees for the rest of you)! all making Lucy's exhibit very inviting.
Back at the homestead I've been busy beavering away on Bonnie Hunter's Orca Bay mystery quilt. Check it out and see if you could resist.
Yes, I know I already have too many UFO's to count, but I couldn't resist cutting and sewing 224 (you read right, 224) brown and cream 2.5" quarter square triangles. Perhaps the heat got to me.
13 comments:
This looks like such a fun event. I can see why the people chose the "Cosmic Elk". It is beautiful!
What colors are you using for Bonnie's mystery besides brown? I have managed to resist the urge to join, but it is fun seeing what everyone is doing--and wondering how they manage to do it with holiday stuff going on. : )
Great job on the triangle units :)
I can see why the Sculptures by the Sea is growing in popularity. Looks like fun even in the heat.
I've resisted Bonnie's mystery though those QSTs were tempting.
What a beautiful, soulful, walk that must be, art and the ocean. I always like to get my chain piecing going, mindless work, the quarter square triangles is a great start. Sorry I missed you in Houston, I actually sat by a group from Australia who knew you at the Wednesday luncheon, but we could not find you in the huge crowd.
Happy Stitching,
Cheri
Haha!! Fun 224 pic. Thanks for sharing the sculpture by the sea :)
Great sculpture and whimsy! Mad woman and I so want to do a mystery quilt but am far too chicken or controlling to give it a go - besides I still have far too many UFOs.....
Fabulous sculpture!
Thanks for taking us to the exhibit.
All the sculptures are so creative but I do love the Cosmic Elk. Your 224 photo is a fun ending note :-)
that was great that you put the QSTs in the 224, what fun! Love the sculptures, just wonderful
Great variety of art, that's the beauty of those events. Yes, the heat must have got to you, I saw the first step and backed away. But last week I started her mystery quilt from 2009 ;-)
Great sculptures and art displays. Your little blocks look good too!
Love the brown & cream! Those who have chosen different colours to Bonnie are really going to be the ones to watch. We will all be jealous!
loved seeing the sculptures, I would enjoy walking along and see all of those too.
good luck with the challenge quilt!
Kathie
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