EXHIBITIONS LIST

Contemporary Expressions was formed in 2006 to bring together textile artists under one umbrella, to explore the more creative aspects of ornamental art. This was to progress their individual skills and also to work as a group to challenge themselves and to exhibit their work more widely. Supporting each other helps to expand their work beyond the boundaries of traditional patchwork and quilting. Two collections of work have been prepared especially for the exhibition inspired by the paintings of Scottish Artists.

Sheila Acton         Hilary Beattie        Ann Beech      Kath Gunn        Susan Hayes

Carol Pleace        Margaret Pratt    Jill Stillman   Gilli Theokritoff   Brenda Wroe

Jacqueline Atkinson is Professor of Mental Health Policy at Glasgow University and in the July 2010 Vol.1/4 of the ‘British Journal of Wellbeing’ we read that she is

“a lifelong quilter who learned to stitch by watching 'Blue Peter' as a girl”.

Moreover, we are told that Jacqueline “ is keen to ensure that quilting and other creative hobbies are treated more seriously by those who promote and study wellbeing.”

The extensive Retrospective exhibition features double, single and cots sized quilts/coverlets, wall-hangings, cushions, garments and several small personal items.

"I have always worked with cloth - I can remember learning to read, but by then I could already sew. For more than 30 years I have been primarily a kite maker, and the pleasure of putting art into the sky is immense.

In recent years I have become an artist in a wider range of textile and mixed media fields, and I teach and lecture"

Helen is teaching her workshop 'Trees' on Thurs 19th May at the Show. Please check workshops page for more information. 

We are three friends, retired from our respective professions, all experienced quilters and members of the Quilters’ Guild. Our mutual interest in Canadian Red Cross quilts has developed into a research project.

Our aims are:

To rescue as many as we can and form a joint collection.

To raise the  profile of these quilts both in the quilting world and with the general public, by giving talks to interested groups and finding exhibition space for our collection.

To identify quilts in private hands and in museum collections and document them.

To collect stories of the makers and recipients.

Jackie Maxwell                               Maxine March                                   Anna Mansi

This years '30 of the Best' is entitled Inspired by Scotland.

30 diverse pieces reflecting the work and development of  10 inspiring quilters, who themselves are inspired by Scotland.

Patricia Archibald        Georgina Chapman       Effie Galletly         Ruth Higham

                Patricia Macindoe        Sheena Norquay            Frieda Oxenham   

                                      Evelyn Ramsay             Jo Rednall           

                                                             Linzi Upton 

Jane Callender is a shibori textile artist and teacher, based in East Anglia, whose work has evolved out of a passion for pattern making. She invents stitch formats and new surface qualities and combines them with indigo shibori resists. 

Jane studied at West Surrey College of Art & design, Farnham and the Natalie Bray school of Haute Couture. She has taught and presented her textiles in schools, art institutions, at degree level and to many groups and guilds.

The exhibition consists of eight pieces of Jane's shibori, including, 'Kaleidoscope', 'Water Ways', 'Ancient Fish', 'Woodblock' and 'Moss Check'.

Quilts Inspired by African Wax Print

Across West Africa, in teeming markets and at busy intersections, ladies laden with fabrics tempt potential customers with the latest designs and colours. They carry their wares, like almost everything else, on their heads: quite literally, ‘buckets full of fabric’.

The fabric they sell is a defining metaphor of African design, fashion and expression – African wax print.

For this exhibition African fabric expert Magie Relph has selected a vivid, vibrant and very colourful array of quilts made with African wax print. As an added perspective, these inspired quilts are complemented by a display of genuine wax print fabrics from Magie’s collection.

Magie Relph is a quilter, teacher and author of ‘African Wax Print: A Textile Journey’. She will be giving a talk on Fri 20th May at Dumbarton Library. See Evening Events page for more information

Exhibition consists of a series of small quilts made

in a timed competition (8 hours) on the day of a sewing festival.

Mantova (also known as Mantua) is in the north, Lombardy area of Italy.

Palazzo Te was the summer residential villa of Frederick II of Gonzaga.

Filanderers (fil = thread) is a group of 5 textile artists based in West Central Scotland who work together to encourage the production of original work.

We have all done C&G, either in Embroidery or Patchwork and Quilting, and got to know each other through College and The Quilters’ Guild. We tend to work on collections whose pieces are inspired by a common theme and meet an agreed prescribed size.

Cora Ham    Fiona Hamilton    Ann Paterson    Margaret Thomson    Jan Watson

One of the Loch Lomond Quilt Show’s trademark exhibitions.  Quilts hanging outside in the woods at Lomond Shores.  We couldn’t get any closer to Loch Lomond – until we work out how to float an exhibition on the Loch.

Highly original and often eccentric pieces – this year on the theme “Elements”, a must see.

"Four corners, finding yourself in a corner, “no one puts baby in the corner”.....“puss in the corner”.....for two, three, four.....there’s no limit so work with your friends to make something that’s greater than the sum of its corners!"  

See how the groups interpreted their opposites at this years Group Competition.

"We’re all for art and for wall-hangings but sometimes we dream of quilts for beds.  Let’s showcase the bed quilt, from miniature to massive, from cot to king.  You can make it as traditional or as way out as you like.  Quilts are for comfort, for warmth and snuggling under. "

This is our Scottish Competition for 2011.

"Let’s celebrate the huge contribution to patchwork of the American block.  Or celebrate Urban culture, city block or street party.  It’s your block and your party so go for it........" 

Lets see how our entrants interpreted theirs at the 2011 Open Competition Exhibition.