Alison Laurence - On The WindThe challenge title evoked a feeling of airiness, lightness, drifting through the air.
Barbara Hilford - Not All Feathers Fly.Merit
In this chaotic world, some societies fare better than others.
Brenda Curruthers - A Flight of FancyEncapsulating fun and frivolity A FLIGHT OF FANCY seeks to soar to great heights. Inspired by wearable arts I've used lace, beads and sequins to bring depth to this piece, using a mixture of machine and hand sewing techniques to achieve this.
Charlotte Scott - BirdwatchNew Zealand has 81 threatened species of birds. 18 are critically endangered (represented by the orange feathers,) facing an immediate high risk of extinction. When I read those stats I was in disbelief. How have we let it get like that?
Cherie Gurney - AnisopteraAnisoptera is Latin for uneven wings. A dragonfly has 4 wings which work independently from each other. Their wings can flap up to 1800bpm, that’s 30 flaps per second. I was fortunate to grow up where dragonflies were frequent visitors.
Cindy Dobbin - Kahu O HuruhuruMaori Cloaks made from feathers are spectacular, replicating the beauty this portrays in fabric feathers, I have hand dyed silk and made this gorgeous piece which provided the inspiration for my "Cloak". By Cloaking ourselves we may be Winging it.
Eleanor Cole - FreedomAfter many ideas I have created my flock of colourful birds, who are winging it across the skys. Their bright colours reflect the suns light, celebrating their love of flight and freedom.
Fyvie Murray - ToccataWinging it refers to the process I used in making this quilt. Strips of silk were sewn, cut and resewn without being quite sure how it would end up. The result reminds me of the interlocking chords of a toccata.
Heather Craig - I'm a Jabiru from KakaduFirst Time Entrant Winner
At a lunch stop in Arnhem Land, Kakadu National Park, Australia, there was lots of bird life. I was taking photos of a large ungainly bird on the edge of a billabong. Then it flew!
Heather McOnie - Unfolding our WingsLife can be unpredictable...we may not always know where it is taking us. It is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force our wings to unfold and begin our flight... winging it, wherever our heart takes us...
Judith Schon - We're Off!!The excitement of being on the open road, going here, there and everywhere. New places, new road friends and new adventures around many corners. Where are we going? Don't know, we'll just be "Winging It". Our NZMCA logo is Wings.
Kat Martin - I WANNA BE A COWGIRLI wanna be a cowgirl,
But today was called a brat,
It's because I cut the ribbons,
From Grandma's favourite hat.
You see, Pa won't let me rope the calves,
So I made my Shep this kit,
So until I be the real thing,
I'll just keep on "Winging It"
Katie Shelton - Dawn FlightMy quilt was inspired by the colours and textures of fabric I created in a low water immersion dyeing class with Charlotte Scott last year. I used improv piecing and let opportunities in the fabric lead the design process.
Lynette Murray-Knuth - Winging itBaby Kiwi was asleep in her burrow when she awoke to a lot of screeching. Then Mac the Macaw saw Kiwi come out, he yelled Mockingly “Photo shoot Kiwi! Just Wing it” Mac Knew Kiwi will only has little wings. But all Kiwis know they don’t need wings to fly!
Lynn Moffat - Autumn WindsThe Autumn colours in Batik fabrics reminded me of the March weather that is coming. Under the grey autumn skies, the Autumnal winds send beautiful coloured leaves winging their way to unknown destinations.
Sandie Sixtus - Fantailing ItInspiration is from a photo taken by Tony Whitehead. The Piwakawaka and the bug are both 'Winging It' Foundation pieced.
Sheryl Madigan - In the MomentMerit
I approached this challenge completely at face value. A basket full of delicious coloured scraps, make it up as you go, ad-lib, Winging It all the way.
Trish Downie - FlightOriginal art work. Artists hand sketched onto fabric from a photo. Dragonfly painted with Inktense pencils, and iridescent medium used to covey translucency. Dragonfly wing design hand stitched, All background hand stitched using prick stitching.
Valda Sutton - 'Shag Rock'If you are driving along the Coast Rd to Coromandel, a typical scene on a good day is viewing the Shags, wings outstretched enjoying the sunshine posing amongst the rocks. I couldn't resist taking a photo of the three Shags 'Winging it'.
Catherine McDonald - A Wing and a PrayerWinner
Inspired by the venue and the Bing Cosby song "Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer which was written about the pilots in WWII flying home through anti aircraft guns being fired into the air to bring them down. Often they limped home praying they would make it.
