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Journey

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Jul
2020
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2020 Journey

Charlotte Scott - Soulbird

<h5>Charlotte Scott - Soulbird</h5><p>Life is a journey. Where I have been and the experiences I have had form my background and provide the platform for the rest of my travels. Yet I don't know my destination. I have to fly forward with faith that I will get to where I am meant to be. </p>

Anne Groufsky - Leaf Fall

<h5>Anne Groufsky - Leaf Fall</h5><p>Leaf Fall interprets the shape and colours of autumn leaves as they fall on their final journey.
The slow techniques I used which included eco-printing, hand-stitching and the use of my own natural plant-dyed fabrics developed into a personal journey of exploration and education. </p>

Marilyn Clark - End of Journey

<h5>Marilyn Clark - End of Journey</h5><p>Rookie Award(first time entering Members challenge), sponsored by Sewing Supplies
This derelict and abandoned truck was discovered in a paddock. I wanted to pay tribute and record its 70 years of service and its many stories that it secretly keeps. </p>

Mary Metcalf - Life Trek

<h5>Mary Metcalf - Life Trek</h5><p>We all navigate life's twists and turns from birth to death. Sometimes stumbling over obstacles, or negotiating hurdles but forging on to the end. I am now in the 'golden' era of my life path and notice that the steps are smoother. The one constant thread throughout is the guiding hand of God. </p>

Diane Dowd - Land March 1975

<h5>Diane Dowd - Land March 1975</h5><p>My quilt depicts the start of the 1975 land march from the far north of New Zealand to Parliament in Wellington to protest the ongoing Maori land alienation.
Lead by Whina Cooper, the journey of 1000km and 5000 marchers presented a petition of 60,000 signatures to Prime Minister Bill Rowling. </p>

Ruth Nicholas - Walking Camino de Santiago

<h5>Ruth Nicholas - Walking Camino de Santiago</h5><p> am booked to walk the Camino from Leon, Spain to Santiago de Compostela. It was planned for this September but is likely to be postponed until next year. My quilt reflects the history of the area and the long distances people walk each day on this special journey. </p>

Mary Transom - Return to Amsterdam

<h5>Mary Transom - Return to Amsterdam</h5><p> First prize, sponsored by Apple Basket
I first visited Amsterdam when I was young. Will I ever return to Amsterdam? The events of 2020 have made us all re think our options.
I hand painted "reflections" of the buildings, that was a challenge.
The flowers were cut freehand without using fusible, or patterns, and machine embellished. </p>

Catherine McDonald - Crucifixion

<h5>Catherine McDonald - Crucifixion</h5><p>Was Christ's crucifixion the end or the beginning of the next journey? Whether religious or not we often get to a crossroad in our life that could be journey's end or it could be the beginning of a whole new pathway to follow. </p>

Kat Martin - The Trail of Tears

<h5>Kat Martin - The Trail of Tears</h5><p>Merit Prize, sponsored by Wonderfil Threads
Because of the greed for Indian territory, 16,000 Native Americans were taken from their lands and forced to walk over 1200 miles of rugged land in the winter of 1838. During this journey over 4000 of those Cherokee Indians died of starvation, cold and disease. It was known as "The Trail of Tears" </p>

Mary Jane Sneyd - A Single Step

<h5>Mary Jane Sneyd - A Single Step</h5><p>"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" is a common saying that originated from a famous Chinese proverb. The quotation is from Chapter 64 of the Dao De Jing ascribed to Laozi. </p>

Valda Sutton - My Journey of Discovery

<h5>Valda Sutton - My Journey of Discovery</h5><p> Merit Prize, sponsored by Sewing Supplies
The journey began in 1975 with stitching hexagons. Not happy with hand stitching them together I searched for alternatives. It came in the form of travel. The discovery of intricate designs on floors, ceilings, rugs and china from around the world inspired me to create similar designs in patchwork. </p>

Alison Lawrence - Seasoned Travellers

<h5>Alison Lawrence - Seasoned Travellers</h5><p>The colourful geometric grid of stacked containers on a shipping vessel is familiar to us all. They are the life blood of the country as they carry exports and imports, seemingly on incessant nomadic journeys across the oceans. </p>

Julia Arden - Magic Carpet

<h5>Julia Arden - Magic Carpet</h5><p>My cancelled trip to India led me to think about how I could travel there in a future with no planes. The answer - by magic carpet! </p>

Shirley Sparks - Road Trip

<h5>Shirley Sparks - Road Trip</h5><p> A representation of the old and new ways to find our way on road trips. Data links us to the information but sometimes fades away but the good old road map was always reliable, provided you had an updated version </p>

Margaret Rogerson - Journey to the Pyramids

<h5>Margaret Rogerson - Journey to the Pyramids</h5><p>A long awaited trip to Egypt in 2019 left me awestruck, the pyramids, the colours and the history were amazing. </p>

Melanie Martin - Sgt A D Swainson MM

<h5>Melanie Martin - Sgt A D Swainson MM</h5><p>Granddad's journey, in 1915 at 16 he enlisted for WW1 and was sent to France, where he fought in trenches, becomng part of Dick Travis's (V.C.) Gang, scouting enemy lines and sniping, for which Granddad was awarded the Military Medal and Bar for gallantry in the field of action. Returning to NZ in 1919, not yet 21. </p>

Kathleen Burford - The Underground Railway

<h5>Kathleen Burford - The Underground Railway</h5><p>The Underground Railway was not a railway line, but a journey Black Slaves, took to escape from Southern America to freedom in the North. Quilts containing hidden codes and messages were hung on fences, clothes lines etc by the people aiding the fugitives, these were called safe houses. </p>

Juliet Fitness - Things have Changed

<h5>Juliet Fitness - Things have Changed</h5><p>Half a century of paper-foundation piecing. The unfinished centre was started in my teens in England and features 60’s dress fabrics, English paper-pieced. The tiny paper-pieced star covers a rusty needle mark. In the corners are my now trademark skinny spikes, featuring favourite Kiwiana fabrics. </p>

Sonya Prchal - Traditional Transport

<h5>Sonya Prchal - Traditional Transport</h5><p>Merit Prize, sponsored by Cottage Flair
My journey to the Greek Islands was like stepping back in time. Life’s pace was slow, which calmed the soul. A community spirit was evident as everyone worked together and looked out for one another. We were welcomed into their celebrations with generous sharing it was life changing. </p>

Annie White - On the Road to Freedom

<h5>Annie White - On the Road to Freedom</h5><p>Botswana is now home to roughly 130,000 elephants—a third of Africa’s entire elephant population. This is due to the extraordinary journeys undertaken by elephants who travel up to 60 kms a day, as they migrate to Botswana, a poaching safe haven, thereby escaping the dangers of their own homelands. </p>

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