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24.01.2022 Were all ready for a special CrossXpollinatioN Cafe at tomorrows Wearable Art Market (WAM). Weve got something to suit every taste with Vegan, Vegetarian and Omnivores all catered to! We cant wait to see you all then and the wonderful wearables which our talented stallholders bring in. The Wearable Art Market runs at the same time as the CrossXpollinatioN Exhibition, 10AM - 4PM in the Civic Hall at COPACC
24.01.2022 How does a journey of creative discovery sound? COPACC and South West TAFE are excited to invite established artists through to beginners to CrossXpollinatioNs FREE Community ConneXions Day on Wednesday 17 July. From 10am to 4pm, visitors can work alongside South West TAFE students and members of the Colac Makers Space learning the intricacies of felting, drawing and hand stitch techniques.... Get involved! Call COPACC on 5232 9418 or email [email protected] to RSVP.
23.01.2022 The COPACC foyer was a hive of activity (pun intended) this morning for our CrossXpollinatioN school holiday workshop. Children made needle-felted bees using wool dyed by Tom at Tarndie. What a wonderful morning weve had with environmental artist Veronica Phillips!
23.01.2022 Southwest Victorian artist Sue Ferraris work Ebb and Flow, a feature of this years CrossXpollinatioN fibre and textile art exhibition, represents the fragility of the element that connects us all water. Sues work is one of many on display at this years CrossXpollinatioN exhibition; a festival celebrating textile and fibre arts in its seventh year at COPACC. Ebb and Flow, made from reclaimed blankets, natural dyes and materials, is a demonstration of the artists creativ...e language using fabric and thread to create a work multi-layered in meaning in response to the exhibitions theme Connections. To read more about Ebb and Flow and Sue, click here: https://www.colacotway.vic.gov.au//Vital-element-inspires- Come in and see Sues work for yourself! CrossXpollinatioN is open from 10am to 4pm daily until July 17.
23.01.2022 Colac artist, researcher and art educator Jenny Grenfell has taken out CrossXpollinatioNs 2019 Peoples Choice Award with her entry The Ecology of Landscape. A record 1159 votes were posted in this years Peoples Choice Award thats only five less votes than the entire attendance at CrossXpollinatioN 2018 with Jennys entry capturing the imaginations of visitors. Jennys freestanding tri-panel of silk, wool and other natural fibres moves viewers through the landscape, ...exploring the connection between fauna and flora; feeling, hearing and seeing; through the mind, the eye and the hand. Jane Bears felted CrossXpollinatioN entry Grounded came a close second in the Peoples Choice Award, followed by Heather Frizzells whimsically suited fox Percy.
22.01.2022 Hows this for macrame?!
21.01.2022 If CrossXpollinatioN could happen online would you come? Do you have work to enter? Would you go to a web based Wearable Art Market? Do tell all And please tag your friends who love CrossXpollinatioN!... Another trip down memory lane... this time from CrossXpollinatioN 2016.
20.01.2022 Knitting for penguins
19.01.2022 What an excellent idea from our Friends at Corangamite Arts Inc. Have you been journaling whilst you stay at home? Would you? Are you producing more or different art to usual? Please share your experiences with the Arts whilst socially isolating. We would all love to see your pictures, read your comments and hear your thoughts.
19.01.2022 What do you think of the visible mend trend? "In the U.S. alone, over 17 billion pounds of office furniture and equipment is sent to landfill every year. " Repa...iring things helps keep them useful and out of a landfill! Credit to the Up-cycled Cloth Collective for this sweet visible mend on a couch!
18.01.2022 Art has an incredible capacity for helping us process our emotional experiences. Do you have an example of art helping to soothe your soul? Cradle your heart? Or calm your anger? If you do please share
18.01.2022 The winner of CrossXpollinatioNs Tarndie Fibre Art Award 2019 was Susan Campbell-Wright with her piece Spinning Threads of Connection. Sponsored by Tarndwarncoort Homestead and judged by Tarndies Tom Dennis, the Tarndie Fibre Art Award is designed to highlight the many and varied applications of wool from different breeds. Thank you for Tarndie for your support of this award and congratulations Susan!
18.01.2022 South African based visual artist Danielle Clough is breaking the mold of contemporary art. Inspired by street art and the music scene, we chat with her about t...he art of embroidery on unusual places, adding her own twist through her craft and the joys of sharing what you love. Read more on Rebel Girls Boundless! >> https://rebelgirlsboundless.com//danielle-clough-on-thread
18.01.2022 Mens crochet fashions in the field... Do you have any fabulous crochet wearables? Would you wear these? Our pick of the bunch is the rainbow crocheted umbrella
17.01.2022 The photos are in and were thrilled to announce the winner of CrossXpollinatioN 2019. Congratulations to Jeanette Stok who received the Connections Art Prize for her incredible piece entitled Protection. Said judge Erica Gray of Jeanettes piece: "This piece has a real presence and whilst not the usual or expected material, the wire woven lace still speaks to the traditions, talented hands and techniques we as textile artists can appreciate." And we concur. Jeanette is pictu...red here with Mayor Jason Schram. Protection is on display daily as part of CrossXpollinatioN from 10am to 4pm until July 17. Entry is by gold coin donation. CrossXpollinatioN is proudly sponsored by Tarndwarncoort Homestead, Star Printing and the Baronga Motor Inn.
17.01.2022 The 25th and final work in this year's special Covid adapted CrossXpollinatioN is La Vie Velveteen. This piece of wearable art was inspired by the beautiful intricacies and diversity of life. This work celebrates the divine feminine and all that it embodies in this life.... The People's Choice Award of $500 will go to the Artist who's entry receives the most votes from the public. Please vote for your favourite now before voting closes tomorrow https://www.copacc.com.au//Life-Exhibition-a/PeoplesChoice
16.01.2022 Envy can eat you up. It's like a wound or tumour, an ulcer of the mind and canker of the body. 'Envy Under the Microscope 1 - Resistance' by Carole Redlich is the 21st piece in this year's adapted CrossXpollinatioN. It focuses on envy which is not merely wanting someone else's life but wanting them not to have it and wishing ill for them. ... Even thought to impair digestion resulting in "grevious maladies". Ovid imagined envy as a person who was completely grotesque, with 'sallow cheeks', 'shrunk body', 'decayed teeth' and 'venom-coated tongue'. Vote for your favourite and see all the entries here https://www.copacc.com.au/Xpo/Life-Exhibition-and-Art-Prize Voting closes Sunday so don't wait, vote now. #crossxpollination #crossxpollinationadaptation #xpoladapt #machineknitting #exhibition #exhibitions
15.01.2022 Would you buy one of their recycled scarves or blankets? What role is there for recycled Australian made textiles in the modern world? Where does art meet manufacturing?
15.01.2022 A resident of Hamnavoe, Shetland Islands in Scotland, Anne Eunson decided to knit herself a beautiful lace fence using twine. The fence is fashioned from strong... black twine - the same kind that is used to make fishing nets - and Anne knitted it on specially adapted curtain rods. It took her about three weeks to knit enough lace to surround her front garden, using a 23 stitch repeat of a familiar Shetland lace pattern. *Photo via Laine Glover, Social History
15.01.2022 This is Jeanette. She is from Timboon and is one of the original seamstresses from the Fletcher Jones factory. Shes pictured here with David from the Australia...n Fashion Council after our Creative Industries session focussing on Design and Fashion. Jeanette came along because she has a new passion brewing for making quality garments but she brought with her an incredible story and history linked to the fashion industry in Warrnambool. We have three sessions left to roll out, each with a different focus. Come along! The discussions were having are so wonderful and useful. Check them out in the events section of this page or at the website: https://strategy.rav.net.au See more
14.01.2022 Are you home and creating more art than ever before? Maybe youre missing your usual trips to the Art Gallery? Well Colac Otway Arts Trail has a solution for you! Head over to their webpage and go to the Faces of the Otways page to view the Otway Arts Trail online exhibition. You can also upload your own work or email it through and the wonderful creative volunteers at Colac Otway Arts Trail will help you set up your own page in the Faces of the Otways - virtual Arts Trail gallery.
13.01.2022 Who remembers this? Is your artwork featured? Have you been creating any Textile and Fibre Art during the Stay At Home period? Do tell
13.01.2022 Any Tim Burton Fans? The Neon Museum will be offering a Facebook Live Tour called Lost Vegas: Tim Burton @The Neon Museum presented by The Engelstad Foundation on April 10, at 1 p.m. PDT. If you go let us know if you spot any textile and fibre art.
12.01.2022 Round of applause to Chrissy LoRicco from WallKnots Macrame Collective for leading our community of CrossXpollinatioN followers through the art of macrame at the weekend. We hope you all had a wonderful time. Thanks to Chrissy and all our macrame workshop participants for sharing in the CrossXpollinatioN fibre and textile love.
12.01.2022 The reviews are in for CrossXpollinatioN 2019. Heres a sample: "Wonderful! Best one yet. Loved it." -CS "Beautiful exhibition. I admire the thought process and the creative use of a wide variety of media. Congratulations to all". -JR "Absolutely blown away with all the pieces of art. Amazing job, just beautiful. Love this every year (I can come over from Tasmania)." Dont miss your chance to visit CrossXpollinatioN, open daily at COPACC from 10am to 4pm until next Wednesday, 17 July.
10.01.2022 The beauty of youth. The flush of growth. As Robert Frost said, 'Nature's first green is gold'. So take time to appreciate the special moments of life and find life’s beauty in a single flower. ‘Forever Pink Bloom’ by Chelsea Sharp is the 23rd piece in the CrossXpollinatioN Adaptation Exhibition.... This work focuses on the finest moment of life, when the flower is fully blossomed. The Artist notes that although the flower she has created will be this stage forever, most flowers will slowly wilt, discolour and die. If you love this piece then give it your vote for the $500 People's Choice Award. And take a moment to look through all the artworks here https://www.copacc.com.au//Life-Exhibition-a/PeoplesChoice #crossxpollinationadaptation #xpoladapt #crossxpollination #naturesfirstgreenisgold #exhibition #exhibitions #covidartwork #blooming #feltersofinstagram #felted Tarndwarncoort Homestead #tarndie
10.01.2022 As COPACC gets ready to lower the curtains on its seventh CrossXpollinatioN fibre and textile art exhibition, its founder and former Artistic Director Carole Redlich has reflected on the journey of bringing the exhibition to life. Carole was one-half of the creative force that helped drive the exhibition from a discussion with COPACCs former manager Karen Patterson at her kitchen table; to a demonstration of the diversity of creative talent living and working in the region a...nd further afield. And despite a few nervous moments, a couple of setbacks and tweaks in the formula along the way, their dream of establishing a fibre arts exhibition in Colac begun. Carole has continued to be a guiding light behind the scenes for the COPACC team this year, and were eternally grateful for her support. CrossXpollinatioNs last days are tomorrow and Wednesday from 10am to 4pm. To read more of Caroles reflections on the history of CrossXpollinatioN, click here: https://www.colacotway.vic.gov.au//CrossXpollinatioN-co-cr
10.01.2022 Oscar Wilde famously said life was too important to be taken seriously; while John Lennon believed that life was what happened when you were busy making other plans. Whichever way you view Life, it provides a rich canvas for fibre and textile artists to interpret as the theme for CrossXpollinatioN 2020. The Life theme has been inspired by next years feature artist Andrew John Delaney, whose work will span life, death and the things that exist between.... Its time to get inspired fibre and textile friends. You can read more about CrossXpollination 2020 here: https://www.colacotway.vic.gov.au//Life-is-the-theme-of-Cr
08.01.2022 Breaking news! As we prepare to welcome in a full house tonight for The Sapphires at COPACC, were also keeping CrossXpollinatioN open for an evening viewing. If youre coming to The Sapphires, be sure to drop in a bit earlier to take in the beautiful fibre and textile art in the Civic Hall before seeing the show. Thanks to the Colac Makers Space volunteers for making tonights evening viewing of CrossXpollinatioN possible.
07.01.2022 Did you have a special place in your garden or local park where you could contemplate life this year? Hilary Peterson's 'Frog Garden', the 24th entry in the exhibition, brings such a place to mind. It shows both the beauty and fragility of nature found in the Artist's garden. Even sourcing the dyes used from the plants found there along with natural ochres. ... The presentation of the work reflects the scrolls which the Artist saw when traveling in Japan. Is this your favourite entry? You only have until tomorrow to vote in the People's Choice Award so don't miss out! Follow this link https://www.copacc.com.au//Life-Exhibition-a/PeoplesChoice #crossxpollination #xpoladapt #Xpol #crossxpollinationadaptation #froggarden #frogart #frog #naturaldyes #exhibition #exhibitions #awards #artaward
06.01.2022 Have you been crafting during the Stay at Home period? Heres a great research project you might like to be involved in. #stayhome #spreadartnotviruses A big thanks to our wonderful friends at The Makers Space for bringing this project to our attention.
05.01.2022 Fire has impacted so many of us this year, not only in Australia but right around the world. From California, to the Artic and beyond. This powerful work was created by Christine LoRicco of WallKnots Macrame Collective This is the 22nd entry in CrossXpollinatioN Adaptation and the winner of the 'Life' Art Prize. ... The Artist's Statement really must be read in full. It reads; 'There's a tenuous relationship between life and death. 2nd December 1998 two CFA tankers became trapped by fire. One successfully took survival action. The other lost, engulfed and destroyed. Honoring my brother, Five volunteer firefighters that died in the Linton bushfire in Victoria 22 years ago, lives were changed forever.' Please take the time to vote for your favourite entry https://www.copacc.com.au//Life-Exhibition-a/PeoplesChoice Only 2 days left to vote! #crossxpollinationadaptation #xpoladapt #crossxpollination #fire #AustralianFires #exhibition #exhibitions #lintonfires
04.01.2022 What do you think? Is tie dyeing art? Anyone here done any tie dyeing? Memories of the 60s? Share your thoughts
04.01.2022 The Wearable Art Market is in full swing here at COPACC. Come in and share the inspiration.
03.01.2022 Have you been to CrossXpollinatioN 2019 yet? Its open daily at COPACC from 10am to 4pm and entry is by gold coin donation. Were showcasing a range of innovative and inspiring fibre and textile art by talented makers from our community and further afield - we hope you can drop in before July 17. CrossXpollinatioN is proudly sponsored by Tarndie, Star Printing and the Baronga Motor Inn.
03.01.2022 The 2020 CrossXpollinatioN entry form is now live and on COPACCs website. We hope our 2020 theme - Life is inspiring you all to create amazing new works of fibre and textiles. Weve attached this gorgeous video to help get the creative process flowing. Thanks again to our CrossXpollinatioN principal sponsor Tarndwarncoort Homestead who is supporting this years exhibition. The entry form is available here: http://www.copacc.com.au/Exhibitions/CrossXpollinatioN
02.01.2022 Exciting news! WAM is back for CrossXpollinatioN 2020! Thats right, you can join us once again on for the Wearable Art Market, the highlight of the wearable art year in Colac-Otway. If youre an artist who makes wearables of any kind do leave a comment below if youd like to have a stall. ... If youre a wearer or wonderful works of art let us know what youd love to wear away from this years WAM. Featured is this lovely wearable by Avis Gardner from the WAM 2019.
01.01.2022 Time for a bit of CrossXpollinatioN love. Wed like to acknowledge the teams that brought you this years event. Thank you to our amazing Artistic Directors Veronica Phillips and Andrew John Delaney; and to the COPACC team, which worked so hard to coordinate the 2019 showcase of fibre and textile art.
