Samantha Pope Creations

Cityscape - Art Quilt  Dare to Differ is a quilt exhibition held every two years in South Australia. It is designed t o push t he boundaries of the contemporary art quilt  with the use of fabrics and other materials like paper, plastic, sheer fabrics, embellishments, texture and printing.  The interpretation of the guidelines i s up the the entrant. At the last Fibre Artist Network (FAN) meeting I attended in August there was a discussion as to how to make a 3D quilt from 2 layers of fibre stitched together while still maintaining a quilt format. One of the rules state " The work must possess the basic structural characteristics of a quilt and must be predominantly fibre comprised of at least 2 layers stitched together". This is my idea and the process it takes to complete my entry for this exhibition. Inspiration One the drive home from Adelaide I thought about this challenge, I liked the idea of a cityscape with the layers of buildings pressed tog

"Essence, All that makes Us what We are" The Fibre Artist Network of South Australia had a group exhibition in 2013 titled "Essence" a self portrait textile exhibition open to interpretation. Each participating member created an art work exactly 60cm by 80cm with the theme of self portrait.  The artist could determine what makes up their "Essence". The exhibition was on display in the Pepper Street Arts centre in Magil Adelaide. My art work titled "Pyrolysis & Perfume" is a combination of two images. One is of me wearing breathing apparatus (BA) used by the Country Fire Service (CFS) and the other is a head shot.  The CFS is a volunteer organisation overseen by the South Australian government. It trains people from all walks of life who usually live in a rural or remote are to become fire fighters. In an emergency the volunteers respond to bush fires, motor vehicle accidents, storm damage, building fires etc. We don't get pai