Last Sunday, our little group was proud to be at the opening of Sheila's exhibition of quilts at
76 Queen Street Gallery.
With a life-long interest in textiles, Sheila Beer’s work is focused on embroidery and quilting. She likes to create with a sense of fun and a lack of preciousness.
She loves the process of creating and ‘stepping outside the box’, whether or not it results in a completed work. She freely employs a host of techniques including paper and paint, combining this with textile and stitch in new ways. Currently, Sheila’s preferred technique is to stitch small hand held works that can be combined to produce larger works.
Sheila finds inspiration all around her and is especially inspired by artists who take the ordinary and make it extraordinary. She is also influenced by the art that nature itself creates. Her world is filled with inspiration and it is her hope that others may take something from her works and be inspired in turn.
She loves the process of creating and ‘stepping outside the box’, whether or not it results in a completed work. She freely employs a host of techniques including paper and paint, combining this with textile and stitch in new ways. Currently, Sheila’s preferred technique is to stitch small hand held works that can be combined to produce larger works.
Sheila finds inspiration all around her and is especially inspired by artists who take the ordinary and make it extraordinary. She is also influenced by the art that nature itself creates. Her world is filled with inspiration and it is her hope that others may take something from her works and be inspired in turn.
Our Guild President Wendy Schmid , (also a Stitchers Plus member), opened the exhibition, and we all enjoyed afternoon tea to celebrate with Sheila. The exhibition is being held in conjunction with the Australia Wide Six exhibition also on at 76 Queen Street Galleries. Both can be viewed until September 18th 2018.
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