Creating Character soft sculpture 2023

Design Fringe, ‘Speculation: Eight Billion Little Utopias’, Linden New Art Gallery (MELB) 2023

Winner - Best Object Design

Speculation: Eight Billion Little Utopias, invites Australian designers to imagine a future in which imagination and provocation become the central concern of design practice. Not to solve problems or make products, but to start conversations and prompt us to think about imaginary futures, reframing our societies, communities, politics and ideals as catalysts for conversations.

Artwork statement:

‘Creating Character’ is a soft sculpture artwork made from dead-stock and vintage fabrics. It has been patchwork and stitched together using the traditional log-cabin quilting block to create a 3D companion.

The artwork celebrates the spirit of imagination and creating character. Patch-working various fabrics also reflects the diversity within our world, reminding us that collective strength arises from embracing our differences.  

It encourages viewers to reconsider their relationship with available resources and creates a space where reality blurs with make-believe, and everyday materials are transformed into magical companions leading to extraordinary worlds.

quilt top - 100% reclaimed natural fibres.

quilt backing/batting/binding - 100% re-claimed natural fibres.

plant dyes - NA

machine pieced, hand quilted, hand embroidered and appliquéd.

100 x 100 cm approx.