Earth Wind Fire Water 2011 Beanie Festival Competition

In our Element: Earth Wind Fire Water 2011 Beanie Festival Competition

In 2011 we used the beanie to celebrate the Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire and Water. Textile artists utilised many mediums and techniques from weaving and felting to crochet and knitting. Ideas have come alive. Gallery One is where the ordinary beanie became extraordinary. Our creative fibre has been tested. The natural world celebrated and explored by the class of 2011.

The exhibition focused on work made at Mutijulu and Docker River- thankyou to the artists for their contribution. Work came from across Australia. Also from New Zealand, Holland, Belarus, Japan to name a few. Many thanks to all those whose work travelled to us in Alice. Open until Sunday July 17 2011, Araluen Galleries,


People's Choice Award: The favourite beanie of 2011 Winner The Wind Beanie Above: I'm Your Fan' Lisa Waller, Ballarat, Victoria.		1 Natural Fibres Beanie For a fabulous beanie made from of love of natural fibres, incorporating a great idea and skill. Above: Winner: 'Winter Wind' Llewena Newell, Coffin Bay Above Right :Special Mention: "Earth Wind Fire Water' Trish Castillo, Wyndham

The Water Beanie A beanie that encompasses our watery ways. Above: Winner: 'Water Sprite', Margaret Perkins, Melbourne		4 The Earth Beanie Explores our love of the ranges, the bush, the desert our relationship with the earth. Above: Winner: 'Scorched Earth' Raewyn Penrose, NZ

5 The Fire Beanie Explore the fire in your belly and the fire in our world. Above: Winner: 'Pheonix Rising' Adele Kenny, Elizabeth SA		6 The Champion Elements Beanie Make a beanie that expresses our relationship with all the elements, earth, wind, fire and water. Above: Winner: 'Mother Earth With New Breath' Meggan Jack, Northern Rivers

7 The Eileen Bladon Tea- Cosy Prize Tea- Cosies are sister objects to the beanie. Above : Winner: 'Tea for 2 or Drink of Love' Liudmila Abramova, Belorus		8 Ashford Australia Prize for Best Hand-felted Beanie Including wet felting, needle felting or knit and felt techniques. Above: Winner: 'Volcanic Ash' Val Pascall Horsham Victoria

9 The Central Australian Prize for an outstanding piece of work made by a local Centralian artist. Above: Winner: 'Fire' Isobel Major Papunya		New Wave Beanie Prize For a school-aged advanced beanie maker. Above: Winner: 'In My Garden' Kyah Gillen, Alice 12 years

The Robbie Beard Handspun Prize Prize for a work made with yarn handspun by the artist. Winner: 'Echidna Calling' Myra Males Bargo NSW		New Wave Beanie Encouragement Prize For a school-aged beginner beanie maker. Winner: 'Ocean Views' Jackson Taylor Evans, 6 years

10 Festival Committee Acquisition Prize For wonderful and unusual work. Winner: Lasseter and Tjunti Cave Maureen Watson Docker River

The Elements, Maria Schneider	Mary Grant	Fay Butt, Perth WA

Renate Kirkpatrick	Good Earth Val Bonny	Glenda Chatterton, Buckenderra NSW

Ezmerelda_Kulitja,Kultukatjura- detail.		Francine_Kulitja_Kaltukatja


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