This exhibition commemorates the 15th anniversary of the Queensland Quilters annual State of the Art Quilt exhibition. Queensland Quilters Inc. defines an art quilt as a fibre or mixed media piece of two layers or more held together in some way. The finished piece needs to be identifiable as a quilt. The theme and size parameters of the entries were selected as a tribute to the 15 years of the exhibition and the 40 years of the organisation.
Near and Far depicts the artist’s personal connection with the Freestone Valley. It reflects a perspective shaped by dwelling amidst the clouds, capturing sweeping panoramas that look down, across, and up toward the magnificent skies. These skies watch over a valley imbued with everyday enchantment, from the delicate beauty of tiny wildflowers to the haunting allure or mist-shrouded houses.