The Artist
Rosalie
Rose
“Creative urges come in surges from the heart and tickling images in my head. They nag at me softly and consistently through the busy-ness of ordinary life until my hands listen. Then the cycle begins again.”
— Rosalie Rose
The Practice
I come from a family of creative beings — painters, quilters, authors, potters, poets, musicians, gardeners, boat builders and architects. A family who amidst the clockwork and practicality of a headstrong society finds spaces to tend to their creative urges.
The artworks I create are a meeting of my relationship with the earth and an honouring of something ancient. Cloth is ancient — one of humans' first technologies. As with most technologies, cloth has been interfered with to the point that what was once a practical solution to the needs of civilisation has now become a hazardous waste.
Through my art, I endeavour to restore beauty in its natural form using natural fibres, botanical dyes, rocks, shells, crystals and shapes that offer the memory that we are of this earth.
The rhythm and repetition of slow stitch offers a strength that is only found in patience and a pace that defies the instant gratification of modern life.
Country
I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri land on which we live and learn. I recognise their strong connection to the land and water and wish for their culture and wisdom to penetrate our current system. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.
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