Yushan Mt by Marielle Chauffour from France. Photo/Supplied
Yushan Mt by Marielle Chauffour from France. Photo/Supplied
Colourful quilts showcasing the wonders of the world will be stopping by in Rotorua this weekend.
The international quilting exhibition Natural Cities and Wonders of the World will be on display at Cottage Flair, 1127 Fenton St tomorrow and Sunday.
Aotearoa Quilters were invited by Nihon Heritage Quilters Guild in Japan, the organisers of the exhibition, to take part.
Aotearoa Quilters events co-ordinator Shirley Sparks says there are 90 quilters featured in the exhibition, with 30 each coming from New Zealand, Japan and France.
Each country was given the same 30 themes and each quilter was asked to create their interpretation of their allocated theme in a 50cm x 50cm quilt.
She says the themes are all relative to places around the world.
Each of the three countries submitted three places from their own countries, and the remaining 21places where made up from other locations around the world, she says.
Examples include Moeraki Boulders, Wai-o-Tapu, Aoraki/Mount Cook, and the Northern Lights.
Northern Lights by Shirley Sparks from New Zealand. Photo/Supplied
Shirley says this is the first time Aotearoa Quilters have been involved in an exhibition which included quilters from other countries.
"I think it's really good for us to see how people from other countries are interpreting the same themes we are using."
She says in the exhibition the theme will be at the top, with the three quilt from the three different countries under that, so people can clearly see the different ways places have been interpreted.
Shirley says it is also an opportunity to see the different techniques being used in other countries.
The exhibition has toured Japan and is touring in New Zealand until August before leaving for France.
Shirley says Cottage Flair in Rotorua was chosen to host the exhibition because it is a quilting shop and an attraction for people to come from out of the area, see the quilts, and shop there if they choose to.
She says they are expecting to people from surrounding areas like Hamilton, Whakatane, Tauranga to check it out.
"It's definitely a way of being able to see how other people are working, and it may help direct you in your own work.
"It's just like any art. If you are a lover of art, you love to see what other people are doing."
The exhibition will be open 9am to 3pm tomorrow and 10am to 3pm on Sunday. It is asked that people bring a gold coin donation.
