Kerrie Maloney: Portfolio and Multiples

I am just back from the Geelong Fibre Forum. It has been a few years since I attended this event, however, as a veteran of these events it felt a bit like ‘coming home’. The class was Portfolio and Multiples, expertly tutored by Avril Makula. The week long class was devoted to the construction of a portfolio box and the creation of artwork to go inside the box. The idea was that participants would create a A5 box and a multiple of A5 artworks and then we would all swap so that our portfolio would then contain a collection.

Over the week I managed to make three portfolio boxes of different sizes and two very sturdy lidded boxes.

This was a class that required very accurate measuring and cutting.

The first box with a two ribbon fastening and collage piece on top.

The box opens out and contains multiple flaps to contain or enclose and protect the contents.

The exchange of multiple, one piece from each participant.

Another portfolio box, this one larger and with an inlay on the lid.

Flight Path, my exchange, I made a multiple of eight, each piece very similar but not identical. The original background collage was A3 which I then tore into eight pieces. A line of red machine stitching was used to indicate the flight path of the bee.

For the instructor, a card made with selvedges of book cloth and machine stitch.

No visit to this event is complete for me without checking out the grounds. This event is held at Geelong Grammar and started in the year 2000. I have watched the growth of the Clivea beds around the beautiful old red brick buildings and they are always in full bloom at this time of the year.