SAQA Benefit Auction Tranche 3

The 2013 SAQA Benefit Auction continues with the third tranche opening for bids on Monday, 23 September at 2:00pm Eastern (US) . This is a great opportunity to purchase quality textile art and support SAQA’s exhibition programs. You can view the quilts in this tranche at pages 3a and  3b of the SAQA website including these works donated by SAQA Oceania members:

Rice Paddy Julia Arden	NZ Paua Shell Buffy Beggs	Desert Finds Jenny Bowker	There Be Dragons Giselle Burningham
Journey On 2# Felicity Clarke	The Colours of the Outback Susie Cujes	Drip Drop Ruth de Vos	A Seasonal Change Sue Dennis
Metal Dianne Firth	Oceania - My Home Ali George	Journey Maggie Gilbert	On the Ferry Judy Hooworth
In Waters Cool & Clean Robyn McGrath	Private Property Hilary Metcalf	Fault Lines II Stephanie Newman	Essence of Australia Kate Oszko
Mallee Gums Jan Scudamore	Free Caroline Sharkey	Budgie Murmuration Brenda Gael Smith	Rags and Riches Linda Stokes
Gumnuts Lisa Walton	Floating Sally Westcott

SAQA Benefit Auction 2013: Second Tranche

The 2013 SAQA Benefit Auction continues with the second tranche opening for bids on Monday, 16 September at 2:00pm Eastern (US) . You can view the quilts in the section at pages 2a  2b of the SAQA website including The Romans #2 by SAQA Oceania member Averil Stuart-Head.

This slideshow presents all of the quilts available for purchase:

This is a great opportunity to purchase quality textile art and support SAQA’s exhibition programs.

SAQA Benefit Auction 2013 Opens 9 September

Get ready to bid!  The 2013 SAQA Benefit Auction opens on Monday, 9 September at 2:00pm Eastern (US) . The online auction is divided into three sections, one section per week. There is also an in person auction at the International Quilt Festival in Houston:

• 9-14 September: pages 1a  1b 
• 16-21 September: pages 2a  2b
• 23-28 September: pages 3a   3b
• 28 October - 3 November: quilts to be auctioned at International Quilt Festival (online bidding available on 28 and 29 October):  page a   page b

For the onine auction, on the first day of each section’s auction, the price for each piece in that section is $750. The next day (at 2:00 Eastern), the price drops to $550. The third day, it drops to $350, then $250, then $150, and finally $75. This week’s first tranche includes works by SAQA Oceania members:

Black & White #3 Linda Robertus	Sandlines Alison Schwabe

We hope you enjoyed the Oceania Collection Blog Hop.  You can view all 32 works donated to the auction by SAQA Oceania members in the Oceania Collection online gallery:  Support the SAQA exhibition programs by bidding early and often!

Blog Hop - Helen Beaven

The Oceania Collection Blog Hop ends today with a post by Helen Beaven of New Zealand!   Pop over to Helen's blog myinnerthread.blogspot.com to learn more about Fishnets, her donation to the 2013 SAQA Benefit Auction that starts on 9 September 2013 (Eastern Standard Time, USA).

Helen's work is part of the the special group of SAQA Benefit Auction art quilts selected by art quilt collectors Warren and Nancy Brakensiek that will be sold at the International Quilt Festival in Houston commencing on 28 October 2013.

View the Oceania Collection online gallery:

Blog Hop - Buffy Beggs

Today Buffy Beggs shares her Benefit Auction donation image.  Remember - only one week before the auction starts!!


Due to technical issues, we can't share process pics, but here's some information about the quilt design:

Buffy's image was created with the help of the Kaleidoscope Kreator software and InkAid.  The InkAid was painted on with a foam roller over canvas before inkjet printing.  This results in an image that looks like the image on your computer, rather than a faded version of it.  The InkAid has captured the vibrancy of the paua shell colours beautifully.

Check out more inspiration here!
2 September         Hilary Metcalf                 hilarymetcalf.wordpress.com 
6 September         Helen Beaven                 myinnerthread.blogspot.com (the last stop on the blog hop for this year)

Blog Hop - Hilary Metcalf

Today the Oceania Collection blog hop visits Hilary Metcalf at hilarymetcalf.wordpress.com
to learn more about her donation to the SAQA Benefit Auction 2013 - Private Property.

 

Other blog stops:

• 29 August             Sally Westcott                 sallydunn.blogspot.com
• 31 August             Stephanie Newman         stephanienewman.blogspot.com
• 4 September         Buffy Beggs                    SAQA Oceania Blog  
•  6 September         Helen Beaven                 myinnerthread.blogspot.com 

View the complete Oceania Collection Blog Hop timetable.