Sunday, November 26, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
White Quilt
This is entirely hand made and took 233 hours to make. It is crib sized and was made for a newborn baby. It is currently for sale.
Price on request however the price will reflect the extensive hand quilting and time consuming nature of a project of this calibre.
This is an heirloom piece.
Snuggle Ruggle
This is the most popular quilt that I have made and I have sold seven to date.
The quilt is made of a very soft flannel making it ideal for children as well as being fully reversible.
Drama
This piece is a lapsized quilt that was bought at the Art Show in February 2006. It is a windmill star pattern.
Pansy Park
This quilt, a king sized piece in traditional colours and design, was sold to an architect at the Art Show in February 2006.
Violet Haze
Spring violets with soft green stars forms the basis of this quilt. It is a single bed size quilt and is currently for sale.
Price on request.
Chasing Fairies
Chasing Fairies was created to celebrate the third birthday of a child. The owner, a local property developer, has amassed a large collection of my quilts and I am cuurrently arranging for more examples of my work to be photographed.
Antique Roses
Antique Roses is a tea dyed pink and green floral quilt in a sampler style.
It is both hand and machine quilted and was commissioned for a twenty first birthday present.
Autumn Leaves
This was commsioned in the couple's favourite autumnal colours as a wall hanging and was their gift to each other at their recent wedding.
It is currently in Far North Queensland.
Green Scallops
Green Scallops has been retained as one of my showcase items to show prospective clients an example of my work.
It is a green and yellow multistar pattern with a floral scalloped border.
Dinner
This quilt has been created from three long strips of all white fabric and has been designed in the log-cabin setting.
It was commissioned by a well known Brisbane identity.
Daisies
This quilt was donated to "Angels Care" a fundraising company that flies children with cancer from the Australian outback to their respective hospitals for treatment.
I wanted the hospital to have something that they could raffle which would raise money for such a good cause.
Media Release
INTERNATIONAL QUILT ARTIST
First Brisbane Exhibition
“Quilting is a way to link colour and geometry in the most amazing manner” Jann Olsson said today.
“And the explosion of colour is what appeals to me”.
Jann was speaking at the launch of her first exhibition which is being held at the Everingham Gallery in New Farm. The exhibition features a wide variety of her handmade quilts.
“These are like works of art” she said. “They appeal to people with an eye for colour and detail and, because of this, I do a lot of commissioned work – in different colours, fabric and styles”
“The best thing about quilting is that it is a very versatile medium and people can use them or display them on their walls.”
“I sell a lot overseas” she continued. “Hong Kong is a big market although I have sold quilts throughout Asia. I recently did a great one for a family in India to commemorate their son’s wedding. I think that a lot of these countries love the workmanship and the status that comes with having a handmade item. Many of them have been commissioned as presents as these items can be personalised.”
Jann first started sewing at the McCabe Academy of Dressmaking although she honed her skills in Toronto when she studied couturier dressmaking. Travels throughout Asia and Thailand encouraged a love of fine work and embroidery and one of her first business ventures was Granny’s heritage – an import export business.
Jann also has a strong theatrical background and was the State Manager of the Elizabethan Theatre Trust and Entertainer as well as performing publicly as singer and dancer from the age of seven.
She was the owner of Posh Nosh catering and Jann's Place restaurant as well as being a fixture in the Brisbane social pages until she decided to concentrate more fully on her handicrafts.
“This has become a passion for me” she said. “There simply aren’t enough hours in the day to sew as much as I want”.
Jann’s work can be seen at the Everingham Gallery until the end of February 2006.
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First Brisbane Exhibition
“Quilting is a way to link colour and geometry in the most amazing manner” Jann Olsson said today.
“And the explosion of colour is what appeals to me”.
Jann was speaking at the launch of her first exhibition which is being held at the Everingham Gallery in New Farm. The exhibition features a wide variety of her handmade quilts.
“These are like works of art” she said. “They appeal to people with an eye for colour and detail and, because of this, I do a lot of commissioned work – in different colours, fabric and styles”
“The best thing about quilting is that it is a very versatile medium and people can use them or display them on their walls.”
“I sell a lot overseas” she continued. “Hong Kong is a big market although I have sold quilts throughout Asia. I recently did a great one for a family in India to commemorate their son’s wedding. I think that a lot of these countries love the workmanship and the status that comes with having a handmade item. Many of them have been commissioned as presents as these items can be personalised.”
Jann first started sewing at the McCabe Academy of Dressmaking although she honed her skills in Toronto when she studied couturier dressmaking. Travels throughout Asia and Thailand encouraged a love of fine work and embroidery and one of her first business ventures was Granny’s heritage – an import export business.
Jann also has a strong theatrical background and was the State Manager of the Elizabethan Theatre Trust and Entertainer as well as performing publicly as singer and dancer from the age of seven.
She was the owner of Posh Nosh catering and Jann's Place restaurant as well as being a fixture in the Brisbane social pages until she decided to concentrate more fully on her handicrafts.
“This has become a passion for me” she said. “There simply aren’t enough hours in the day to sew as much as I want”.
Jann’s work can be seen at the Everingham Gallery until the end of February 2006.
//ends
Quilting
I have a passion for quilting and have decided to create this webpage to showcase some of my pieces. I work to commission or direct sale and have been doing this for many years. Recently I exhibited my work at an Art Gallery in Brisbane, Australia and my work is collected around the world - my clients come from as far away as the Channel Islands, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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