Simple Crafty Life

“Unthinking” Exhibition

A poster for the exhibition, which location and dates (the exhibition ran through August of 2026 at the Gallery on Track).

My work was recently on display at the Gallery on Track in Goulburn, for a solo exhibition entitled “Unthinking”: Weaving to Forget the World.

Weaving is my way to forget: when I’m at my loom, the worries of the world fall away from my shoulders, and I can lose myself in the texture of natural yarns, and a tangle of vibrant colours.

I find the most effective “unthinking” happens when I’m deep diving into complex weave structures, and sampling to discover new possibilities in cloth. When I let go of weaving for a purpose, and simply weave for the experience, I carve out a quiet space in the corner of my mind where the chaos of outside thoughts can’t reach me. It nourishes me. 

This collection is the result of my recent “unthinking”: chaotic, colourful, weird.

I had over 100 works on display, with many samples of different weave structures.

  • Deflected Double Weave
  • Honeycomb
  • Waffle Weave
  • Four Colour Double Weave
  • Turned Bronson Lace
  • “Gebrochene” (Ms and Ws Twill)
  • and many other bits and pieces!

I will include some of these samples as part of my next weaving certificate submission (Advanced level) next year.

If you managed to make it to Goulburn to see this exhibition, then I’m hugely grateful: thank you for taking the time to travel and visit!

If you missed it, here is a very small selection of the works that were on display, up close and personal.

Deflected double weave with thick yarn (navy) and thin yarn (fine gold)
Deflected Double Weave
A silk scarf in Salmon and Yellow woven in Block Twill
Block Twill
A sample of Diversified Plain Weave in green and navy background, with white pattern motifs
Diversified Plain Weave
A sample of Turned Bronson lace in a rainbow of colours and a blocky graphic design
Turned Bronson Lace
A close-up of Honeycomb weave with Colour and Weave effects overlaid. The colours are pale green and dark purple and the thick threads form curves that are almost circular (harder to achieve in weaving)
Honeycomb
A bundle of waffle weave samples with a variety of textures. Some of the cells are deep, and some are shallow with loosely squiggly surface texture.
Waffle Weave
A sample of four colour double weave. Orange and Chocolate colours are in the warp, with a pale grey and Navy in the weft. Each square in the sample shows a shifted version of the pattern.
Four Colour Double Weave
A framed sample of double faced twill, which is a weft-faced weave. This was inspired ultimately by Anni Albers' work from the Bauhaus.
Bauhaus Inspired Double Faced Twill
A close-up of "Gebrochene" which is also known as Ms and Ws twill. The changes in direction for the twill diagonal forms intricately beautiful shapes when mirrored in the weft.
“Gebrochene” Twil

, , , ,

2 responses to ““Unthinking” Exhibition”

  1. StitchNSew Avatar
    StitchNSew

    Congratulations 🎉 Looks like it was a wonderful exhibit

    Reply
    1. Jessica Norris Avatar
      Jessica Norris

      Thank you! It was very successful. I’m super pleased 😁

      Reply

Leave a Reply

Discover more from Simple Crafty Life

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading