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“She’s helped out on my Fashion for Funerals show and more recently she’s assisted me in designing and making my first pair of denim jeans for a show at Radius Art Gallery in Hepburn last year.”<\/p>\n
McEldrew said it’s been a joy to partner with a likeminded artist.<\/p>\n
“It’s a challenging thing to collaborate and to bring our vision into one,” she said.<\/p>\n
“You have to be open to taking on different ideas while still being true to yourself. It works well with us because we’re very open together.<\/p>\n
“I’d really like to see this piece become a wearable piece of art with a sculptural couture influence.<\/p>\n
“I really value working with Kat because there’s not many of us sewers and designers left in Ballarat who you can bounce ideas off.”<\/p>\n
Entries into the competition will close on Friday 25 October after which they’ll be displayed at Ross Creek Gallery from Friday 6 December until Sunday 22 December.<\/p>\n
The winners will be announced on opening night by head judge and Art Gallery of Ballarat curator Julie McLaren, with $3,000 in prize money to be awarded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TWO Ballarat fashion creatives and longtime friends have been hard at work for the past few weeks. Koshka Art Fuelled Fashion’s Kat Pengelly and Clare McEldrew of Clasch Design have been designing a collaborative piece to enter into the first-ever Infuse Art Prize. Organised through Ross Creek Gallery, the competition was launched in February to […]<\/p>\n