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  • Womb to tomb

    Womb to tomb

    Since I committed to a solo exhibition in September (there was still heaps of time to get all the work done when I decided to do it last year) my mum passed away. This made me think about life and death, and I eventually decided to shape my exhibition to the theme of womb to…

    Wouna le Roux

    June 25, 2026
    exhibitions, textile art
    womb to tomb
  • More kawandis

    More kawandis

    Blue After I finished my sister’s kawandi, I started gathering the fabric for my brother’s. The plan was to go visit in the July holidays which allowed a good amount of time to get the kawandi finished. I started by preparing the backing, by unpicking a flanallete queen size flat sheet and basting a layer…

    Wouna le Roux

    April 3, 2026
    textile art
    comtemporary quilt, kawandi, quilt, quilting, quilts, sewing, Siddi women, Siddi-style
  • Kawandi workshop & quilt show

    Kawandi workshop & quilt show

    New for me in 2025 was running a kawandi workshop over eight weeks through the winter months. I applied tor funding from the Palmerston North City Council’s Creative Communities Fund and was lucky to be awarded some funds to cover costs. I have met lovely ladies, some with whom I am still keeping in touch,…

    Wouna le Roux

    December 11, 2025
    exhibitions, explorations, textile art
    art, Celebration of Quilts, comtemporary quilt, Creative Communities Fund, exhibition, kawandi, kawandi quilt, PNCC, quilt, quilting, quilts, Rose City Quilters, sewing, Siddi-style, tikeli
  • Manawatū art awards

    Manawatū art awards

    While I spent the bulk of the first half of the year working towards the exhibition at Te Manawa, I was also in-between making work for art awards and competitions, even though I kind of decided to give it a break for 2025. I got caught up in the process of making for awards, and…

    Wouna le Roux

    November 7, 2025
    exhibitions, textile art
    art, art awards, exhibition, exhibitions, Manawatu art trail, manawatū art, Manawatū art awards, textile art
  • The story behind my work for Te Puna o te Atua

    The story behind my work for Te Puna o te Atua

    Some time in 2024 (I think it was in the middle of the year) I found out Te Awahou Collective had an upcoming exhibition at Te Manawa. This was a huge thing for me and I am thrilled to be part of a group that had the opportunity to exhibit there. I was mulling over…

    Wouna le Roux

    June 19, 2025
    exhibitions, textile art
    binding, enroot, exhibition, knitting, te manawa, te puna o te atua, teabag quilt, text stitching, textile art, weaving, wrapping
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