July Yarn Club is inspired by Fiona Lowry
Fiona Lowry is a Sydney-based artist renowned for her ethereal airbrushed paintings that explore the psychological tension between beauty and unease. Using a soft, pastel palette and a distinctive airbrush technique, she creates dreamlike landscapes that often reference sites of historical trauma, such as the Belanglo State Forest. Her work delves into themes of vulnerability, melancholia, and danger, inviting viewers into scenes that are both alluring and unsettling.
Lowry's art often features solitary figures or nudes set against the Australian bush, blurring the lines between reality and memory. Her paintings evoke a sense of foreboding, reflecting her interest in the darker aspects of human experience and the haunting histories embedded in the landscape.
Throughout her career, Lowry has received significant recognition, including winning the 2008 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize for her self-portrait set in the Belanglo State Forest and the 2014 Archibald Prize for her portrait of architect Penelope Seidler. Her works are held in major Australian collections, such as the National Gallery of Australia and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, cementing her status as a leading figure in contemporary Australian art.
What I love about her works
I’m drawn to Fiona Lowry’s work because it feels like stepping into a dream - soft, quiet, but laced with tension. Her misty, airbrushed landscapes hold a kind of haunted beauty, where something unspoken lingers just beneath the surface. I love how she captures vulnerability and solitude in such a gentle, eerie way - it makes me pause, reflect, and feel. There's a stillness in her paintings that whispers, rather than shouts, and that subtle power really speaks to me.
What colours are planned for May?
This months' colours is for our pink overs!! Drawing inspiration from Fionas' paintings called "I act as the tongue of you" (painted in 2008) colours will be centered around shades of pink, coral and mauve from deep, moody tones to soft, delicate hues, reflecting the beauty of this painting.
To complement the ranges of pinks, the variegated colours will have accents of soft corals, with pops of mauve and orange, with a hint of ivory peaking through.
How does it work? Our Blackwattle Sock Club is a 'purchase as you go' type of club. Love January's colours? Snap up your favourites from the January collection. Prefer August’s palette? Pick from the August selection.
No subscriptions, no pressure - simply order the months you adore.
Pack options available for your mix and match:
- 2 x 100 gram solids (light + dark)
- 2 x 100 gram variegated (light + dark)
- 2 x 100 gram solid and variegated (medium + medium)
- 1 x mini skein
- 2 x mini skeins
- 3 x mini skeins
- 4 x mini skeins
- 5 x mini skeins
The mini skeins will be solid colours that will contrast/coordinate with the 100 gram skeins. The 3 variegated colours and the 3 solid colours (100 gram skeins) will fade into each other: light, medium and dark.
Each month we will create new colours....insert excited Angela here! Fun fact about me.....I LOVE creating new colours!!
When do they open and when do you post them to us? Sock Clubs open on the 1st of each month. Clubs will be posted at the end of each month. If you order other products at the same time, we will hold your order until the Sock Club yarns are ready to go. All packages will ship with tracking. You will receive an email letting you know the club has shipped with a tracking number (Australia Post Tracking Number).
Looking for sock pattern ideas? Here are a list of FREE sock patterns, available through Ravelry, that we think would work with our hand dyed yarns:
- Beauty and the Beast Socks by Elina Maaria
- Confetti by Karin Fernandes
- Twisted Lace Socks by Jennifer Anne
- Lemon Drizzle Socks by Debbi Ford
- Rickrack Socks by Nicole Simmons
- Krufka Socks by Comfort Zone Knits
- Sank Socks by Lotta H Lothgren
- Pine Tree Socks by L'oro unico
- Villiviini by Tiina Kuu
- Extranilla Socks by Meaghan Schmaltz