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CREATIVE FORCE

LATE AT NIGHT, while the coastal town of Kiama sleeps, Brydie Stewart is in her studio, immersed in a weaving made of unbleached linen. With absolute concentration and fast-moving fingers, she deftly knots diamonds and intricate geometric patterns, taking cues from the natural shapes and colours of the seascape and surrounding bushland of the NSW South Coast.

“I get lost in it; the rhythmic method of allowing myself the time to get deep within my work,” Brydie explains. “There’s nothing else quite like it.”

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