SWANSEA.- A spectacular new exhibition opened at the National Waterfront Museum this weekend. The artistic talent of John Uzzell Edwards is on display with a fabulous series of abstract paintings from his world famous Welsh quilts collection. John, originally from the Rhymney Valley , but who has lived in the Upper Swansea Valley for the past 33 years, has been a keen painter since 1960. His work has always been inspired by Wales and its associated social and industrial history as well as his love for Welsh quilts and blankets. John uses the different patterns, textures, material and rhythms of the quilts to produce his own interpretative paintings. Some of the quilts which have inspired Johns work, and also on display as part of the exhibition, include a Swansea Crazy Quilt, made from scraps of velvet from a pre-war milliners shop in the town, a Llanelli Quilt, made entirely from miners shirts in the late 19