I’m very excited about going to Ireland to see the first Irish International Quilt Show from 7th to 10th June, 2012. My ‘Memories’ quilt, crazy patchwork, is 197cm down and 194cm across. It is all hand sewn using bits from my scrap bag and was completed in twelve months. I’ve wanted to visit Ireland for …
Layers of the rainforest art quilts have been accepted into the Forest Threads exhibition. This exhibition celebrates the International Year of Forests at the Whitehorse Art Space, Box Hill Town Hall. These quilts are a triptych exploring three layers of the forest, the canopy, the understorey and the forest floor. “My senses were overwhelmed with the …
‘Layers of the Rainforest’ accepted into International Year of Forests exhibition. Read More »
I am very excited to have been accepted into the Fisher’s Ghost Art Award. My ‘memories’ are built from the remnants of my sewing for family, friends and many years of sewing costumes for ballroom dancing and brides. The centre panel was found when I help clear out the home of a relative. This quilt is hand stitched and …
‘Memories’ selected finalist at The Campbelltown Arts Centre. Read More »
The Willoughby Banners were commissioned as part of the 1988 Australian Bicentenary celebrations. The banners were designed and constructed by artist Malcolm King, textile artist Yvonne Line, and many volunteers. The banners are currently in storage, and will be installed in The Concourse when construction is complete. First, the eternal land: the sea, the earth, …
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The much loved Willoughby Bicentennial Banners have been restored and returned to the community. They are now hanging in the new Civic Pavilion on The Concourse at Chatswood. The 14 appliqued and quilted banners were originally created to celebrate the Australian bicentenary in 1988. They depict the social history of the Willoughby area up to …
I look at my garden and see the different colours and textures of the earth, compost and fallen leaves strewn everywhere with the wind. Occasionally, there is a flash of colour from winter flowerings. The pods of the Illawarra Flame Tree hang dejectedly from the branches. Its leaves fall all year and do not break …
This quilt was influenced by the rock opals mined in Cooper Pedy, South Australia. It is one of a series of three art works. (1988) 128cm H x 156cm W
The idea for an artwork will come from many different places. This one started out as a piece of crunched up taffeta that I found as I rummaged through a box of fabrics left over from old ballroom dancing outfits. I generally name a work in progress, very early in its construction, but this one, …
This quilt was influenced by a trip to the Great Barrier Reef prior to global warming in this area. (1988) 157cm H x 155cm W
In the Bobbin Head National Park, north of Sydney Australia, there is a very old Sydney Red Gum growing on the edge of a sandstone cliff. The tree sheds its bark every year revealing wonderful shapes and colours. (1994) 162cm H x 135cm W.