Textile retreats are a fantastic way to make new friends and develop new skills and I am excited to be part of the tutor team for Grampian Textures 2017 at Halls Gap in the Grampians National Park, Western Victoria from 18-23 March 2017. (I’ve never been to this part of the country but I hear […]
Teaching
Meet the Teacher at the Sydney Quilt Show
Sunday 26 June is the last day of the Sydney Quilt Show and I am pleased to be part of the “Meet the Teacher” program in the QuiltNSW exhibition area: 10am-12 noon: Lynn Hewitt (Finishing Your Quilt) and Shirley Gibson (Hand Quilting); and 2-4pm: Jan Foster (Machine Quilting) and Brenda Gael Smith (Creating with Felt). Catching […]
Wauchope Zone Get Together: 4-6 May
One of the things I love about teaching is travelling to new places and getting to meet other quilting and textile enthusiasts. The annual Wauchope Zone Get Together is coming up from 4-6 May and includes: a trunk show presentation by me on Wednesday, 4 May; Strata Various workshop on Thursday, 5 May; and Stacks […]
One Step Further 2015
The 2015 One Step Further exhibition opened last night, 22 October, at Mildura Arts Centre, Victoria and continues on exhibition until 7 December. I am delighted that it includes the latest work in my Wildflowers series – High Country Lupins #4 (78x81cm): This work is made from luscious Oliver Twist Felt Trios: I used a […]
Evolution, Change, Challenge: Wild Lupins #2
Evolution, Change, Challenge – A Contemporary Quilt, an exhibition of contemporary quilts runs from 28 August – 8 September at Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery. It includes my artwork: Wild Lupins #2: 100 x 70cm The ancient progenitors of lupins appeared in the Cretaceous period in Laurasia and the species has been evolving ever since. My […]
Workshop Spotlight: Lines of Beauty
I am pleased to announce a new workshop – Lines of Beauty: Explore the expressive qualities of finely pieced lines. This workshop includes a series of design exercises, covering both improvisational and intentional freeform machine piecing techniques, with a view to completing two or more small (12x12in) compositions and building skills and confidence for larger […]
