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This folio highlights work that is almost entirely hand dyed and painted with drawing being an important part of all the work. The drawing may be dye painted, done freely in gutta, or as couching and quilting done in a "hand drawn" expressive manner. Some of the work is split and reassembled and other work is machine pieced and quilted.
CAUGHT BY THE CHANGEABLE ELEMENTS - completed 2011. H 175 x W 68 cms.
A huge storm cloud at sunset is viewed through silhouettes of wind blown saplings. Winner of the Best of Show ACQUISITIVE award at the 2017 Australian Cotton Fibre Expo.
TASMANIAN INVITATION TO RETURN - completed 2013. H 70 x W 37.5 cms. Sold to private collector.
As the ferry pulls away from Devonport (Tasmania) at the end of a winter's day, the port light reflections in the Mersey River create the most welcoming sight. Gutta and dye paint on cotton fabric, free machine quilting over polyester sheer.
STORM GUST - completed 2011. H 175 x W 68 cms. Sold to private collector
Before the impending wild storm, a strong wind gust shakes the saplings viewed against
the orange sunset. Couched yarns add extra colour, texture and movement to the
hand dyed, painted and hand pieced cotton fabric. Free machine embroidery
and quilting enhance movement and texture in this art quilt.
MERSEY RIVER DANCE - completed 2013. H 70 x W 37.5 cms. Sold to private collector.
As the ferry pulls away from Devonport (Tasmania) at the end of a winter's day, the port light reflections dance on the waves of the Mersey River. Gutta and dye paint on cotton fabric, free machine quilting over polyester sheer.
SHADOW IN THE STORM - completed 2009. H 139 x W 50.5 cms. Sold to private collector.
Bright sunlight briefly creates long shadows on the grass ahead of an intense storm.
Couching accentuates the windy movement depicted in the hand dyed and pieced cotton fabric.
Free machine embroidery and quilting darken and lighten this art quilt to dramatise the shadow
of the running figure and the bold starkness of the lightening bolt.
FIRE FOLLOWS MY FERRY - completed 2013. H 70 x W 37.5 cms. Enquire to buy: .
As the ferry pulls away from the shore at the end of a winter's day, the port light reflections on the waves appear as fire in the wake of the Spirit of Tasmania. Gutta and dye paint on cotton fabric, free machine quilting over polyester sheer.
PURPLE FEAST - completed 2016. H 77.5 x W 44.5 cms. Enquire to buy: .
Small children love to pick fruit from our mulberry tree and climbing a ladder makes it even more exciting. The result is beautifu purple hands. Printed mulberry leaves with
dye paint and puff base on whole Japara cotton cloth. Finished with free machine quilting.
RAINBOW VINES - completed 2016. H 82 x W 62 cms. Enquire to buy: .
Flitting lorikeets momentarily appear like a rainbow above rows of spring vines.
Hand dye painted and printed on whole Japara cotton cloth. Free machine quilted.
SETTING SUN - completed 2019. H 77 x W 30.5 cms. Enquire to buy: .
Day's end and the final stages of sunset are glimpsed through the shadows of the artist's garden. Silk screened and dye painted cotton fabric with quilting and couched yarns.
PURPLE HARVEST - completed 2016. H 77.5 x W 44.5 cms. Enquire to buy: .
Small children love to pick fruit from our mulberry tree and climbing a ladder makes it even more exciting. The result is beautifu purple hands. Printed mulberry leaves with
dye paint and puff base on whole Japara cotton cloth. Finished with free machine quilting.
FAREWELL PARTY FOR MY FERRY - completed 2013. H 70 x W 37.5 cms. Enquire to buy: .
The port lights reflected in the wake of the ferry leaving Devonport are interpreted as streamers at a farewell party. Gutta and dye paint on cotton fabric, free machine quilting over polyester sheer.
LORIKEETS BLOOMING - completed 2016. H 82 x W 62. Enquire to buy: .
Three troublesome and noisy lorikeets swirl above rhythmic rows of vines and
are as colourful as flowers blooming above a sea of green.
Painted and printed on Whole Jappara cotton cloth. Free machine quilted.
FIREWORKS FOR MY FERRY - completed 2013. H 70 x W 37.5 cms. Sold to private collector.
Another interpretation of the Mersey River lights. Dye paint and gutta on cotton fabric, free machine quilting over polyester sheer.
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