2 December 2023
Another tulle piece finished today …
Another tulle piece finished today …
The new 365 Challenge Star of Wonder quilt took up all my time in the last 18 months … so it’s lovely to find some space for my daily art practice again. I’m doing it in conjunction with Lisa Call’s Sketchbook Challenge. My rules this time are spending just 15 minutes a day continuing a … More Daily Art Practice
Spending the weekend getting ready for an exhibition for the Capricornia Printmakers. The theme this year is Viva Magenta (the name of the Pantone colour of the year). I’m continuing with my Harmonices Mundi series with the pieces. This one is inspired by the moon and the tides, and is part of a diptych. The … More Magenta Tide
I saw this photo the other day, and thought I’d add it here for you. I made this work in 2021. It is an ode to a lone mangrove on Kemp Beach on the Capricorn Coast. I collected the bright orange leaves discarded by red mangroves and washed up on the beach. I then dyed … More Wind Blown and Sea Soaked
So excited to be participating in a joint project between the Rockhampton Museum of Art and Capricornia Printmakers. The RMOA has an enviable collection of modern art, and this is at the centre of the project. Participating artists were asked to select a piece of art to inspire an artwork of our own. I chose … More Rockhampton Museum of Art Project
Exciting News! My long awaited NEW 365 Challenge Quilt is now available! Three years in the making, I’m excited to finally share it with you. Stars 1 July Sign Up NOW Make a quilt block every day for a year! AGAIN A brand new 365 Challenge. This time, a show-stopping quilt called Star of Wonder, where every … More NEW 365 Challenge Quilt Available!
A different variation on the circle theme: mono-printed fabric yesterday, and a sample block today. Have a weekend away in May with my quilting coven, so needed a quilty project. All ready to sew, sew, sew … just need to keep away from it until the assigned date, despite itching sewing fingers!
This weekend, I have done a little online workshop with Jenny Grant in Sweden I intended to watch some of the content, but not really follow along too closely … as I am so busy this weekend! But I became intrigued, and made a little piece anyway! I have never ever drawn a face before … More 24 April, 2022
Continuing work on the Harmonices Mundi series. I am enjoying focussing on this series. Each piece takes several days as I plan, paint and wait for parts to dry, stich; and they are at least twice the size of a postcard. I am not worried that I am not finishing a piece every day. After … More 22 & 23 April, 2022