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Stitching at virtual conference

SAQA 2020 MOSaiQA Virtual Conference I had the perfect opportunity to work on my series in that last three days whilst participating in SAQA’s virtual conference.  What an experience! Read my earlier post http://SAQA…

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How to care for silk textiles

  Silk is such a lovely fabric.  It is amazing how from small cocoons hundreds of metres of silk thread are unravelled and then woven into luxurious fabrics. I love working with silk…

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SAQA Virtual Conference a consequence of coronavirus

Crazy World We live in a crazy world this year.  Bushfires, extreme summer, day after day of heavy smoke.  But whilst that was all happening here where I live, on the other side…

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Eco printing samples of Eucalyptus polyanthemos leaves

Experimenting with eco printing different eucalyptus leaves is really fun!!!!!!!  On Tuesday at the garden club little stems of Eucalyptus polyanthemos were used in a display. The differences between juvenile and mature leaves…

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Dyeing with Plants

Dyeing with plants is an ancient craft. Extracting pigment from plants and soil is my way of saving colours, of finding hidden colours, of catching nature’s range of colours and arranging it on fabric and…

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My Art Process

I decided to document my current art process as so many have asked me to describe it. Maybe you have heard of the Slow Movement or Slow living.  In the textile world it…

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Fight for Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence Part 3

Fight for Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence Speech given by me in Canberra on the occasion of celebrating 100 years of Restatement of Lithuania’s Independence PART 3 Why -how did it regain its independence?…

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Fight for Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence Part 2

Fight for Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence Speech given by me in Canberra on the occasion of celebrating 100 years of Restatement of Lithuania’s Independence PART 2 Whilst the movement to regain statehood was…

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Fight for Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence Part 1

Fight for Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence Speech given by me in Canberra on the occasion of celebrating 100 years of Restatement of Lithuania’s Independence PART 1 We have gathered today to celebrate and…

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Old copper ready for use

I came home from summer school in Ballarat to find my husband had my copper ready for me to use.  I bought an old copper last year in Tasmania in an old wares…

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