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 2020 MoSAiQA Conference (Toronto) Nature’s Palette Series I am continuing on my current series Nature’s Palette.  My current work focuses on materiality. …

Read More

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 growing, economic conditions of the underdeveloped country with few job opportunities start playing a part. There was a large exodus to places…

Read More

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 place.  We bought it home and it needed careful looking over.  Finally it was decided that it would be safe to use…

Read More

Getting ready for Fashfest

It is only two weeks to Fashfest in Canberra.  I still have pieces to make.  Due to the very wet winter I am having trouble getting bright clear prints on some of the fabrics.  I was hoping for some bright colours but knew because of the water conditions that the colours would be muted.  I’m sorry…

Read More

Fashionation

I was very privileged to be part of the big fashion event in Cooma – Fashionation on 30 April.  The focus of the show was on wool.   The show was held in the Litchfield’s wool shed Cooma.  My first collection of eight pieces were all in wool and the second collection on wool silk blends.  It…

Read More

New year – new beginnings

I have been rather lax with this blog.  This year I have started the year with a bang in that  have been able to focus on studio time.  After Xmas I created the piece Adagio Etude –  the Lost City.  It is created entirely with pieces of eco dyed and printed fabrics. It is a  collaged abstract…

Read More