EVENTS
Spring Forth
This art quilt is in the Aotearoa Quilters Members Colour Challenge travelling exhibition and will spend the next year travelling to different venues in New Zealand.
For more details, please visit our Awards page.
Early Spring bulbs burst forth through the still cold days, heralding a change of season.
Exhibition
Contours and Contrasts
31st March - 11th May 2025
Timeless Textiles Gallery, Newcastle, Australia
An exhibition of textile art/art quilts exploring the contours and contrasts in the landscape of the two countries that have shaped my life and experiences as a person and artist.
For more information go to the Timeless Textiles website.
Nature Observed
11th November - 1 December 2024
Carlton Gallery, The Arts Junction, Katikati, New Zealand
An exhibition of nature's observations from my urban and bush wanderings.
Exhibition
Australia Wide Nine
An Ozquilt Network Inc juried and touring exhibition
Tree Lines 3 has been juried into the AW9 touring exhibition and will travel with the exhibition for the next two years, 2024 - 2026.
Opening exhibition:
Fabrik Arts and Heritage Art Gallery, Lobethal, South Australia on 8th November 2024.
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Homage to the Shoo Fly
This piece was one of 20 quilts selected to be in the Aotearoa Quilters Members Challenge "Light It Up" travelling exhibition for 2023/24.
For more details, please visit our Awards page.
Artists Statement:
When light patterns are cast upon the platform high up in the tree tops of the Night Lights Tree Walk in the Redwoods, Rotorua, they become the inspiration for a modern interpretation of the Shoo Fly quilt pattern. A hand painted pattern which lights up and sparkles under spotlights.
Gentle Upon The Eucalypt
This artwork is currently touring Australia with Ozquilt Networks AW8 (Australia Wide Eight) exhibition, a juried biennial exhibition.
Artists Statement:
As the breeze gently breathes across the thickness of foliage a glimpse of sky pushes through.
Sunlight plays across the surfaces creating light and shadow penetrating and highlighting the structure of the individual leaves.
Changing the view sometimes dense in colour sometimes translucent always changing always delighting the senses.
Abundance on Exhibit in Japan
“Abundance” has been home briefly before heading off to the Quilts for Hitachi Project for the 19th Friendship Quilt Exhibition 2024 in Hitachi, Japan.
Hitachi is Tauranga’s sister city and I have had a quilt at a few of these exhibitions.
Artists Statement:
An abundance of Eucalypt flowers in full bloom glow in the soft morning light. These trees are growing proud, strong and straight; healthy with an abundance of leaves and vibrant flowers. The symbolism associated with Eucalyptus is strength, protection and abundance.