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Tussock
I
I spent 5 years of my
childhood in Kenya and since then I've always loved
the look and texture of dry grasslands. In this
quilt I painted and screenprinted the background
then fused strips of fabric onto the surface and
machine quilted it with different shades of yellow,
green, brown and purple thread.
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Tussock
II
Size: 133 x
52 cm
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Back
of Beyond
In 1989 I worked for 6
months in the Gascoine Junction area east of
Carnavon in Western Australia, first as a governess
to some children on a sheep station and then as a
shed hand on a shearing team. When I first went
there, the landscape seemed very barren but the
longer I stayed the more I saw.
$1200
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Masai
Mara
When I was 12 we went on a
family holiday to Masai Mara in Kenya. I was
helping my 3 year old sister to make sandcastles
down by the river when a group of locals came to
tell us that a crocodile had taken a child from
that very spot only the week before.
$1200
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Landforms
This quilt was inspired by
the rock formations near my home in Wellington. We
live in an earthquake prone area and the rocks are
folded and shattered.
$1500
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View
from the Hill
This quilt is made from
fabrics by Dijanne Ceval, Clare Plug and myself. It
was inspired by the view from a hill in the north
of Thailand, where the smoke from numerous fires
had turned the scene to sepia tones.
Size: 138 x 109
cm
$1200
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In a
Dry Land
I was brought up in
Africa, and have travelled a lot in South East Asia
and Australia. I always seem to be drawn to dry
grasslands rather than green places. Silk dyed with
natural dyes (Eucalyptus leaves). Hand
stitched.
2000
Size: 40 x 30cm
(approx)
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Detours
and Diversions
This set of 9 pieces
represents my travels through Africa, England,
Kenya, Australia and New Zealand. Silk dyed with
natural dyes such as eucalyptus leaves, flax and
lichen. Screenprinted with gold ink, hand
stitched.
1999
Size: Each piece
25cm x 25cm
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Life
is a River
This triptych represents
my travels through different environments to where
I am today. Silk dyed with natural dyes (Eucalyptus
leaves). Hand stitched.
1999
Student work done as part
of the Diploma of Art and Craft Design, Whitireia
Community Polytechnic.
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Jogjakarta
Homestay
In 1989, I spent 5 months
travelling by myself in South East Asia. I found
the constant attention (single white women are a
novelty) very wearing but it was a fellow traveller
that scared me the most. One night a European
backpacker let all the Homestay's birds out of
their cages and stuck a knife into my
door.
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