I discovered quilt making whilst pregnant with my second child (who is now over 30) and learnt the different techniques involved. This has helped me greatly to evolve into textile art and mixed media. While technically some of my textile work qualifies as an art quilt (because it has layers), it is definitely wall art, not anything that you would put on a bed. I prefer to embroider by hand, although some of my work is embellished by sewing machine. Paint, paper, found materials and building supplies are often incorporated into the mix.
I also paint in both acrylics and watercolour, and do printmaking. Sometimes I can mix everything together into one beautiful artwork. Nothing is out of bounds!
Juried Exhibitions - Finalist
- Golden Textures Contemporary Art Quilt Award – Central Goldfields Gallery, Maryborough, Vic 28/6/25 to 12/10/25
- Primal Forces – Fire – SAQA exhibition travelling through the USA from 12/9/25 to 31/12/28
- One Step Further – Kyneton Gallery, Kyneton Vic 19/9/24 – 14/10/24
- Joining Threads – Joint SAQA/Timeless Textiles Gallery exhibition at Newcastle 15/8/25 – 16/9/24
- Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize – Manly Art Gallery 2-25/8/24
- Australia Wide 8 - Travelled throughout Australia from July 2022 to end of 2024
- Gosford Art Prize – Gosford Regional Gallery 1-31/10/22
- Art Quilt Australia 2021 - travelled throughout Australia from June 2021 to March 2022
- Australia Wide 7 - Travelled throughout Australia and to the National Quilt Museum, Paducah, USA. October 2020 to October 2022
Invitational Exhibitions
- Vastness – Timeless Textiles Gallery, Newcastle 8/1/25 – 16/2/25
- Coo-ee – Timeless Textiles Gallery, Newcastle 3/11/22 – 11/12/22
Awards
- First Prize – Mixed Media – Central Coast Art Society Feb 2025
Publications
- Art Quilting Studio Autumn 2023: Artist profile
- Art Quilting Studio Spring 2022: Artist profile
- The Gift of Stitching issue 70 Jan/Feb 2012: Blackwork project
- Embroidery and Cross Stitch Magazine Feb 2012: Artist profile
- Embroidery and Cross Stitch Magazine Feb 2012: Blackwork project
- Embroidery and Cross Stitch Creations: Cross Stitch project
- Creative Embroidery and Cross Stitch – Vol 19 #12: Artist profile
- Inspirational Embroidery and Cross Stitch – Vol 20, #12: Cross Stitch project
- Amazing Cross Stitch and Embroidery – Vol21 #11: Embroidery project
- Embroidery, Cross Stitch and Beyond – Vol 20 #9: Blackwork project
- Australian Craft and Decorating: Glass etching project
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