I have been sewing for most of my life. I grew up in a creative household where I learnt many different arts and crafts and was always looking for something new to try. Dressmaking was something I have done my whole adult life, and still enjoy the creative process today. My love of art saw me do many workshops and short TAFE courses including watercolour painting, life drawing and photography. When patchwork stores began popping up in my area I joined the ranks of quilters. It was only a matter of time before my passion for art and my love of sewing would collide and merge into my journey into textile art.
Thus began my textile journey. My subject matter in my early works was
based on fantasy and imagination, with dragons, buddhas and goddesses all
featuring. There was a heavy design
influence of Asian and Art Nouveau in many of these works.
Eventually, my passion for bird watching
became a driving force in the more recent body of work, which in turn has led
on to other works from nature incorporating insects and the amazing diversity
of flowers and plant life.
I began exhibiting my work at local quilt shows in 2002 and since then I have achieved the following:
Awards and Achievements
Bush Stone Curlew
2018 Juried Entry State of the Art Quilt travelling Exhibition, Qld Quilters
2017 Finalist Holmes Realistic Bird Art Prize - Caloundra Regional Gallery
Mooloolah River Wallum
2017 Finalist Local Artist Local Content Art Prize - Caloundra Regional Gallery
Capers in the Wallum
2017 Finalist Australina Quilt Convention Challenge "Flora and Fauna"
Delightful Daisies
2017 2nd Place Pictorial, Best Use of Dyes & Pigments, Judges Choice - Quilt NSW Show, Sydney
2016 3rd Place Pictorial - Qld Quilt Show, Brisbane
High Priestess
2016 3rd Place - Qld Quilters Challenge
Dutch Love
2016 3rd Place Professional Small - RNA Quilts Across Qld, Brisbane
Splendid Love
2018 Juried Entry State of the Art Quilt travelling Exhibition, Qld Quilters
2017 Finalist Holmes Realistic Bird Art Prize - Caloundra Regional Gallery
Mooloolah River Wallum
2017 Finalist Local Artist Local Content Art Prize - Caloundra Regional Gallery
Capers in the Wallum
2017 Finalist Australina Quilt Convention Challenge "Flora and Fauna"
Delightful Daisies
2017 2nd Place Pictorial, Best Use of Dyes & Pigments, Judges Choice - Quilt NSW Show, Sydney
2016 3rd Place Pictorial - Qld Quilt Show, Brisbane
High Priestess
2016 3rd Place - Qld Quilters Challenge
Dutch Love
2016 3rd Place Professional Small - RNA Quilts Across Qld, Brisbane
Splendid Love
2015 Juried Entry - Australian Quilt Convention Challenge - "True Blue"
The Lily Pond
2016 1st Place Pictorial - RNA Quilts Across Queensland, Brisbane
2015 Juried Entry - World Quilt & Textile Competition, U.S.A.
2015 Juried Entry - World Quilt & Textile Competition, U.S.A.
Forest Floor
2014 3rd Place Professional Small Quilt - RNA Quilts Across Queensland, Brisbane
Cynthia's Geranium
2015 2nd Place Pictorial - NSW Quilters Guild Quilt Show, Sydney
2014 3rd Place Open Art Quilt - RNA Quilts Across Queensland, Brisbane
2014 Best Use of Colour - RNA Quilts Across Queensland, Brisbane
2014 2nd Place Pictorial - Queensland Quilters Show, Brisbane
Corepsis
2015 1st Place Pictorial - Queensland Quilters Show, Brisbane
2015 3rd place Pictorial - RNA Quilts Across Qld, Brisbane
2014 Best of Country - World Quilt & Textile, USA
2015 3rd place Pictorial - RNA Quilts Across Qld, Brisbane
2014 Best of Country - World Quilt & Textile, USA
2014 Viewer's Choice - Mountain Quilters Bi-ennial Show, Peachester
2013 Viewer's Choice - Aust Quilt Convention Challenge, Melbourne
Pearl, Siren of the Sea
2012
Judges Commendation - NSW
Quilters Guild Challenge, Sydney
A Touch of Dutch
2012 3rd
Place Professional Applique or other techniques - RNA
Quilts Across Qld, Brisbane
Rainbow Bee-Eater
2010 2nd
Place Viewer’s Choice - Mountain
Quilters Club Biennial Quilt Show, Peachester
2009
1st Place Professional Small Quilt - RNA Quilts Across Queensland, Brisbane
The Sentinel
2008
1st Place - NSW
Quilters Guild Challenge, Sydney
Rufous Fantail
2008 2nd
Place Professional Small Quilt - Queensland
Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane
Alexandra’s Interlude
2008 3rd
Place Pictorial - Queensland
Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane
Rainbow in the Banksia
2008 2nd
Place Viewer’s Choice - Mountain
Quilters Club Biennial Quilt Show, Peachester
2007 2nd
Place Professional Small Quilt - RNA
Quilts Across Queensland, Brisbane
2007 Judges
Commendation - NSW Quilters Guild Quilt Show, Sydney
2006 2nd
Place Pictorial - Queensland
Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane
Tara
2007 Juried
Entry - World
Quilt & Textile, U.S.A.
2005 2nd
Place Pictorial - Queensland
Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane
Manjushri- Bodhisattva of Wisdom
2004 1st
Place Professional Small Quilt - Queensland
Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane
Tranquil Mind, Peaceful Heart
2004 1st
Place Miniature - Queensland
Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane
Alien Oddity
2004 Highly
Commended - South
East Qld Quilt Show Challenge, Caloundra
Divine your Destiny
2004 Highly
Commended - Caloundra
Arts & Craft Festival, Caloundra
2003 Two
Judges Choice - Queensland
Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane
Emperors of the Elements
2004 Juried
Entry - World
Quilt & Textile, U.S.A.
2003 1st
Place Pictorial - Queensland
Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane
Guide me Through the Storm
2003 1st
Place Miniature - Queensland
Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane
Where theCultures Meet
2003 1st
Place adult textile - W.O.E.I.E.
Festival Art Cometition, Eudlo
Gallery Exhibitions
- 2016 Exhibited with the Textile Art Group at "Nature as Designer 3" exhibition at The Hub Gallery, Caboolture
- 2015/16 Exhibited with local artists at the "A Little Piece of the Sun" exhibition at Vianta Arts, Beerwah
- 2015 Exhibited with the Textile Art Group at the "Threads of Nature" exhibition at Aspire Gallery, Paddington, Brisbane
- 2010 Exhibited with the Textile Art Group at the "Nature as Designer 2" exhibition at the Graydon Gallery, New Farm, Brisbane
- 2008 Exhibited with the Textile Art Group at the “Many Voices, Common Thread” exhibition at Pine Rivers Regional Art Gallery, Strathpine
- 2004 Exhibited with the Textile Art Group at the “Art in Textiles” exhibition, Redcliffe Art Gallery, Redcliffe
Judging
Caboolture
Agricultural Show 2012, 2013, 2015 to 2018 - Quilt Sections.
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