Bio

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

Cabbage Whites
2018    3rd Place Professional Mixed Techniques Small - Queensland Quilt Show Brisbane

Wallum Flora
2018    3rd Place Open Pictorial Large - Queensland Quilt Show Brisbane

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
2018    2nd Place Pictorial, RNA Quilts Across Queensland, Brisbane
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.

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

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   3^rd Place Professional Applique or other techniques - RNA Quilts Across Qld, Brisbane

Rainbow Bee-Eater

2010   2^nd Place Viewer’s Choice -  Mountain Quilters Club Biennial Quilt Show, Peachester

2009  1^st Place Professional Small Quilt - RNA Quilts Across Queensland, Brisbane

The Sentinel

2008   1^st Place - NSW Quilters Guild Challenge, Sydney

Rufous Fantail

2008   2^nd Place Professional Small Quilt - Queensland Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane

Alexandra’s Interlude

2008   3^rd Place Pictorial - Queensland Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane

Rainbow in the Banksia

2008   2^nd Place Viewer’s Choice - Mountain Quilters Club Biennial Quilt Show, Peachester

2007   2^nd Place Professional Small Quilt - RNA Quilts Across Queensland, Brisbane

2007   Judges Commendation - NSW Quilters Guild Quilt Show, Sydney

2006   2^nd Place Pictorial - Queensland Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane

Tara

2007   Juried Entry - World Quilt & Textile, U.S.A.

2005   2^nd Place Pictorial - Queensland Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane

Manjushri- Bodhisattva of Wisdom

2004   1^st Place Professional Small Quilt - Queensland Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane

Tranquil Mind, Peaceful Heart

2004   1^st 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   1^st Place Pictorial - Queensland Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane

Guide me Through the Storm

2003   1^st Place Miniature - Queensland Quilters Quilt Show, Brisbane

Where theCultures Meet

2003   1^st 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.