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I am an embroiderer turned art quilter.
Over the last 7 years, my work has explored well balanced design using a limited colour palette and the Rules of Thirds, often incorporating circles. Strong colours and simple shapes excite me. My work is either improvisionally cut and pieced or cut from my own patterns which are scaled up from my printmaking. My designs are driven by a desire for clean stark quilts that stand out from a distance. I use my own hand dyed fabrics which are also printed and discharged. I use simple stitching to integrate the work. As a relief from the very disciplined design work, I have started exploring whole cloth using mark making and text within a theme, “fabrications and script”. This different element of my work has political and social commentary. It can be very messy as I use various marker pens and dribbled acrylic inks. These quilts include hand stitch for texture. I have had three quilts accepted for the prestigious Fine Art Master Quilts competition at the Festival of Quilts, NEC, Birmingham, UK. Other quilts have been accepted for exhibitions touring in Europe, China, South Africa, the United States of America and Canada. In 2019, I received the NACQJ Award of Merit for my quilt, Lime Zest at the Mancuso World Quilt Competition. I am a member of SAQA, Studio Art Quilts Association and was a SAQA regional representative for over three years. I have curated and organised the three SAQA European and ME touring Exhibitions, Made in Europe 1, 2 and 3 as well as managing and curating Contemporary Quilt Group Challenges in the past. |
CQ West
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