A Pieceful Life

Thursday, October 24, 2024

More bracelets

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Just a few more bracelets….  
Friday, October 18, 2024

Textile jewellery

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I am sure I am not alone when I say this; I have any number of projects on the go at the moment. But I have become distracted with making te...
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Friday, September 20, 2024

Oh the joy oh Drawing

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  Nick Cave, in his newsletter, ask his readers what gave them joy.  He was overwhelmed by the responses and so has created a page on his we...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Women on the move

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  I don’t know why I only just thought to do this recently, putting my “women” on my tea cosies.  I am quite pleased with them. Women on the...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

A newish video

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 Let’s see if this works. I am in an artist collective and the skill set of one of our members is film and television. He made this short vi...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Mid winter stitching

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  It’s midwinter here in Australia. Heading to the shortest day of the year but there is still a bit  of sunshine so I’m taking every opport...
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Thursday, May 30, 2024

CLOTH AND CLAY

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  There is still time to catch this collaborative exhibition of my textiles  and three ceramicists.  I am really proud of how it has all com...
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I have been playing with textiles most of my life. In recent years I have developed a particular interest in japanese textiles. I started collecting used cotton kimonos and futon covers which were relatively inexpensive. I would unpick them and launder the pieces and then use the fabric to make new pieces, mostly quilts. More recently the fabric has become particularly expensive especially the older mended pieces (or boro) and I have had to curtail my collecting. In my work I have tried to develop pieces from within the limits of my fabric collection. I have made pieces which are almost monochromatic, such as only blues or only whites. This has challenged me to extract contrast and pattern and texture from within a very limited range of colour. I am smitten with indigo but also have explored whites and taupes and occasionally silks for the lustre they can contribute.
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