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11/06/2026

New tutorial coming up! Inspired by medieval wall paintings - latest gelli prints on baby wipes I used for cleaning up after a previous printing session. Again featuring earth pigments and a natural binder.

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10/06/2026

Continuing with my weathered walls/ancient frescoes theme, using earth pigments* and a natural binder (medium). In the layers: brown paper masks and botanicals.
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09/06/2026

My very first single-pull (reductive) gelli print! Three layers in one go, using earth paints*, natural acrylik medium and my favourite stencil.
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08/06/2026

Eucalypts, unlike deciduous trees, routinely lose (let loose) their leaves to conserve water in dry periods, remove accumulated toxins, and make room for fresh growth. Loose knots, loose threads, loose leaves!
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07/06/2026

This block had a slow and difficult birth! I think I’m happy now … featuring my ‘portion’ square from Words 2026. Naturally dyed silk, linen and cotton; gelli printing on cotton; ribbon; commercial fabrics including a leaf design from The Spotted Quoll Studio. Hand stitched.

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06/06/2026

Two of my textile art pieces on display over the weekend - part of an invitational group exhibition in the Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival. I’ll be sharing more photos in my next video, showcasing some amazing art quilts. Many thanks to Barbara Mellor and the Coastal Textile Art Group!

06/06/2026

Lots to share with you! Anytime from 7 pm today, Hobart time.

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05/06/2026

Two of my textile art pieces are on display this weekend - ‘Home is Here’ (2026) and ‘Wheels of Time’ (2014). Planning to see the exhibition this morning! Studio 5 at The Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival.

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04/06/2026

Kookaburra inspiration - 2 feathers found on the ground, left by a kookaburra who visits regularly! He also had a mate last summer and we could see their home from our back verandah, in a hollow tree near the creek. I stitched the pair in flight using a fly stitch after attaching the feathers, with foliage worked in backstitch and detached chain, and (appropriately) feather stitch! I added a few grasses and wildflowers as finishing touches. The background was collaged weeks ago, incorporating naturally dyed and transfer-printed cloth. The last image is of a stitched collage of mine which includes the feather in photo 3.

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03/06/2026

Baby wipes become fragments of … weathered walls … time … decay. Gelliprints on my cleanup wipes. There will be more!

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