Artist's Statement

I have moved on from the regular grid format of traditional quilts. The rough geometry of nature and the looseness of aboriginal art suggest the shapes and divisions of the quilts. The colours and visual texture are influenced by the Australian landscape. They express a sense of place. The history of Australian quiltmaking is another source of inspiration, bush quilts are reinterpreted in a contemporary fashion. The fabrics themselves sometimes demand a particular design that would otherwise be overlooked. Most quilts are made in series so that variations on a theme can be explored.

RECENT INVOLVEMENTS AND SUCCESSES

Fundraising for the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games through QUILTS 2000 has dominated the last few years. Lectures and workshops throughout Australia and the world. International Teacher of the Year for 1994, scholarship to the International Quilt Festival, Houston. Named one of the "88 Leaders in the Quilt World Today" by the Japanese publishing company Nihon Vogue; invited artist, The World Quilt, Tokyo. Quillts exhibited Australia, USA, Canada, Spain, Holland, Germany, New Zealand, Japan. Quilts in private collections in various countries and the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Author of several books and articles on quilts. See Down Under Quilts, June 2001 for a recent profile.