I was delighted when Juliette Eckel invited me to become part of the Texnet 2 group in 2018. It was a new journey to meet 20 gifted textile artists from all over the world virtually and to interact and learn from them, using Facebook.
I am including 2 of my works for the exhibition that will hopefully launch at the European Patchwork Meeting in Alsace in September as well as 2 of my bigger works and introduce myself.
My theme for our ‘Calendar Exhibition’ is: ‘Dancing through the seasons’. This is February: (15x15cm), when snow is most likely in Ireland. ‘Dance of the Snowflakes’ was inspired by The Nutcracker Ballet by Tchaikovsky.
The month October: ‘Autumn Fairy’ from Cinderella by Prokofiev.
I am inspired by nature and everything beautiful. Working with the medium of textiles is wonderful, versatile and therapeutic. My philosophy is to open people’s eyes to beauty and to inspire others to be creative. I am not a full time artist but use every possible minute to do what I adore: creating artwork.
This is a work that was inspired by the woods around Emo, Co. Laois in the Midlands in Ireland. Paul Whiteley gave me permission to study and use his detailed photographs of red squirrels.
This is a work that was inspired by the woods around Emo, Co. Laois in the Midlands in Ireland. Paul Whiteley gave me permission to study and use his detailed photographs of red squirrels.
‘Freestate Flamingos’ was inspired by my homeland, South Africa.
My friend Marietjie Ferreira, took numerous photographs of the greater flamingos on their farm in the Freestate, close to where my husband grew up.
My friend Marietjie Ferreira, took numerous photographs of the greater flamingos on their farm in the Freestate, close to where my husband grew up.
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