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Bernardine Hine is a Sunshine Coast artist, working in textiles and mixed media. Her work is very much about the local region.  She makes field trips to photograph plants, landscapes, birds, and insects and uses these images as inspiration to then create her artwork from. This ranges from art quilts working larger scale to small thread paintings, showcasing the beauty of … [Read more...] about AW9 Preview: Bernardine Hine

Linda Balding is a Nowra textile artist working with print, dyeing, fabric and threads. In her art practice, Linda works with the tactile nature of fabrics, the clarity of print and the variety of natural dyed hues, to highlight the beauty of the bushland environment. Living in the forest on the NSW South Coast allows her to watch and be inspired by the continual change in … [Read more...] about AW9 Preview: Linda Balding

Julie Haddrick’s art tells the stories, expresses her ideas and is the driving force in her life. Her recent work explores sentiments close to home; of being the environmental impact of white settlement in South Australia and the decline / extinction of multiple animal, bird and plant species. Art comes from a deeper place inside her and central to this is expression that is … [Read more...] about AW9 Preview: Julie Haddrick

Working from her home in Boonah Queensland, Lorinda Freeman's work is her voice and is heavily influenced by her location, family and the world around us. Fabric manipulation, dye, stitch and applique combine to narrate her thoughts. Meaning, stories and her own truth is shown, sometimes in abstract or realistic form. D'Oyley, doily, doyley or doilie (40x40cm) is made from … [Read more...] about AW9 Preview: Lorinda Freeman

Lynette Weeks lives in Ocean Grove on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria. Her current focus is making contemporary art quilts. Along with eco-dyeing, she enjoys using the breakdown technique to develop interesting fabric. Hand stitching and mono-prints are sometimes added for impact. Dawn (40x40cm) is made from breakdown printed fabrics. See more artwork by Daena at: … [Read more...] about AW9 Preview: Lyn Weeks

Barbara Weeks lives in Busselton, Western Australia and works primarily with Australian Merino wool and fine silks. She creates surface design and depth of colour and texture through wax resist, painting, and wool lamination.  Barbara's art cloth is delightfully light and soft, appears delicate, but is strong and resilient. A soft movement beneath my feet, a vulnerability, … [Read more...] about AW9 Preview: Barbara Weeks

Wilma Cawley of Canberra arrived in Australia in the early 1980s from Holland. She has completed Diploma in Visual Arts and Design Practice. She is known for her whimsical quilts, which are often bold and colorful to draw the viewer in, so they can discover hand stitching and often the use of buttons. The batik background fabric has been waiting to be used in Wilma's fabric … [Read more...] about AW9 Preview: Wilma Cawley

Carol Leitch of Unima Beach, New South Wales loves working with fabric, embracing textural, tactile, and colorful elements. Exploring ways to manipulate and stitch leads her down endless lanes of discovery. Now working alone, she spends most days immersed in her craft, with a creative flow that never stops. Carol dreams in rainbows of color and hopes that others enjoy viewing … [Read more...] about AW9 Preview: Carol Leitch

Bev Butler of Macksville, New South Wales has always had an interest in art and design and worked as a production potter since the mid 70’s until flame-worked glass became a new interest in 1999. She pulled out the sewing machine in 2020 to make face masks and began to play with the leftover fabrics. 4 years on and Bev’s style is developing. Eucalyptus (40x40cm) is made from … [Read more...] about AW9 Preview: Bev Butler