weaver/fibre artist
I entered the annual HokitikaJunk2Funk art and fashion event again this year. For the past year and a bit, I continued collecting the narrow plastic bags that our local newspaper, the Hokitika Guardian, comes wrapped in when delivered each day. Last year I had woven a small wall hanging with these Continue Reading →
Wave from the Coast – I was thrilled to be selected to be part of this highly successful group exhibit of 18 artists from the West Coast at the Christchurch Art Show from 19-22 June, and even more thrilled to sell four art works – all wall hangings woven in harakeke, Continue Reading →
I entered four art works in the Creative Fibre National Exhibition which was held at Dunedin Railway Station from 24 -28 April. This was the first time I had entered anything. My husband Rob and I travelled down to Dunedin for the opening of the exhibition. It was great to see Continue Reading →
RED was the title of this year’s annual exhibition of members of WAI – Westland Arts Inc – held in the Carnegie Gallery, Hokitika Museum from 14 – 28 April. The theme resulted in a very vibrant exhibition. I had four entries, all handwoven using dyed harakeke (NZ flax): Pohutukawa, Flaming Palm, Continue Reading →
Creative Fibre Westland Area Exhibition, Wild Fibre, was held in the Carnegie Gallery, Hokitika Museum, from 3 – 17 March and incorporated Hands On, the Creative Fibre national travelling exhibition. Setting up the exhibition was rather interesting as I had had knee surgery to remove part of my torn meniscus Continue Reading →
For the second year in a row WAI – Westland Arts Inc, had a stand at Art in the Park at Shantytown on 1/2 March. Six members took up the opportunity to exhibit work for sale. Sue Asplin and I went up early on the Saturday morning to set it Continue Reading →
Hokitika Junk2Funk, the annual fashion and art recycling event held at Carnegie Gallery, Hokitika Museum from 10 – 27 July. After missing the event last year because we were overseas, I put two entries into the exhibition part of the event. Dislocation Materials –found objects: rubber jandal and a piece Continue Reading →
EDGE was the title of WAI (Westland Arts Inc) members’ exhibition this year at the Carnegie Gallery, Hokitika Museum in April. Leading up to the exhibition we had a discussion about edge dynamics in permaculture and I could see lots of potential for creating art works in harakeke using some of Continue Reading →
The Creative Fibre Westland Area exhibition was held at Carnegie Gallery, Hokitika Museum in May in conjunction with the national travelling Sock it to ‘Em exhibition. Some general exhibition images: Some of my harakeke work in the exhibition:
This was the inaugural Hokitika Junk2Funk art and fashion event using at least 75% recycled materials. It was held at the Carnegie Gallery, Hokitika Museum from July. A large crowd attended the opening night where the fashion event was paraded. I modelled my entry Unravelled News which was a full Continue Reading →