Kookaburra feathers We have a resident pair of kookaburras, the largest of the kingfisher family. They have been here since we started l...

small work this morning This is a small piece I made this morning, to keep sewing. It is made with organza which is why it has that od...

In My Garden This Morning Kids are home from school today so don't hold out much hope for sewing. Last night it poured with rain,...

Small Silk Works Like everyone I seem to hit periods where all ideas seem to dry up, and I can't even look at my sewing machine. T...

Journal Quilt Chassy Tower In the year 2000 I did a studio residency at Chateau de Chassy , the residence of Frederique Tison. She kin...

Landscape in front of Chassy Tower 

We first encountered Picassiette in the summer of 2000 when I did a residency at Chateau de Chassy in France. We were visiting Chartres and ...

Picassiette, Chartres,France

I am over yesterday and gearing up for a kids halloween party tonight. I think I will be the wicked witch of Gellibrand. Spent more time ex...

great aunts and uncles 

Drochel lace from teh 18th century 

Yesterday was such a disheartening day that I walked around my garden this morning and tried to kick start or revive some spark of creativi...

Waratah 

The banksia flower 

Banksia 

My great grandmother in costume I am in my last year of finishing a masters in visual and performing art at Charles Sturt University.I s...

A few days ago in talking about the "rough" stitching of the griots coat I talked about the mark making qualities of the stitch. J...

Inspired by Kantha 

Detail stitching 

A Perfect Day in Venice