Grampians Wildflower Show

Halls Gap Centenary Hall,

Thursday 30th September - Sunday 3rd October 2010 from 9.30am to 4.30pm daily 

I will be at the show with a cards and embroideries for sale.  As usual, I will be working away and happy to show you how my botanical studies are made.

Indij Art Gallery, Marysville

Excellent news - the roof is up on the Post Office and Indij Art Gallery building in the main street of Marysville.   The aim is to open sometime in October, and I am working as hard as I can to mount a solo exhibition in the Gallery for its Grand Opening.  The vaguaries of the weather and the building trade will have the final say on the exact date, but I'll try to be more diligent in keeping this site up to date to let you know details as they emerge.

General Information

I try to convey my delight in Australia's native plants by creating realistic models using machine embroidery. I build the three-dimensional pieces from fine wire and organza, heavily machine stitched with white rayon and/or polyester threads. These are then painted with dye and restitched with hand-dyed threads to add veins and special features. The detail of the piece is important - its myriad colours, the emerging flowers and leaves, and marks of insect damage etc. Each new specimen demands new techniques, and each new technique presents new problems and new solutions.

Click on Embroidery to find out more about how the pieces are made

Click on Embroidery Photos to view some examples of my work.

IIn 1997 I left Melbourne to travel Australia in a converted Toyota Coaster Bus,exploring the fascinating diversity of the countryside and its flora and fauna. After 10 happy years of wandering, 2007 saw the addition of a land base.  Unfortunately, the bushfires of February 2009 made this project somewhat short-lived.  I have now replaced the burnt-out bus with a nippy small campervan, and have my home and "studio" in the Temporary Village at Marysville.  I hope to be in my new home sometime next year.

For pictures of what was left of my house and bus click here :  Marysville Photos

Click on Travels to read about my recent travels

Click on Travel Photos and access some photos of the places I have visited

I have been involved in the traditional music scene for many years. My travels tend to take me from Festival to Festival. I particularly like silly songs. Click Music to find what has recently taken my fancy.

I am a keen cook. If I have recently found a really good recipe, you'll find it by clicking Recipes .