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TEXTILE CREATIONS FOR MY UNIVERSITY COURSE
| My side of the tent |
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| This was part of a group project - Context |
| REPETITION |
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| wall hanging using stamping,beading &free machine embroidery |
| Self Portrait 1 |
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| Tryptic divided into early childhood,today, young adulthood |
THE SECOND PORTRAIT OF SELF WAS PRESENTED LIKE A RUSSIAN NESTING DOLL WITH EACH LAYER PEELED OFF LIKE AN ONION TO REVEAL YET
ANOTHER WAY IN WHICH THE WORLD SEES ME.
THE SMALL NAKED DOLL WAS HIDDEN UNTIL LAST TO SHOW THAT UNDERNEATH MY MANY GUISES I AM STILL THE THIN YOUNG GIRL I USED
TO BE.
IT IS LIKE WE ADD ON ALL THE LAYERS TO HIDE WHO WE REALLY ARE.
| The Outer Self - Part 2 of Self Portrait Series |
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| We are made up of many layers under the outside persona that is presented to the world. |
| The Spotty -Menopausal Woman |
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| This is how my Doctor sees me |
| Another aspect of self |
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| The Gardener |
| Born to Shop |
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| One of the layers of ME |
| The Cat's Mother |
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| Another aspect of self |
| Chef |
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| Yet another layer of self |
My daughter said that I am like a mother hen I know when to push them out of the nest and when to hug them close.
| The Inner Self |
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| The slim hidden self that remains constant |
HANDMADE BOOKS
| A simple handmade book |
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| Cover embellished with rice paper, inks & fibres |
| Above Capricorn |
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| A journal of my life in Northern Australia 1980-1992 |
| Mt Isa mine at night |
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| layered paper & vellum - inside of book |
| Two more pages from Above Capricorn |
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| Mullamulla blooming & Reefs & Islands |
HAVE YOU SEEN OUR BOOK?
19 original patterns for
$A20.00 +
$A2.00 Postage & Handling
$A22.00
total
Cheques made out to Western Dollmakers Inc.
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