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During the first weekend of July 2026 I was privileged to be the Guest Exhibitor for the Auckland Quiltmakers Quilt Show and Market. Framed small art quilts Although I have a reasonable amount of experience as an exhibitor, the outcome is always an unknown as one prepares for an exhibition. However I am experienced enough as a creator and exhibitor to know how to curate and hang a body of my work so that I am happy with the exhibition - whatever the outcome of an exhibition

From Top Left: Lois Parish Evans, Rosie James, Cas Holmes, Meredith Woolnough Before I move onto teaching at the Australasian Quilt Convention I wanted to write a blog about the Timelessness of Stitch exhibition but I have basically run out of time and so I am going to write up my opening address. "Congratulations Anne and Wilma for another wonderful and thought provoking exhibition. An exhibition that perhaps challenges your perception of the stitch and it’s place in conte

Bookending 2025 with Pop Up exhibitions at the local People's Gallery Part one of What Really Mattered in 2025 seemed to focus on international exhibitions but what is also important to me is being involved in the local or national art/ textile art scene. Bookending 2025, the year began with being part of a local group Pop Up exhibition, the "Summer Art" exhibition, at the People's Gallery, Historic Village; a group of six local artists exhibiting together all with very diffe