FEATURED PROJECTS
Chapel Commission
In late 2010, a commission for the Newcastle Calvary Mater Hospital Chapel for me to create four large wall hangings was the catalyst to develop in the area of art quilts.
The commission was to create four altar cloths and to rework a previously commissioned wall hanging, for their new Chapel. The brief was for the work to be inclusive of all faiths and people and to reflect the Hunter region.
The result was four quilted wall hangings which reflect Hunter lifestyle and from the vantage point of the hospital these four aspects can be seen – the water, the land, the city and the valley.
The City
© 2011
200 x 100 cm
Free machine quilting, raw edge applique, hand coloured
The City reflects the ‘hub’, the centre of the Hunter Region; the busy port, the history, the commerce.
The Land
© 2011
200 x 100 cm
Free machine quilting, raw edge fused applique, hand coloured
The Land quilt acknowledges the timelessness of the land, what is above and beneath, and the importance of the land in the Hunter.
The Valley
© 2011
200 x 100 cm
Free machine quilting, raw edge fused applique, hand coloured
The Valley quilt reflects the importance of the Hunter Valley, the industry and lifestyle that it provides for many people.
The Water
© 2011
200 x 100 cm
Free machine quilting, raw edge fused applique, hand coloured
The Water quilt reflects the abundance of water ways from ocean to lakes that we are privileged to enjoy in the Hunter.
