Piecing Together; Mending, 2020


GAFFA Gallery, Sydney

This body of work has been completed on Gadigal land of the Eora nation, during the isolation period of the Covid 19 pandemic, sovereignty was never ceded.

These slow, meditative textiles and works on paper are exercises in intuitive collage. The works memorialize quiet moments of the everyday, and attempt to represent the physical distance and mental intimacy of our communities. Through the stitching together of shape and colour, new formations are found and healed. This focus on textiles comes from an acknowledgement of their passive presence in most aspects of life, whether through clothing, bedding, or more recently, masking. The piecing together and mending of textiles, allows for a meditative and physical practice of repairing, while being surrounded by the chaos of global events.

Works on paper


Selected textile works


Yolk, 2020Linen, muslin, embroidery thread, Tasmanian oak frame,25cm x 25cm

Yolk, 2020

Linen, muslin, embroidery thread, Tasmanian oak frame,

25cm x 25cm

Still, 2020Muslin, linen, cotton, embroidery thread, graphite, beeswax, Tasmanian oak frame32cm x 32cm

Still, 2020

Muslin, linen, cotton, embroidery thread, graphite, beeswax, Tasmanian oak frame

32cm x 32cm

Almost There, 2020Linen, avocado dyed cotton, thread61cm x 66cm

Almost There, 2020

Linen, avocado dyed cotton, thread

61cm x 66cm

 
 
Heavy, 2020Linen, embroidery thread, Tasmanian oak frame,25cm x 25cm

Heavy, 2020

Linen, embroidery thread, Tasmanian oak frame,

25cm x 25cm

Cusp, 2020Linen, avocado dyed muslin, embroidery thread, Tasmanian oak frame25cm x 25cm

Cusp, 2020

Linen, avocado dyed muslin, embroidery thread, Tasmanian oak frame

25cm x 25cm


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