Welcome to my work, which brings together two series:
Play in Wartimes and Play in the Times of Post-War.
Both explore how play shapes childhood—sometimes as resilience in hardship, sometimes as joy in peace. Play in Wartimes reflects on children who find fleeting moments of play amid conflict and deprivation, expressed through stitched squares and wall pieces evoking desolate places. Play in the Times of Post-War draws on my own memories of growing up in Australia, where toys were scarce but freedom was abundant. Together, these works honour the resilience of children and the enduring spirit of play.
This artwork was included in a group exhibition called PLAY in Gallery 76, Embroiderers Guild of NSW, Queen Street. Concord West NSW.
These three wall pieces reflecting the desolate environments these children endure.
To stay true to their experiences, I work with hand-dyed, recycled, distressed fabrics and scraps of mixed media—materials that embody both fragility and resilience.They are 20 x 20 cms. with a pine box frame.
Play often evokes joy and freedom, yet for children in conflict zones, it is marked by fear and loss. This series Play in Wartimes explores this contrast.
Again reflecting the desolate environments and lack of playthings.
To stay true to their experiences, I work with hand-dyed, recycled, distressed fabrics and scraps of mixed media—materials that embody both fragility and resilience. The small sqaures are 12 x12 cms.
These thirty small reconstructed squares in the series Play in Wartimes speak to treachery and deprivation.
Play in the Times of Post-War. These art works celebrate that peaceful era, using indigo shibori-dyed fabrics, salt, and ink to evoke the colours and rhythm of the ocean
These three pieces use up-cycled chiffon, distressed recycled cotton, beads and stitch.
They are 20 x 20 cms. with a pine box frame. .
Born in 1946 and known as a post-war child, I recall a time when toys were few but freedom abundant. In Australia, we played by the sea and visited relatives—memories that inspire this series.
Play in the Times of Post-War photo book features embellished ‘bathers’ enhancing their nostalgic charm.
Photos of artist aged about 3 years taken on Brighton Beach, Melbourne, and with her brother Rodney and cousin Jeffrey in a sand castle boat at a Sydney North Shore Beach.
A small concertina book features black-and-white family seaside photos from 1949–1954.