2017 - What I did - the highlights

In the wee hours when I couldn't sleep, I started to worry - what had I achieved this year? Had I done enough? So began a slightly desperate search through the diary and the year's photos, in an attempt to mollify the questioning beast inside.
January:
Completed Anthozoa

Liam's Family Crest Leather book cover

Felt photo shoot

February:
Display in TAFE windows of WOW garments




















Continuing work on Cordycephila and Freyja until shipping in April

Work on Bubble Drift - unselected for WOW

Studies at TAFE in Digital Design and Swimwear resulting in Fighting Fish outfits for graduation parade, and two commissioned watercolours of design.

March: TAFE photoshoot for marketing

March 12 - Matt's son turns our world upside down by landing in Intensive Care for several months......

April: Jewellery Workshop at Fibres Ballarat, working with Aluminium and Titanium

May:  Flamingo Kit dress pattern drafted and made

Begin making 4 top hats, two out of hand made felt.

June:China holiday

Graduation, and display of Return to Earth at TAFE

 Felted wrap made for Beatrice for her 80th birthday, out of silk shibori pieces she had gifted me

Experimented with making several half scale mannequins

 Dress altered and headpiece made for Miss Chrissy

Dress made for Matt's grandaughter

 August: Ekka Natural Fibres Market - some new works made

New website created.

Practice painting for Traffic Signal Box before actual painting in September

 September: World of WearableArt

Jimmy Choo Symposium and ABC footage - Fimbria Figura and Forest Floor paraded at 2 events

Seat covers for Ziggy and Bruce the Studebakers made

October: Leather cover made for nephew, Antony

Odalisque on display at TAFE graduation

 Work begins on new WOW pieces Emergence and Coccinelle

November: Isolda on display at Reverse Garbage Queensland

Work continues on WOW 2018 pieces