What inspired us?

Porte de la Notre Dame
Gail Davis
Whilst on a special trip to Paris, Gail photographed the doors of Notre Dame Cathedral. She loves the florid detail of these doors, at the entrance to this magnificent Cathedral.
Hand dyed silk, commercial wool and cotton. Hand embroidery, applique and quilting.

Chinese Door banner - inspiration for the work below.

Rosette: Door Banner (detail)

Annette Glare  with assistance from:

Susan Barker, Christene Boseley, Donna Caffrey, Gail Davis, Helen  Harvey,  Prue Hill, Robin Kaltenbach, Deborah Kennedy, Jenny Marty, Lorna,  Catherine  McClellan, Gina Sirabella, Mary Swan, Diana Thomas, Sheralie Wood.

This work is a riff on the Fukien Chinese tradition of placing a  ‘Rosette’on doors for auspicious occasions. The Chinese lucky ‘8’ is referenced  many times, both in the number of units and the rose drawings by my friends  using the number 8. 

Hand pieced, quilted and embroidered. Cotton fabric and thread.

Reef Door (detail)

Donna Caffrey

A buoy light marks the entrance to the reef, the bay or the ocean – doors to three different worlds.

A collage of commercial and hand dyed fabric scraps. Hand pieced,  machine and hand quilted and embroidered.

Moon Door (detail)

Sheralie Wood

I am interested at the moment in how complicated we make our lives, and in the inherent simplicity that is always there for us. In this piece I contrasted the elaborate interior with the view of the full moon through the doorway – the simplicity of the natural world.

Hand embroidered, dyed and appliquéd. Cotton & metallic fabric, hand dyed silk organza, cotton & metallic thread.

Scene on a Venice Canal (detail)

Annette Moylan

Inspired by my fascination with ancient palaces in varying states of  decay, viewed from ferry along the Grand Canal in Venice.

Hand felted, using natural wool fibre, with silk, linen & gauze overlay. Embellished with stitchery & metallic paints.

Title: Indian Door (detail)

Teresa Valenti

The worn, smooth surface of a door hints at the lives and history of  those  who have touched the aged, distressed wood previously. I am drawn to such textured surfaces, wanting to capture that age and history in fibre and stitch.

Silk background, silk paper, rust and chestnut dyed fabric, felt padding, machine and hand embroidery.

Four Faces of a Volcano (detail)

Linda Tagliari

Four aspects of a volcano: the eruption, lava flow, sulphur vent and volcanic rock formation.

Hand embroidered and quilted. Cotton and polyester fabric, silk and rayon thread.

Beyond the Gate #2 (detail)

Robin Kaltenbach

Inspired by the gate in a remote location at Lakes Entrance, “Who lives  behind that gate?”

Silk paper and threads.