| Profile |
| In my young years as a Danish child in a non English speaking immigrant family I "read" my mothers Danish knitting pattern books to fill the time. This may account for the knitting medium. | |
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| As an artist I am passionate about colour and texture and use my knits to surprise and encourage in the wearer a confidence of expression. A confidence to wear the unusual and to enjoy how it feels and how the colours shift and adjust depending on the light of the day or space one is in. A confidence to wear magic. | |
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| My work is usually created with natural fibres in many colours - wool, silk, cotton, linen, and mohair, and for textural experience and visual excitement include artificial fibres to further enhance a unique item. | |
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| I have exhibited for a number of years at the Compendium Gallery in Auckland New Zealand, and created pieces that have gone to New Zealand, the USA, Great Britain, Switzerland, East Timor, and Denmark. In New Zealand my work has been included in exhibitions in Auckland, Napier, Wellington, and Whangarei. | |
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| Craft / Art Experience: | |
| 1973/74 - Cook Street Market - Auckland. - designed and created knit and crochet garments for babies and children, hats and waistcoats of many colours for adults. I also made tie-dyed garments and natural cane baskets. | |
| 1976/78 - Craft group in Titirangi, New Zealand - I shared my knowledge of knitting, crochet, basket weaving as well as tie dying of fabrics. | |
| 1982/3 - Craft group at Arahoe Primary School - Titirangi, New Zealand. I taught various crafts to school children including crochet and basket weaving. | |
| 1990 - Workshop - Marbling on fabric & paper - with Maxine Lovegrove - Auckland, New Zealand. | |
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| Exhibitions include the following: | |
- "Gumbo Ya-Ya" 2002 - This was an exciting multi-media exhibition of paintings, sculpture and knit garments, held at the Yvonne Rust Gallery, The Quarry, in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.
Click here to see the News Article about this exhibition
- New Zealand Spinning, Weaving and Woolcrafts Society
Exhibition held at Victoria University, Wellington
- The Great New Zealand Cloak -1992
Certificate of Merit: Judged by Lucy Goffin, Textile Artist, Great Britain.
- Leather and Wool to Wear - 1992
- Wool to Wear - 1991
- N.Z. Wool Capital Fashion Design - 1990
Nominated: The Peter Dunkerly / Woolrest Knitwear in Fashion Award
Exhibition at the Century Theatre, Napier
- The Wearable Art Collection
- The Fashion Parade - 1989 - My work was included in an exhibition and parade first in Orewa, New Zealand, followed by a parade in Honolulu. All the artists and designers were from Rodney District, north of Auckland.
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| Published: | |
| Textile Fibre Forum Vol. 13, issue 1 No.39, 1994 | |
