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‘Theatre Of The Grotesque No. 1’Hand woven tapestry This was the first in my Theatre Of The Grotesque series, in which I explore my childhood trauma through a series of vintage illustrations/photos - this one is from a cataract operation from the 19th century :O In this first piece I didn’t use text, as at the time I thought using text was far too obvious … though, to be honest, this means my messaging was way too vague.  Saying that, I still really love this tapestry, as confronting as the imagery is. Massive thanks to Josh Juett for the photo...

Did you know this?That’s hilarious - mine is a total hot mess … so when I saw this, I was inspired to get started :D I found these old pics of Anita wearing my original scarves that I was selling back in 2013!The first pic was taken where we used to live at Hallett Cove - we lived right near the cliff, and the beach further down is gorgeously rocky and picturesque! For the second pic - we took photos at a ruin called Old Kangaroo Inn, between Robe and Penola.  We’ll have to visit there again, it’s awesome! I...

Yes, I have updated the shop (which is looking a little empty right now!).  I have added a few Fruit Tingles scarves, which are the ones that have a dusty pink warp. Go and have a look!  :)

It's so satisfying cutting handwoven fabric off the loom - this is what I have been weaving lately!

It's always exciting cutting a tapestry off the loom!