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Personal Information
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Born 20 April 1953
Christchurch New Zealand
Married to Gavin Waters since 1972
Children - daughter Elizabeth (b.1973) and son Alan (b.1977)
Travelled extensively since 1991 as expatriate staff for an international
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Employment
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Laboratory Assistant
Banking – corporate information technology
Computer Consultant –help desk technology
Quilt Artist |
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Education relevant to
quilt making |
2000 –2003 quilt
valuer - Victorian Quilters’ Guild
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Quilt Making
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Began quilt making in
1989
Retired from computing in 1991
Became a quilt artist in 1993
Guest Lecturer to City and Guilds courses in Soft Furnishing, Textiles,
Fashion, Embroidery and Quilting throughout London and the South East of
England
Lecture and provide workshops to various Guilds and interested groups/organisations |
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Quilt Styles
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I have three
distinct styles of quilt making:
Geometric art quilts
Innovative Pictorial quilts mainly using birds or animals as a focal point.
Traditional quilts enhanced with machine quilting |
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Artist Statement
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My aim is to create
innovative quilts of technical excellence using the quilting pattern as an
integral part of the design. To use patterns drawn from my heritage of Maori
art without infringement of cultural issues. To promote the growth of quilt
making by providing my experience, especially in machine work to assist all
quilters and focus on teaching intermediate and advanced techniques |
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Organisation Membership
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Quilters’ Guild of the
British Isles American Quilters’ Society
International Quilt Association Victorian Quilters’ Guild
The Ionian (82) Club Waverley Quilters |
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Exhibitions and awards for
major works
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Invitational
Exhibitions
1997 New Zealand Arts Council – Made in New Zealand international touring
exhibition
1998 Shipley Art Gallery UK Summer Exhibition 1998
Grand Slam European touring exhibition
1998 Quilts Retrospective Hever Castle – Sussex, England: Nienes, France
2003 International Quilt Association special exhibit Chicago USA
Juried Exhibitions
1990 Quilts Enzed Auckland, New Zealand
1995 Pacific Quilts International, Santa Clara, California
1997 -2003 IQA, Houston Texas |
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Quilts and Awards
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Time Warp
1990 Quilts New Zealand
Complimentary
1994 National Patchwork Association UK
Best of Show Racing Colours Theme
1st Geometric
2nd Col our
2nd Design
Quilts UK
1st Computer Aided Design
1st Geometric
1995 Pacific Quilts International
Juried into exhibition
Evolution of the Ammonite
1996 National Patchwork Association UK
3rd Geometric
3rd New Horizon Theme
1996 Quilts U.K.
1st Colour
Judges Choice
Seasonal Light
1996 National Patchwork Association UK, The Netherlands
1st Colour
1st Design
2nd Travelling Light Theme
International Quilt Association Houston Texas
Merit Award
1997 Quilts U.K.
1st Computer Aided Design
1st Colour
1st Geometric
Judges Choice
In the Beginning
1998 Katrin Pisareva Memorial Scholarship for Innovative Pictorial Quilts
National Patchwork Association UK
1st Pictorial
1st Design
1st Advanced
European Championships - Veldhoven, The Netherlands
1st Pictorial
International Quilt Association Houston Texas
Juried into show
Garden Club - 7 Clubs
1998 Juried into Grand Slam touring exhibition of Europe
Exhibited 1999-2000 Playing Card Museum Germany
High Country Kea
1998 Made in New Zealand International touring exhibition – Canada,
Australia, Japan, New Zealand
Featherlight
1998 Invitational Summer Exhibition Shipley Art Gallery UK
International Quilt Association Houston Texas
2nd Geometric
Magnus and Monet
1999 New Horizons Exhibition - UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands
Viewers Choice
Dance of the Butterlies
2003 IQA Houston Texas USA 3rd Innovative Applique
2004 The Quilters Guild NSW 1st Professional Applique
Victorian Quilters Guild Runner Up to Best of Show
Best professional Machine quilting
Enigma 3
2003 AQS Paducah Kentucky 3rd Miniature
IQA Houston Texas USA 2nd Miniature
Feathered Fantasy V11
2002 Victorian Quilters’ Showcase 1st small quilts
Sydney Quilters’ Guild Inc 1st Miniatures
Best Machine Quilting
Brisbane Traditional 1st
Best Machine Quilting
IQA Houston Texas USA – 1st Machine Quilting
Selected for Lang Corporation USA Traditional Quilt Calender 2005
Feathered Fantasy 1V
2002 Marvellous Miniatures Best of Show
Federation Tessellation 591
2001 Victorian Quilters’ Showcase – Best of Show and entrant in Best of
Australian
Best Machine Quilting
IQA Houston Texas USA – 2nd Merit Quilting
2002 On Tour with Best of Australian Quilts
2003 Juried entrant in World wide Textile show September 2003
Out to Lunch
2000 Victorian Quilters' Showcase - Honourable Mention
IQA Houston Texas USA - 3rd Mixed Media
Quilt Nihon Japan Judges - Encouragement award
2003 Brisbane RNA Best of Show |
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Advertisements
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Currently featuring in
Victorian Textiles nation wide advertising campaign
Featured with Out to Lunch for Simply Indulgent Victorian campaign |
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Publications
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Highlights
Cover New Zealand Quilter 1998
Posters, and cover of catalogue for Made in New Zealand Exhibition
Books
Quilt New Zealand Diane and John Dolan
New House Publishers Ltd 1990
Colour Play by Joen Wolfram
C&T Publications 2000
Great Australian Quilts
Sally Milner Publications (release date Sept 2004)
Craft Magazines
Quilting Times 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Popular Patchwork 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Patchwork and Quilting U.K. 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
The Quilter 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
New Zealand Quilter 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
Patchwork and Quilting Australia 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Down Under Quilts 2000 2001 2002 2003
Canadian Quilter 1998
Quilters’ Newsletter Magazine 1997
International Miniature Magazine 2003
Quilters Companion 2004
Specialist Magazines
Pacific Way, in-flight magazine for Air New Zealand
Work in Collections
In the Beginning - New Zealand High Commission- Haymarket, London UK
High Country Kea - Private collection
Magnus and Monet – Private Collection
Feathered Fantasy I, III, IV, VI, VII
Enigma 1 and 2
Many smaller works in private collections. |
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