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Metamorphosis : Stitched Triptych

Metamorphosis is an exhibition , a group exhibition where artists present work which  reflect the developments and changes in art practice over the last 15 years - currently showing at Timeless Textiles Gallery, 90 Hunter Street, Newcastle East, NSW Australia until 28 November. 2026 

Workshop Walls, a stitched triptych, represents the metamorphosis my work has undergone over the lifetime of Timeless Textiles  Gallery .  This work celebrates the thousands of hours learning, sharing and experiencing many aspects of textile and fibre art in the gallery workspace – wonder filled hours of meeting, working with and being inspired by artists from all over the world, creative groups, art interns and friends.

I returned to a quotation I’ve used as a basis for much of my past work - ”What surrounds us is what is within us” (D.H. Hodge). I have interpreted the heritage wall surfaces of the workshop space in stitch. The changes in my work have come from the gradual development of a keener ‘eye” to see and extract detail, and the confidence to interpret and share a narrative without pictures and words.

Stitching “Workshop Walls” has been a catalyst for me to think about pivot points in life’s journey and I hope this work encourages an appreciation of the way the past enriches the future.




Images:
Wilma Simmons; Workshop Walls 1-3 : cotton fabric, ink, embroidery thread, tea bags; hand stitching 





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