Our business is based in a converted garage / service station in St. Marys, Tasmania, Australia. In 2004/2005, my husband Ian (a highschool and tertiary teacher) did most of the work of transforming the disused building into a studio and gallery in his spare time.
In 2012 the building was repainted inside and out in two shades of grey, with white and red trims.
This is where I make, display and sell my own work (as well as other people’s quality handmade items), teach classes and host exhibitions of local artisans and travelling displays through Tasmanian Regional Arts.
[Before we bought this building, we rented an old church. To find out more about this (and about my earlier textile works), click here.]
I also create art at home, especially the items made by hand which I work on during the evenings. I create whenever I can, because I love it and it’s integral to my life – has been ever since I can remember. I teach classes at our studio and gallery, as well as doing my own stuff. I enjoy putting my creations “out there” as exhibition entries and on the net. I try to communicate something through my work, and often there is a hidden as well as an obvious message.
I invite you to spend time browsing through my posts and pages – I update this blog whenever I start/complete new work or host an exhibition or event.
To read my artist statement (‘credo’), please click here.
To find out about how we help the locally disadvantaged, please click here.
qualifications
degree-bachelor of education (art major, distinction)
diploma-art craft design (textiles)
certificate iv-visual contemporary art & craft
certificate iv-assessment & workplace training
recent awards/achievements
2015 – ‘written in the cloth (art quilt, 3rd prize, art quilts, island quilts exhibition, tas)
2015 – ‘unplugged’, ‘birdsong’, ‘fusion’, ‘collaboration’ (set of 4 art quilts included in group display for performance of tasmanian chamber orchestra, kettering, tas)
2015 – ‘writting in the cloth’ (fibre and textile scroll, juried into biblio art award, port fairy, vic)
2014 – ‘genesis’ (art quilt, juried into ‘regeneration’ exhibition, women’s shed, sydney nsw) 2014 – ‘doorkeepers’ (art quilt, island quilts tas, 2nd prize)
2014 – ‘rivers’ (textile art scroll, island quilts tas, best use decorative/mixed media, judge’s choice)
2014 – ‘infusion (mixed media, zen 10 exhibition qld, by invitation)
2014 – ‘the random years’ (mixed media, juried into biblio art award exhbition vic)
2013 – ‘timelines’ (art quilt, finalist in joint award and exhibition by tas museum and art gallery, hobart, and tas quilting guild)
2013 – ‘agatha’s wardrobe (mixed media, grand prize win of $1,500 for biblio art award, port fairie, victoria; entry also purchased by sponsors for permanent collection)
2013 – ‘doorkeepers’ (art quilt, featured in quilting arts magazine, issue 63)
2013 – ‘lost/found’ (textile art/wallhanging, featured in quilting arts magazine, issue 63)
2013 – ‘blue roses’ (street art, wrapped in st marys, 1st prize, greater esk tourism)
2012 – ‘4’ (power pole wrap/textile art, wrapped in st marys, 1st prize, greater esk tourism)
2012 – ‘odyssey’ and ‘doorkeepers’ (mixed media journals, island quilts tas, each highly commended)
2011 – ‘odyssey’ and ‘doorkeepers’ (art quilts as part of display of australian work, international quilt show, houston, texas, usa)
2011 – ‘lifting the veil’ (mixed media journal, island quilts tas, 1st prize)
2011 – ‘apron for a driad’ (textile art, judges commendation, island quilts tas)
2011 – ‘narnia’ (art quilt, island quilts tas, 2nd prize)
2011 – ‘forbidden fruit’ (textile art, finalist, one step further exhibition, vic)
2011 – nomination for australian of the year (services to art and music, break o’day municipality)
2010 – ‘remember me’ (art quilt, island quilts tas, 2nd prize)
2010 – ‘journey of life: light’ (art quilt, island quilts tas, 2nd prize)
2010 – ‘remember me’ (textile art, break o’day stitchers exhibition, tas, judge’s choice)
2009 – ‘survival’ (art quilt, professional, island quilts tas, 1st prize)
address
Gone Rustic Studio & Gallery, 37 Main Street, St Marys, Tasmania, Australia 7215
contact
03 6372 2724 or gonerustic@gmail.com
Lovely work you have here! Rustic is the word & has all its charm 🙂
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Thanks so much! It’s a great environment to work in … =)
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Amazing! A beautiful and informative blog.
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Thanks so much! Really appreciate your visit and lovely comment =D
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You have an enviable career and life-style! 🙂
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I agree – it took a while to get here, and it’s hard work, but I love it and wouldn’t swap with anyone! =D
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What an amazing place and such talent! I have only dipped into some of your posts but plan to come back again and again. 🙂 Thank you for visiting.
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Thanks very much for your lovely comment (and visit) – so glad you’ll be returning, too! And it was a pleasure to visit your blog =D
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i have nominated you for a fun award, please enjoy okay? 🙂 http://wp.me/pGgxy-O9
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So beautiful!! We are planning a trip to Tassie at some point, would love to come and visit (we are in Melbourne.)
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Thank you so much – glad you like ‘my place’! Would to see you when you get to our beautiful island … =D
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I featured you on my blog today! 🙂 http://pillowsalamode.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/gone-rustic-and-stitched-up-mama/
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Thank you! What a lovely surprise – much appreciated! =D
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Oh, gosh. I wish I was in Australia! I’d love to see your work in person.
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Thank you Holly! I’ve love you to visit too … at least you can get a taste via the internet! =D
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Congratulations I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award! if you feel like you can accept, head over to my site to have a look at what you have to do and remember to copy and paste the award onto your own blog.
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Thanks very much for the nomination! =D
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Thanks for looking at and taking time to comment on my blog today , it is so lovely to know there are people enjoying some aspect of my work. I love your passion for textiles and your shop looks marvelous, shame it is so far away. I wish you luck with it. Annemarie
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Thank you Annemarie! And at least you can visit my gallery/studio ‘virtually’ … and it was a pleasure to visit your blog; I will be back! =D
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Hi Rita
Thanks for visiting KenmaursCorner and leavig comment. I look forward to swapping Postcards with you in Round 16 Postmark’dArt.
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Fantastic – I look forward to it too! =D
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I would love to visit your store someday. In the meantime, I am pleased to nominate you for the Super Sweet Blogging Award. Enjoy. http://agujasblog.com/2012/10/06/super-sweet-blogging-award/
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Thank you very much for the honour, Veronica! =D
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Hiya – I’ve nominated you for the The Silver Quill Blogger Award – you can see the ‘rules’ on my latest post! I so love your site!
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Thank you Lois – you are very kind! =D
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Thank you for having a look at my blog today. I so enjoy seeing all of your projects!
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Not a problem – I enjoyed my visit, and hope to drop in often. Thank you also for browsing through my blog, and for commenting! =D
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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. It has been fun visiitng yours as well. Some day I will get to your part of the world and I will look you up!
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It was a pleasure! Thanks for visiting my blog too – let me know when you’re coming to Tassie, and I’ll put the kettle on! =D
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Go visit my blog and get your Lovely blog award. RLTE
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Thank you! =D
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You are so versatile and your work is created with fine attention to detail. It’s wonderful to meet you!
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment – wonderful to meet you too! =D
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This is so great! I love Tasmania, next time I am down that way I will have to make sure to come and visit!
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That would be great! I hope you drop in to the gallery when/if you do … =D
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I love the aussie spirit…i always seem to meet many of them when traveling abroad and always find them delightful…nice to collide..looks llike a charming space…
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Thank you – we think it is charming, and it’s about to get better! Renovations and repainting starting Monday. And I’m only Aussie by default – born Canadian, but became an Australian citizen in 2008! =D
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What a cute little studio…i love corrugated iron. Thanks for stopping by my blog so I could check out yours!
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Thank you! It will look even better in a week or two, with its new coat of paint! =D
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I was trying to find your etsy page but I must be doing something wrong because i just seemed to go round in circles! Can you post a link?
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Sorry you’ve had problems Lois! The quickest way is to go to my ‘shops’ page and then click on the link that says ‘gone rustic – fibre + textile, mixed media’. I’ve included a ‘click here’ link on some of the posts as well, usually near the end. Hope this helps! =D
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On my way!
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this looks like a happy shop with happy people! i wish i were closer!
Lisa, from Ecuador!
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Yes, it is happy – but it’s just me though! Although my husband isn’t far away (usually working in the garage at the back) =D
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Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comments about my prints. I had to take a look at yours and I love your work. One day maybe I’ll get to Tasmania and see it in the flesh. We have very long standing friends from Cape Town who live in Hobart so you never know.
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I really enjoyed visiting your blog, and I’m sure I’ll be back! Thanks for visiting mine too, and for liking what I do. And Tasmania is definitely worth a visit! =D
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Hi Rita, just to let you know that I am about to nominate you for ‘One Lovely Blog Award’ – congrats! The nominations and guidelines for the award will appear on my next post.
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Thanks very much! =D
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You are very welcome Rita…
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Hello Rita – I’ve enjoyed browsing your blog and looking at your textile work. Art textiles was was my favourite subject at school – I wish I had pursued it! I have family in Tasmania, although I have never been there. I’m not sure which part I will have to check! Thanks for visiting my blog! Emily
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Thank so much for the visit and the comment, Emily – and it was a pleasure to visit your blog! Hope to see you in Tassie one day – it’s a great place. I consider it to be my home now, although I was born in Canada … =D
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This is another great reason to visit Tasmania… it’s my dream to do so one day and I’ll definitely put your studio on my itinerary! I’ve just looked up where St |Mary’s is… this adds the east coast to my dream travels!
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Tell me when you’re coming and I’ll put the kettle on! =D
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I’ll look forward to that!
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Your work is beautiful-I especially like your felted pieces! Thanks for visiting my blog!
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It’s a pleasure! And thanks too for your visit and lovely comments … =D
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Thanks so much for visiting my little corner of blogland and leaving comments. I’ve spent some time looking here at yours, and boy, am I impressed! Your creations are wonderful…so unique and diverse! The art purses are beautiful. How exciting to have your own gallery and studio….bliss 🙂 I’ve been to Toronto a few times now….it’s a great city…there’s so much to see! I’m off now to check out your etsy shops. Take care!
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It’s a pleasure – I really enjoyed looking at your blog! Thanks for visiting mine, too, and for your lovely comments … all the best with your endeavours … =D
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I am impressed by your art and your lifestyle – you have obviously worked long and hard to make your dreams come true – kudos to you and thank you for exploring and Following art rat cafe – I am truly honoured…
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Thank you so much – I really appreciate your comment! And I can see the same is true for you … =D
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Knowing the Australian sun, don’t your lovely pieces fade in a heartbeat, hanging in the window like that?
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It’s ok, they were only there for a short time – this was a touring display from New South Wales. Luckily, we’re also on the shady side of the street! =D
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Thank you for your generous comments on my photos and for choosing to follow my postings. I’ve enjoyed a quick tour round your site but I’m frustrated by the fact that when I click on the individual galleries I get only a solid black rectangle. Am I not doing something?
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It’s a pleasure, Louis – your photos are stunning! The black rectangles are slide shows, so you just need to give them a bit of time to load. Hope you visit again soon! =D
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Am overwhelmed to have you visit my blog and share your wonderful art with me all the way up here to the Mtns.of North Carolina. Thanks for sharing.. Rlte
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It’s a pleasure! =D
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Thanks for your kind comment on my blog. Exciting and scary times to open my own gallery. I love these leaves in the picture above. Have you sewn on paper or cloth? I incorporate a lot of sewing on paper in my collage pieces and with my watercolor paintings.
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Great to meet you here on my blog, and thank you! The leaves are made using the ‘fabric’ from used teabags … I drink black tea (no milk, no sugar), and dry the teabags in the sun before emptying, ironing,cutting, fusing and stitching them … =D
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I shared your piece on my blog today. You can view it here: http://drawninart.com/2012/05/19/eye-candy-3/
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely work!
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Wow – how wonderful! Thank you so much – I really appreciate it! =D
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Thank you so much for sharing it! I really enjoyed looking at your work on your blog. I love the layering and stitching on paper.
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