Unexpectedly, yet peacefully on Friday 31 May 2019, Kay Faulkner; beloved mother to Helen and Andrew, Sister and Aunt, Friend and Mentor, passed away in hospital after experiencing a catastrophic bleed on her brain. This is a difficult time for her family and friends who will miss her creativity, innovation, humour and care. To many, Kay is a master weaver: a textile artist and innovator who produced many fine works and exhibitions of unparalleled quality. Kay’s approach to design and problem solving established new techniques and processes; and her critical eye saw beauty and potential in the ..read more

The focus for this month’s blog is my class at Fibre Arts, Ballarat. Six enthusiast weavers spent 5 days with me. This week long gathering at Ballarat Grammar School happens every Easter and plays host to a wide variety of classes on all manner of textile related classes. It’s always a treat to catch up with past students, meet new ones and get to spend time with a wonderful group of textile enthusiasts. Four of my students explored aspects of Summer and Winter. After working through a series of exercises, it was very much up to the individual what aspect they continued to explore and whether ..read more

Over the past few months, I have made reference to developing work for this exhibition. Over 20 years ago woven shibori was launched onto the world stage by Catharine Ellis of North Carolina, USA and Kay Faulkner of Birkdale, Australia.  Their research occurred independently and simultaneously. (RAG publicity) This exhibition celebrates that significant milestone. Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland Australia 10th March – 14th April 2019 Before I even write about the exhibition, I would like to acknowledge the support given by the gallery and staff in hosting this exhibition. They did the hanging ..read more