IMAGES OF POWER

Images of Power reflects my facination with the Bushman/San culture.I spend as much time as I can in our Drakensberg mountains and there are many many Bushman paintings in the caves and on the walls of overhangs. It is believed that the Bushman paintings reflected their spiritual life and not their daily lives ,hence some very strange paintings which could have been done under the influence of hallucogenic drugs. No one really knows.

Size : approx 90 cm X 1 meter.

Summer Magic was one of the first curved piecing quilts I had ever done - and one of the most interesting in terms of techinque and result. I have been using this method successfully ever since- but usually combining it with freehand curved piecing to make up the individual section of the quilt.

Size: approx 1.00 m X 1.00 meter












Dust of Africa was an exercise in precision for
me- I cant sew a straight seam to save my life!
It has a strong African feel- very reminicent of the Natal Drakensberg where it was made.I was on holiday at the time and cannot go anywhere for more than a day or so without my sewing machine and a bit of fabric.All the fabric was hand dyed
fabric from AMAFU ,South Africa.

Size : approx 1.00m X 75 cm








ADINKRA DREAMS was made using the inspiration of the symbols of the Ashanti people of West Africa. I have used the colours of Africa and tried to emulate the casual attitude to precision that is prevalent throughout Africa.
THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS STRAIGHT IN AFRICA! Who cares as long as it works!

Size : approx 50 X 75 cm