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  • 30 Dec 202130 Dec 2021

Even taking the dreaded lurgy out of the picture, it’s been a tough year – the toughest.  I’m not always sure how I manage to keep making work but somehow it’s what saves me, time and again.  It’s a valuable lesson to keep creating, in spite of circumstances – it’s very definitely therapy.  I may not be creative every day but there is generally something on the boil to keep me moving forward.  I have found in the last couple of years that I am stitching into my work more than I ever have – perhaps an analogy for keeping things together.

The South African portrait award was held again this year, hosted by Rust-en-Vrede Gallery in Durbanville, despite losing their major sponsor. All kudos to the team for keeping things going under very difficult circumstances.  I took the plunge and entered my stitched self portrait with the title “Every Woman in me is Tired!”

My portrait is stitched with single cotton thread on a paper monotype collage.  I used a local grass to make the monoprints – a nod to the saying ‘Don’t let the grass grow…’   I’ve probably made myself look older and one friend, who’s known my family and I for many years, commented that I’d made a portrait of my Grandmother, my Mother and Myself all in one.  I think she’s right!

The Portraits – nearly 1000 of them, went through a rigorous judging process starting with a couple of digital rounds where 250 were chosen for physical judging. Mine was among them, much to my delight.  After another couple of rounds I was informed that I’d made the top 100 and I was gobsmacked!  The top 40 portraits went on exhibition at Rust-en-Vrede and the other 60 at the beautiful Rupert Museum in Stellenbosch.  It was an extraordinary exhibition with really amazing work and I am grateful to have hung amongst them.

I used simple straight, overlapping stitches, chain stitch and couching in the hair.  While not that big at 25 x 38 cms, it took many, many hours but was very cathartic. 

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