Jill Edwards
mixed media art
bookbinding
jewellery
leather bags
all created in the artist's delightful garden setting, Port Fairy
GARDEN STUDIO 70
70 Model Lane, Port Fairy. Victoria
Gallery
Jill very much enjoys creating work for exhibitions. The challenge, the focus, the discoveries and learnings are rewarding and necessary for her creative soul.
Each season in her gallery at Garden Studio 70 Jill presents a new collection of works. See Special Events Page for details of these exhibitions.
In the gallery you will delight in the creative range of her hand bound books, leather bags, jewellery and mixed media works on paper...
"DYEPOT AND BEYOND"
A Summer Exhibition
extensions of eco prints on paper
...from garden to gallery via the dyepot...
"DYEPOT AND BEYOND
A summer exhibition by Jill Edwards again illustrates an intimate relationship between her beloved garden and studio.
With a growing interest in botanical contact printing or eco printing Jill is keen to explore where this can go beyond the dyepot. Foliage from her garden is giving beautiful prints on paper, but her inquisitive mind needs to explore more.
Stitch drawing gives another layer to colour and follows the mystery of the dye paths.
Black pen is used to create traceries of fernlike leaves and the spent leaves from the dyepot are pressed, waxed, and layered into compositions.
It is not surprising that a series of bird studies enters this exhibition as the garden is an inviting habitat for many species.
The format of works include concertina books, Coptic bound books and casebound books with some innovative techniques to house the images. These book formats that Jill uses to present her work allow for ownership of a complete series with many viewing options.
Some of the works , including the bird studies are on single pages ready to frame.
Beautiful handmade paper is used throughout.
With the garden of inspiration surrounding the gallery visitors can experience the plants, foliage, flowers and birdsong that is Jill's delight.
Helleborus Bags
Leather, tweed and suede lined.
Images from my garden printed and stitched on canvas.
$190, $235.
Raw
A very popular range of Australian leather bags.
Loads of character, tough and practical.
in red, tan or black.
$120
Brooches.
Each of my brooches is stitched or wired one bead at a time, rhythmically and decisively. Each one evolves in the making and so is always original and definitely a one off. This ensures that the next one I make is a joyful new discovery!!
Beaded brooch $75 Boxed in vintage style
Beaded brooch $75 Boxed in vintage style
Beaded brooch $75 Boxed in vintage style
Beaded brooch $75 Boxed in vintage style
SOLD
Beaded brooch $75 Boxed in vintage style
Pendants
Found jewellery is reloved and introduced to my treasured collection of beads.
This combination evokes a notion of history and elegance of times past and is set with a contemporary freedom in design.
The fact that I will only "find these objects" once makes each combination and pendant unique.
Jewellery elements, refound, redesigned, reloved. $130
SOLD
jewellery elements refound, redesigned, reloved $130
jewellery elements refound, redesigned, reloved $130
wired beadwork with reclaimed jewels & chains $130
SOLD
Books
The art of bookbinding and visual storytelling.
With her lifetime love of books and illustrative storytelling, Jill is now immersing herself into this wonderfullly creative mixed media process.
She is exploring the many forms the book can present and always enjoys the visual sequencing of her stories. Drawing, printing, stitching drawing and eco printing are some of the techniques she uses.
Jill's artist's books are an important component of her exhibitions.
They allow in depth telling of stories with room to explore ideas.
A highlight of Jill's creative year is to create a book for Biblio Art Prize.
This is an annual event at Blarney Books & Art. Port Fairy.
"Then and Now"
"Then and Now"
Take One: Time Blur
Take Two: Time Overlay
Take Three: Time fracture
Inspired by "Sargasso"
written by Kathy George
Jill's response has been three concertina books
24 pages in all
altered photographs, stitch drawing
lokta, kozo & sumi paper
All images are taken from
Jill's extensive folio of photographic images
Biblio Art Prize 2022
Blarney Books & Art , Port Fairy
Selected for Exhibition
These three concertina books
are for sale at Blarney Books & Art
till the end of February.
"A Place to Rest"
"A Place to Rest"
Inspired by "The Price of Two Sparrows"
written by Christy Collins
Jill's response has been a coptic bound book of 21 images
altered photographs, prints, drawings
Habitat images are of Griffiths Island, Port Fairy
Biblio Art Prize 2021
Blarney Books & Art , Port Fairy
Shortlisted for the Major Prize
This book is for sale $350
at Garden Studio 70. Port Fairy.
"Storylines to Belonging"
"Storylines to Belonging"
Inspired by "The Yield"
written by Tara June Winch
Jill's response has been a coptic bound book
of
altered photographs, prints, drawings, stitch
Images of country are of Hattah National Park
Biblio Art Prize 2020
Blarney Books & Art , Port Fairy
Winner of the Women's Award
SOLD