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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...

 " FOUND"

...vintage findings and remnants... 

                                           where inspiration begins      brooches. pendants. bookbindings.artist books

by Jill Edwards

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Sept. Oct. Nov.

 

 

brooches and pendants
handbound books
pendants and brooches

 "FOUND"

"I have a treasure trove of  vintage beads, chains and oddities that I have collected over many years. I know my colourways well and how to complement them with new findings. It is always this exquisite chance finding that is the beginning of a newly designed brooch or pendant and not one to be repeated. Each has its own unique story, and an unknown history of jewellery once loved.

This intricate jewelled beading has found its way onto covers of my Coptic bound journals and artist books, handbound of course with handmade papers, with signatures of quality water colour  and drawing paper.

And there are more "Found" surprises to be discovered in this spring collection, and how to include them in characterful artworks of mixed media. Pressed flowers, velvet remnants, vintage poetry and illustrations even some of my early artworks have been deconstructed, and layered into brand new creations."

 

 

 

 

 

and a garden to visit

Leather Bags

Diverse and distinctive designs.

Limited edition ranges in various sizes.

"Earth Bags"

"Ecoprints on Leather"

"Stitchery"

"Stitch Drawing on Tapestry"

Each bag is unique, a one-off by its very nature.

​Australian leather and  hand dyed Merino wool yarns are Jill's first choice of materials.

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See the full  range  currently in stock

at Garden Studio 70. Port Fairy. 

Always new designs in the making.

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Brooches.

Each of Jill's 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 she make is a joyful new discovery!!

Pendants

Found jewellery is reloved and introduced to Jill's 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 shewill only find these beautiful vintage beads and chains once makes each combination and pendant unique.

Books

The art of bookbinding and visual storytelling.

With her lifetime love of books and illustrative storytelling, Jill is now immersing herself into this wonderfully 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 ecoprinting are some of the techniques she uses.

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Jill's artist's books are an important component of  her exhibitions.

They allow in depth telling of stories with room to explore ideas.

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Jill also has in her gallery a beautiful selection of  journals

for both gardeners and artists. Or anyone who enjoys writing.

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