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...
"THE OTHER SIDE OF STITCH"
An Autumn collection
leather, tapestry & intuitive stitch
...regarding the lesser viewed side of fabrics...












"THE OTHER SIDE OF STITCH"
"This collection had its genesis in the tidying of my fabric and yarn stash last winter which coincided with my unexpected need to stitch. The rediscovery of my old tapestries and their delightfully impressionistic undersides was a new series in the making.
Running stitch, a favourite, blends simply and with rhythm, the less used side of each fabric, changing its character. It is a very mindful stitch and over the long winter evenings samplers and variations evolved.
Meditation stitch panels were the first to be, then the massing of 48 sample cards as the possibilities of stitch became apparent. Bigger samplers allowed for design adventure and these have become vertical books in three chapters.
Finally, it was a natural progression to incorporate all this discovery into my leather bags. A massing of running stitch in the side gussets and a cameo of intuitive stitch on the fronts. Australian leathers and Australian wools are my first choice of materials with a zero waste approach in my designing.
So what a useful tidy up it was. All those materials now creative new usable objects."




Helleborus Bags
Leather, tweed and suede lined.
Images from my garden printed and stitched on canvas.
This range has sold out.






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

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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 beautiful vintage beads and chains once makes each combination and pendant unique.

Pendant with vintage beads & chains $120

All pendants come in a custom made box. Vintage style.

Pendant with vintage beads & chains $120

Pendant with vintage beads & chains $120

Pendant with vintage beads & chains $120

Pendant with vintage beads & chains $120
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 books are for sale at
Garden Studio 70. Port Fairy.
"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
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
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