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...
" A GARDEN TO VISIT "
from garden to gallery...
where inspiration abounds
by Jill Edwards
Sept. Oct. Nov.
"A GARDEN TO VISIT"
"As my garden is a creation in itself and an ever present source of inspiration, my Spring exhibition is called "A Garden to Visit". The garden is always a design in progress, attention paid to what the plantings are saying, with colour flows and accents a priority.
I invite visitors to wander the garden , be inspired, and to see the extension of its beauty into my artwork.
The detail in my stitchery, jewellery, and bag designs often originates with ideas from the garden. Foliage for ecoprints on paper and leather is sourced from my plants and trees, and finds its way into leather bags and artist books.
Our garden is a haven for bird life. So it is no surprise that my drawings are of birdsong, and the flowers that attract them, are pressed and layered into my art.
Just like a garden, my art is responsive and organic, and ever changing as I learn new skills."
Leather and Tapestry Bags
From the collection "The Other Side of Stitch"
Jill uses old and new tapestry fabrics, often stitching on the "wrong" side.
Running stitch is a favourite as it blends and fragments the tapestries beneath and creates storylines for very individual designs. Each bag is lined with luxurious suede.
Australian leather and wool yarns are her first choice of materials.
See the full range currently in stock
at Garden Studio 70. Port Fairy.
Always new designs in the making.
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!!
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 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.
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 SOLD
Pendant with vintage beads & chains SOLD
Pendant with vintage beads & chains 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 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.
Jill's artist's books are an important component of her exhibitions.
They allow in depth telling of stories with room to explore ideas.
Jill also has in her gallery a beautiful selection of journals
for both gardeners and artists. Or anyone who enjoys writing.