Juliet D Collins

Friday, February 28, 2014

Anatomical Life Drawing in thread & lace

"Exposed", pencil, thread, vintage lace on linen

Exposed (Detail)

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Monday, November 11, 2013

Fairytale Females

Sleeping Beauty lies on a sumptuous bed of red velvet surrounded by a dry stone wall and wild flowers. She is no hurry to be woken.

Fairytale: Sweet, Sweet Slumber, 2013, thread & fabric, 77 x 120cm

The Princess & the Pea has been waiting in my head for a long time. How could I resist all those mattresses?!

Fairytale: Insomnia, 2013, thread & fabric, 77 x 153cm

When I happened across some beautiful fish tail leather at Open Drawer Gallery http://opendrawer.com.au/ recently it had to become a mermaid's tail. The Little Mermaid is a powerful female figure in fairy tale lore: a heroine who takes control of her own destiny, rescues her prince & actively chooses her fate.
"The Mermaid's Choice".

Fairytale: The Mermaid's Choice, 2013, thread, fabric and fish leather, 62 x 77cm

Monday, October 28, 2013

Beach Girls

After the Dip, thread & fabric, 81 x 65cm

Flapper, thread, fabric, feather & pre-loved silk scarf, 81 x 65cm

Shellpicker, thread & fabric, 81 x 65cm

Flower Cozzie, thread, fabric & pre-loved blanket, 81 x 65cm

Red Cozzie, thread & fabric, 81 x 65cm

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

For Booklovers

My latest book piece, dedicated to all book-lovers, is called The Thinker. I had some really special fabrics to work with for this one - the books on the bookcase come from a gorgeous piece of Thai silk that was given to me and I just loved bringing some of my favourite book jackets to life in thread and fabric.

The Thinker, 2013, thread & fabric, 120 x 77cm

The Thinker (detail)

Previous Book pieces include The Booklover...

The Booklover, 2012, thread & fabric 76 x76cm

...and Novella

Novella, 2012, thread & fabric, 30 x 30cm

The Thinker and Novella are currently exhibited at Manyung Gallery http://www.manyunggallery.com.au/

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Spring Cleaning Polka Dots

These three works are inspired by a lovely friend of mine who just loves to clean in her polka dot bikini...an image I couldn't resist bringing to life in thread and fabric.

Spotless 3, thread & fabric, 61 x 51cm

I really wanted to emphasise the floor as my friend particularly likes to clean her floor. The fabric came from another friend who designed it herself for making a beautiful range of bags and wallets. She had some scraps left over and as always I am eternally grateful for lovely fabric leftovers to refashion into my life drawing textile pieces.