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Invited Artist Fabrik SALA 2019 “Borderline Sampling the Edge”

The new Arts and Heritage Hub of Lobethal, situated in the old Onkaparinga Woollen Mills is called ‘Fabrik’ being the German word for factory, or industrial facility. The new director Melinda Rankin, for her SALA exhibition chose to invite 18 Textile artists from SA who are leading textile artists.

Melinda chose 5 of Cheryl’s artwork for this exhibition

My mark making involves varying hatched lines to create the illusion of landscape & form to bring my art to life. In this art work, the background stitching express the depth, textures, & rhythms of nature. The merging of the symbolic face and bird into the landscape communicates our human connection and stories


My unique free-embroidery technique, drawing with my sewing machine, without the use of computers or copying photos.

41 MASKS, 3,504,721=ONE GARMENT!

41 MASKS, 3,504,721=ONE GARMENT! Playful & loud, 41 meticulously free hand stitched 3-D masks, to empower the wearer & create response from viewers. Representing our individual uniqueness, embracing our personalities, needs, goals, frustrations, and cultural beliefs to lose our vulnerabilities and assume a new identity.

No 1-4 The Four Dream landscape series

‘Elegant & Refined’ Fine Art Freehand Machine Embroidery 46 x41 cm

Symbolic embroidery traditional craft expresses contemporary feminism and beauty.  Inspired by scribbly sketches in moving vehicle through Adelaide Hills or McLaren Vale to Goolwa. At night dreaming these colourful fantasy scapes & later referencing resultant more detailed drawings to create these thought provoking embroideries.

‘Embellished Intrigue’ Fine Art Freehand Machine Embroidery 46 x41 cm
‘Enchanted Elegance’ Fine Art Freehand Machine Embroidery 46 x41 cm
‘Naturally Alluring’ Fine Art Freehand Machine Embroidery 46 x41 cm

My unique free-embroidery technique, drawing with my sewing machine, without the use of computers or copying photos.

Cheryl is honoured to be included in this select group of artisans.

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