Paper Quilt Creations
Blogs I follow
- ! Insights From SewCalGal
- Adventures in Art
- Art Quilts Around The World
- Bandelle
- boomarketing BLOG
- Canberra's Got Style
- CLARE WASSERMANN'S Threads of Loveliness
- Cotton Cocktails
- EAT DRINK PRETTY
- hamptontoes
- Handmade Canberra
- handmade living
- Lunch in Paris
- Maggie Alderson's Reading List
- Mathilda's Market Blog
- My Quilting Porch
- Prim and Pretty
- Rica's Haven
- Susan Filer @ Pattern Place
- The Bauble Nest
- The Cottage Nest
- The Perfect Palette
- Travelling with Max and Beth 2012
- What if...
Gender | Female |
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Industry | Arts |
Occupation | Paper Quilt Craft Artist |
Location | South of Canberra, New South Wales, Australia |
Introduction | Hi there. My name is Michaela Laurie. I opened Wren’s Nest Studio in 2004 in what was once a potter’s workshop. The name comes from the name of our property which is located in southern New South Wales near Canberra, which is Australia’s capital city. We are fortunate to be home to many Superb Blue Fairy Wrens which are tiny, delicate and beautiful birds who regularly visit me throughout the day. I am a Paper Quilt Craft Artist. I began with creating mixed media collages and large montages over 20 years ago but have also dabbled with printmaking, pastels, water colour and painting. But I always come back to paper and have a huge collection of papers – both new and vintage from all over the world. I began experimenting with sewing papers together in February 2004 & developed my own form of quilting with paper. This paper craft incorporates traditional and modern designs, crazy quilting and appliqué and also draws on techniques and ideas used in embroidery and beading. My Paper Quilts are often embellished with buttons, crystals, pearls, found objects and charms of wood or metal. I adore colour and the way it can be combined in an infinite variety of ways. |
Interests | gardening, paper quilts, paper collage, antiques, growing vegetables, cooking, movies, music |
Favorite Movies | You've Got Mail, An Affair to Remember, Guess Who's Coming tp Dinner, Death at a Funeral, Saving Grace, Waking Ned Devine, Devil Wears Prada, Sex and the City, The September Issue. |
Favorite Music | 50's and 60's jazz, chill out music, classical, French 50's jazz |
Favorite Books | Novels by Beverley Nichols, Maeve Binchy |