The elaborate spiral chambers of Australicerus jackii (specimen in matrix) glow with the beginnings of opal. Found in the Walsh River area, Queensland. From the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Shown here with slate pencil Echinoderms from later levels.

Reverse applique and piecing. Commercial hand dyes, hand dyes and commercial cotton fabrics with wool wadding, rayon and metallic threads and metallic gold paints.

The Earthskin series
Animals and plants once living are laid down as rock to give us evidence of this country's past history. I am interested in patterning in ways that are not usually accessed by quiltmakers. All fossils used in the work are Australian. For the Twist Exhibition, curated by Dijanne Cevaal, 2001.