FynArts Booklet 2017

Marianne Niemandt started sewing
at the age of 5. Since then sewing in all its
variations has been part of her life.
Beginning with traditional quilting her work has
recently become more contemporary and
experimental.
Mary-Ann Smith, a quilter for nearly 30
years, found the courage to create her own quilts
following an inspirational design class. She is a
member of the KwaZulu Natal Quilters’ Guild.
Monique Day-Wilde is multi-talented.
She combines different painting and printmaking
techniques, often stitching and layering botanical
monotypes with different media. Her work is in
private collections in different parts of the world.
Shanida Arnoldi is a fabric lover, quilt
fanatic, kids chauffeur, avid wife, green thumb,
dark chocolate devotee, zealous coffee-holic and
shower singer. Her uncanny tenacious love for
modern quilts has often been her therapy,
medicine, best friend and saving grace.
Sheila McKenzie was inspired by her
mother and sister who also made quilts. Having
joined a creative group which branched away from
the traditional to more fibre art, she enjoys
experimenting with new techniques.
Sheila Walwyn counts colour and
nature as her most important stimuli. Her creative
process usually starts from a photograph she has
taken, to a paper collage and then into fabric.
She is a judge for the South African Quilters Guild.
Exhibitions - Art of Thread
Patricia A’Bear. Whilst learning
traditional quilting she became interested in the
techniques used by art quilters.
Ever experimenting, this line of art has become
her passion. Her work has been exhibited
overseas.
Susan Wessels creates mainly abstract
work, evident in titles such as Integration,
Change, Growth and Courage. She finds that
the process of improvisational piecing creates
a tension between freely expressing herself and
the need to plan the construction of a work.
Penny Cornell studied art,
embroidery and design in London and holds
a City and Guilds Diploma. Her work incorporates
hand and machine embroidery and is often highly
textured and three dimensional.
Tilly De Harde is creatively driven by
an interest in materials and techniques. Using
her knowledge, almost any fibre can be utilised to
achieve the desired results. A Master Quilter and
accredited South African Quilters Guild teacher.
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