My work has always involved textiles. I began my art practice in the darkrooms of photography, but I often came back to textiles to expose my images on, with either cyanotype or daguerreotype processes. I love way textiles can be manipulated so quickly and how each piece of fabric can have a different feel and weight. I prefer to use old materials with an inherent history that I can repurpose and reinterpret, usually linen, cotton, silk and other natural fibers. My work has increasingly become about texture, an overload of visual complexity and the introduction of hard materials into the soft sculpture medium. Almost anything can be stitched into a piece and so far the inclusion of brass, bronze and copper as small components of the finished work has opened the boundaries of where my practice can go. I use stitches and beads and other things to ‘draw’ and make patterns on each work; I love the detail and the investment in each slow stitch it takes to reveal the final piece.Wangaratta Art Gallery CollectionA black, golden, white, and silver handsewn protection totem encased in a glass dome case.gillian bencke, textile

Olive Green silk-like nylon fabric sleeping bag liner for protection from insectsCGCF Victoria 1964 7210 66 011 5816sleeping bag, sas

Found in 1945 in the Pacific Islands and donated by Bill and Jan Cook. Once owned by Harry Dyson, Chiltern Resident Associated with WW2 American GI's.Manganese metal combat helmet used as head protection against mortar, grenades, bullets and shells.

Octagonal shaped cup and saucer. A gentleman's cup with moustache protection. White background with gold decoration.domestic items, crockery

The Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works was established in 1891 to oversee the introduction of a sewerage and water reticulation system in Melbourne and its suburbs. This complementary map was produced by the Department of Crown Lands & Survey [Victoria] in the same decade showing the distribution of water in Melbourne for use by fire brigades. While by 1910, there were 123,227 connections to Melbourne's water supply system, it is unclear in this 1899 map whether water was supplied to all built structures in the defined areas or only to fire hydrants and stand pipes, as we know that the first connection of a building to the sewerage system in Kew only occurred in 1904.Map accompanying report on fire protection of Melbourne showing those areas supplied with water in colour.water reticulation -- melbourne (vic.), department of lands & survey -- historic maps, fire brigades -- melbourne (vic.), cartography

Acknowledgment of Centenary of ANZAC Day. "Almost 300.000 Australians served on the Western Front in France and Flanders, taking part in every major British offensive between 1916 and the Armistice in 1918. More than 46,000 lost their lives of whom some 18,000 have no known grave. Behind the front line they took every opportunity to rest and recover, including these three men of the 1st Division, photographed in Vignacourt, France.Poster - Sepia coloured. Cream coloured border, dark brown plastic material frame. Glass protection.“ANZAC DAY 25 April 2016” “Centenary of the Somme”, “Three Men of the 1 Division". poster, centenary of the somme

.1) & .2) Ankle gaiters, reinforced protection on inside lower half, brass buckles and tips of straps..1) “1942” .2) “CAP21”passchendaele barracks trust, gaiters, ww2

Radio Australia tightened security during the Gulf War as protection against possible threats from war protest groups.non-fictionradio broadcasting, radio australia, broinowski, richard, hill, david

Pullover, Howard Green, round neck, long sleeves, cotton shoulder pads with Velcro epaulettes, cotton elbow protection.“Elegant Knitting Co. Penrith NSW 1985, 8405-66-093-2704 ^ SIZE 105-115L, SERVICE NO..... NAME.....”passchendaele barracks trust, pullover, howard green, army

Unidentified wreath laying ceremony. Part of the collection of "William Anthony Theodore DSM PM 2981. Refer Cat No. 7926P for his service details.Coloured photo of a wreath laying at a ceremony in a park with a crowd watching and armed guards sitting, in a wooden frame and glass protection.tobruk, wreath laying, william anthony theodore dsm

Item issued to Peter BALL 3796117. Refer Cat No 4704Mosquito Net, nylon, green colour with green cord on 4 corners to attach to a hutchie or branches.Conway Bros Pty Ltd SA [up arrow] 1969 8465-66-012-1390 In writing: Peter BALLmilitary, equipment, protection

The plates were designed to protect soldier's feet from items ie Punji Stakes from piercing the soles of the boots. Items issued to Peter Ball, 3796117. Refer Cat No 4704.Stainless steel plates fitted into GP boots under the inner sole. .1) Left foot. .2) Right foot.protection, feet, military

A comprehensive report of eventA contemporary record of one of the many shipwrecks on South Coast of VictoriaSeven page description of the J H Scammell event by Mr Percy Holden the Customs officer in charge of the wreck for protection of revenue shipwrecks great ocean road victoria

A postcard with a black and white image of small boats being towed on a rope through water. Each boat is carrying several soldiers, and other ships and boats can be seen in the background. From the title it is a landing party going ashore near Gaba Tepe, on the Gallipoli peninsula. The back of the post card is blank so it was kept more as a souvenir than sent as a letter. There are other similar postcards in the collection.Images of Gallipoli were captured on postcards as mementoes. Postcards were a very common form of communication in the first World War. Postcards as souvenirs or as correspondence would have been familiar to the first Legatees as they had served in World War 1.Black and white postcard with an image of small boats being towed on a rope through water. Each boat is carrying several soldiers, and other ships and boats can be seen in the background. Front of postcard: "TOWED IN UNDER PROTECTION OF THE FLEETS FIRE : A LANDING PARTY GOING TO REINFORCE THE AUSTRALIANS NEAR GABA TEPE."world war one, gallipoli, souvenir

Used to make audible click when salutingBoot OrotectorsHorse shoe shaped heel proyector. Nail holes X 5. Mild steel. Angle iron protection also to outside of heelprotectors

Used to make audible click when salutingBoot OrotectorsHorse shoe shaped heel proyector. Nail holes X 5. Mild steel. Angle iron protection also to outside of heelprotectors

Pullover, Howard Green, round neck, long sleeves, cotton shoulder pads with Velcro epaulettes, cotton elbow protection, Sgts stripes.“Elegant Knitting Co. Penrith NSW 1984. 8405-66-093-2703, Size 95 - 105R, ^, Service No, Name”passchendaele barracks trust, pullover, howard green, army

Soldier tradesmen belonging to the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps (RAEME) were attached to and Armoured Corps regiment as a Light Aid Detachment (LAD) to provide battlefield repairs to armoured vehicles. Captain Jim Farrelly joined 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles as a trooper. He rose through the ranks then as a consequence of his civilian trade as a mechanic he transferred to RAEME and took command of the regiment's LAD.Framed coloured print of painting of Light Aid Detachment making major repairs to a Centurion tank in the Vietnam battlefield. Helicopter gunships are providing protection.Presented to 8/13 VMR Officers Mess by OC RAEME att Capt Farrellyraeme, farrelly, lad, repairs, vmr, officer, mess