When we first arrived in Australia we hunted high
and low, in the cool hip places and the dodgy locations, in the rain and the unforgiving
sun, in ballet flats and vertiginous Manolo’s for an original craft group that
offered a certain 'je nas sais quoi'. We wanted sought a group where we could make
beautiful projects and meet other individuals who understood that we didn’t
want to make something exactly as it looked in a book. Rather than sob into our
1000 thread count pillow we decided to be the solution to our problem…and MOHE
was born.
Minister of Manipulation
BA (Hons) Fashion & Textiles
PGCE Art & Design
MA Arts Education
The Minister of Fabric
Manipulation is a colourful and loyal member of the Ministry of Home
Economics. She is determined to provide members of MOHE with the required
skills needed to develop a portfolio of decorative and rich visual details all
with a frill of textural and opulent chatter. She is passionate about
incorporating her love of fabric techniques of the past and manipulating new technologies to produce
innovative and creative fabric surfaces. All with a view to enhance the
Fashion, Textiles and Interior domains of the MOHE Constituents.
What three
craft items would you take to a desert island?
Smocking
machine, sewing machine and an over-locker
What three
non-crafting items would you take to a desert island?
My
parasol, Earl Grey Tea and my Roberts wireless radio
When you
become Prime Mistress, what craft will be compulsory?
Freehand
machine embroidery
What would
you ban?
People
wearing white trainers with jeans
Who is
your craft icon?
Omega
workshop
I love the
fact that they decorated every single surface and item in their interiors
(Click HERE to find out
who the Omega workshop are)
Non-Craft
Icon?
Oprah
What are
your creative qualifications?
Educated
to the level of Masters in Art Education
Taught
Art, Design, Fashion & Textiles internationally in schools and Universities
for 22 years.
Costume
designer for stage and television, internationally exhibited and extensive
commercial experience
BA (Hons) Arts
Practice & Cultural Politics,
Minister of Artistic Licence
R.I.C.S.
Auctioneer, PGCE Design & Technology
MBA (Marketing,
Strategic Management & Ethics)
The
Minister of Artistic Licence is a vivacious and dedicated founding member of
the Ministry of Home Economics. She is determined to provide members of MOHE
with the required skills for excellent presentation, conversation topics for
awkward moments and ethical crafting with focus on the environment and
sustainability. She is committed to incorporating her love of vintage, the
beauty of antiques, passion for re-cycling and the lost skills of traditional
craftmanship into the 21st century creative world.
Minister
of Artistic Licence: Q&A
What three
craft items would you take to a desert island?
Sewing
machine, French Polishing Kit and my well worn Apple Mac Pro
What three
non crafting items would you take to a desert island?
My
gorgeous puppy Anoushka, the contents of the British Library and my Tse
cashmere blanket
When you
become Prime Mistress, what craft will be compulsory?
Furniture
restoration
What would
you ban?
All forms
of cruelty to animals, using the word ‘but’ to end a sentance and skinny jeans
on men
Who is
your craft icon?
Martha
Stewart.
I love the
fact she’s Queen of craft, a white collar crook, official decorator of the
visitors house at her prison AND still managed to star in her own show…all with
an electronic tag fixed to her ankle. Rock on Stewart!
(Click HERE to find out who Martha
Stewart is)
Non Craft
Icon?
Elizabeth
Taylor R.I.P
She had
drama, weight issues, devoted men, jewellery, health issues, ‘the’ body (even
through the 70’s Kaftan years...with the help of Halston), tragedy, quick wit
and a mouth like a navvy!
The MOHE
colours are my homage to our lovely British icon.
What are
your creative qualifications?
Educated
to the level of Masters in Business Administration
Taught
Arts, Craft, Design and Technology internationally in secondary schools for 10
years
Qualified
auctioneer, internationally undertaken commissions and extensive commercial
experience in luxury brands
- an deireadh
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There is much more to the Minister's than just MOHE, to find out more take a peek at these sites...
PRODUCTS FOR SALE
Little Originals
Purveyor of Novelties, Notions and Fancies
(Website currently under construction, check back on us soon)
Products available to purchase at
Etsy: Click HERE to be taken to our Etsy Shop
Made It: Click HERE to be taken to our Made It Shop
Big Cartel: Click HERE to be taken to our Big Cartel Shop
(Shops currently under construction, check back on them soon)
A Limited Edition range of Little Originals products are on display at the Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre and available for purchase.
BLOGS
The British Bowerbird posts are the whimsical musings of an ardent designer, vintage passionista and dog lover.
In this regularly posted blog, the Minister of Artistic Licence shares with you her current projects, latest designs, extraordinary finds, entertaining commentary and charity shop bargains.
Click HERE to visit The British Bowerbird blog
Little Assignment posts are the visual step-by-step process of repair, restoration, revamping and redecoration projects.
In this blog, the Minister of Artistic Licence adds more technical detail and stage-by-stage visual stimuli to some of the projects she mentions in The British Bower Bird.
Click HERE to visit the Little Assignments blog
The Jetsetting Dog follows the weekly events in the life, times and shopping of an Australian Dobermann Pinscher.
Anoushka, entertains readers with her canine view on the world, her besotted human and personal pursuits.
Click HERE to visit Anoushka, The Jetsetting Dog's blog
