Brachina
Julie Haddrick 2003
Hand
dyed, painted & printed fabric: machine pieced and quilted
Stained glass applique technique
The Flinders Ranges in the Mid north of SA, an ancient landform of immense
beauty delights naturalists, historians, tourists, bush walkers and like
my family, the campers. Brachina Gorge pictured here comes alive at Easter
and holiday times when families appear, loaded with camping gear and the
spirit of adventure, to explore and relax in this magnificent landscape.
The historical significance of these pre Cambrian landforms is heightened
by an indigenous heritage. Brachina Gorge has natural springs and its’
permanent water supply is a congregating place for a vast array of indigenous
animals, birds, reptiles, and insects These are hidden in the border quilting.
The pink flowering, Blue gum tree, [Leucoxlyn Eucalyptus] is native to
South Australia. The Pink cockatoo [Cacatua leadbeateri] thrive in this
region and are noisy birds with a distinctive falsetto, two note cry.
Shells, fossils and Indigenous art are amongst the leaf matter, hinting
at both past and present. Feathers and leaves fall, completing the cycle
of life evident here.
Published in Quilt Tsushin, Japan 2004