Painting in textile

Phegan's Bay resident, Sabine Parge, was born in Germany and started her career as a graphic designer there, until she discovered her favourite medium was fabric.

Her extended travels around the world have exposed her to many local fabric-making and textile art methods.

Sabine refers to her fabric collages as "painting in textile" to distinguish her artwork from that of a quilter or patchworker.

Her aim is to introduce her art form as being of equal value to a painting in the conservative sense.

Sabine has exhibited successfully in galleries in NSW, Japan and Germany.

She also teaches fabric collage and the older craft of rug-hooking at her studio and in summer schools.

Her work has appeared on television and was included in a video series for students majoring in art.

Her studio is open on weekends for the general public.

Telephone 4325 1420 for more information.

Carl Spears, December 21