I was very excited to win the Muka te toi Moi Piripiri (mixed media and Collage) award at the recent Waimarino art exhibition. My kimono made from a zero-waste pattern and repurposed cotton sheets featured glycerin preserved leaves, free machine quilted over black net. All the leaves came from my garden and included small maple leaves, silver dollar gum leaves, beech leaves, gingko leaves and sweet gum leaves. Deciding to make a piece to enter came from a friend’s query as to whether I would submit something. Below are some close-up shots of the various leaves
