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Quilt panel, part of the Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Joseph James Stannard, felt / cotton / paint / glue / synthetic textile, made by family, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, about 1997 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientatio…
Quilt panel, part of the Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Joseph James Stannard, felt / cotton / paint / glue / synthetic textile, made by family, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, about 1997 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. On a cream calico background with a thin purple border are three appliqued purple felt doves diagonally positioned. In blue felt lettering which has been glued, is 'Joseph James Stannard / 19.5.1943 - 18.9.88,' in the top right corner. Along the left side in blue felt lettering, which is glued, are the following Billie, Laurie, X Family ' 'Sisters' in blue paint is above. Also in blue felt are the words 'Not forgot'.
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Visit the page Noel Lawrence Williams - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Noel Lawrence Williams, cotton / ink, various makers, New South Wales, Australia, about 1997 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, calico background. The panel contains thirty two navy and white square hand quilted patches.The squares contain photographs of Noel, photographs of nurses identification badge, and a Royal Australian Navy badge, 'NOEL' is machine embroidered on five squares, two with the following embroidered: ' Let us live in such / a way / That when we die / Our love will / continue to grow.' Two squares with the following embroidered, 'You have walked the Pathway of life. Given love, special care and understanding in your chosen profession' and two squares have 'Noel Lawrence William 15th July 1947 - 11th May 1994' embroidered on them. One square has 'Tenderly may time heal our sorrow. Gently may friends ease our pain. Softly may peace replace the heartache and may warmest memories remain.’ -
Visit the page Kevin Peter Moriarty - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Kevin Peter Moriarty, cotton / mixed media, made in New South Wales, Australia, about 1997 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on a pale blue cotton background with a double border of silver and purple. There is a large pink padded central oval 'balloon' with a purple border containing a coloured ink photograph of Kevin with a black and white printed mythical creature (possibly Hindu) hovering above him. Name and date are printed below in black lettering. A badge is attached to the top of the balloon and three small metal bells are sewn to the bottom. A string of wooden beads is below this balloon. There are seven 'balloons', appliqued across the panel. Some have handwritten messages and others are embroidered. Attached to the right hand side of the panel is a small blue crocheted square and a large blue rectangle with a white balloon with printed and handwritten messages inside. In the top left corner is a padded colourful parachute with ' Cosmic Cowboy Kevin. / your friend Ben.' Various stars and stones are attached to the panel's background. Inscriptions are as follows: 'Always in our hearts, love Tim, Louise, Peter, David, Angela.' / 'K You helped me find the way, Dave.' / 'Kevin you will always shine Hare Krsna (sic).' / 'For the soul there is never birth nor death. Kevin.' / 'You meant the world and all to us right from the very start, and time can only add to the love within our hearts. Tis not the sorrow of your life parting, twas the joy of your life sharing we shall hold, (with signatures).' / 'Kevin was the best friend I've ever had and now he's gone I feel very sad. he was the father that wasn't quite mine. His morals and knowledge were devine (sic?). Brett.' / 'Loved by Ivy, Max, also Tim, Syd, Abigail.' The right hand corner inscriptions have not been transcribed. -
Visit the page In memory of Neil 'Toby' Tyler and Ken Orth - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Neil 'Toby' Tyler and Ken Orth, cotton / synthetic fibre, made by Joy Tyler, New South Wales, Australia, about 1996 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. On a royal blue background are thirteen circles. Each circle is individually designed and embroidered. An embroidered grapevine is intertwined through the circles from left to right. In the top left hand corner are two calico circles each with the names and dates embroidered: 'Neil 'Toby' Tyler July 1957 / May 1954' and 'Ken Orth November 1949 / July 1995' in blue cross stitch. A large circular colour printed photograph of the men link these two circles with the smaller circle with two teddy bears and a rainbow in cross stitch. The other circles are hand embroidered with illustrations of places that the men travelled to, including the Blue Mountains, Barcelona, Tuscany, Yosemite, Castle Combe in the Cotswolds, Venice, London, Exeter and Paris. Embroidered along the lower edge is 'No matter where you go I will find you' in large white cross stitch. This quilt was made by Joy Tyler, Neil's mother, New South Australia, Australia, about 1996. The small circle with the embroidered teddy bears was made by Joan Peady, Neil's aunt. When Neil and Ken visited Exeter Cathedral they saw the way that rondels were featured as a way of presenting the design on their tapestry. This design with a few minor adjustments is featured on the panel today. 'No Matter Where You Go I Will Find You' is the title of a song chosen by Neil for his funeral. This quilt was made by Neil's mother Joy for him and his partner Keith. 'Neil, also known as Toby, was a communications specialist in both the RAAF and the corporate world. Neil loved music and art, and training at the gymnasium. His main passion in life was his relationship with Ken who also died of AIDS. Neil and Ken shared a love of Tuscany.' Neil asked his parents in 1993 if they would make a panel for him and his partner of 8 years Ken. He asked if it could be about the travels he and Ken had made. Neil's mother. Joy Tyler says ' On the way home from the funeral we noticed the big double rainbow. That was the first sign. I feel that Neil knows it all now. He knows and he's supporting us'. 1 1. Quote from Two Stars edited by Paul F Walsh, Elephant Press Newcastle, 1999 This quilt is in memory of Neil 'Toby" Tyler (b. July 1957 d. May 1994) and Ken Orth (b. November 1949 d. July 1995). This panel was published in Walsh, P, (ed.), 1999, 'Two Stars' , Elephant Press, New Lambton, NSW. The following quotation is taken from this publication. 'On the way home from the funeral we noticed the big double rainbow. That was the first sign. I feel that Neil knows it all now. He knows and he's supporting us'. This quilt was displayed in Darling Harbour. -
Visit the page Jason Anthony Wells - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Jason Anthony Wells, 'Starlight', cotton / ink / paint / synthetic textile, made in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about 1997 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation with a royal blue canvas background, bordered in rainbow braid. Ten large stars scattered across the background. A large coloured photograph of Jason is in the centre bordered in red. Below this the name, ' Jason Anthony Wells' and dates ' 5.6.54 - 15.1.95' are embroidered in coloured thread. Twenty-three smaller stars are appliqued over the background. The larger stars each have personal messages of remembrance.. This quilt was made by family and friends, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about 1997. Jason had an interest in astrology and this is reflected in the design of the quilt. -
Visit the page Bowen McGowan - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Bowen McGowan, cotton / synthetic textile / mixed media, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1997 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on a navy blue background. 'Bowen' machine appliqued in large block letters in various brocade materials with a large red sequinned flower positioned in the letter O. 'McGowan' in smaller yellow block letters is below the letter N. Three elaborate gold decorations are positioned on the panel, two on upper part of panel and one of the lower part. The dates '31-5-1960 - 9-2-1995' are attached in red fabric above the Bowen, with a jewelled six point star between them. In the lower left corner of panel are the words 'He loved and he was love' in small yellow letters. A small white rectangle containing a printed photograph of Bowen is positioned on the lower right of the panel with 'Bowen, he gave love and friendship to us all. We will not forget. God Bless. We'll have another banana daiquiri please Bo' embroidered in blue cotton on white aida cloth with a rainbow embroidered below. Two turquoise sequin decorations are below the 'McGowan' with a jewelled six-point star between them. -
Visit the page Pekka Tormanen - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Pekka Tormanen, cotton / synthetic fabric / metal / ink / paint, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1997 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, on a navy blue background. Across the top of the panel are the words 'From Finland with love / Pekka Tormanen / Born Kuusamo 17-V11-57 / Died Sydney 24-V111-94' hand written in white paint. There is an A4 size fabric print photograph of Pekka on the right hand side. A small teddy bear is attached next to the photograph with a red AIDS ribbon above. The words 'From Geoff/ 5-1V-57' are hand written in white paint in the lower right hand corner. This quilt is in memory of Pekka Tormanen (b.17-08-57 d. 24-08-94). Pekka was born in Kuusama, Finland and died in Sydney, Australia. -
Visit the page ‘Alan’ - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Alan, cotton / mixed media, made by family in Australia, about 1996 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, calico backing with cream lace border. The panel is divided into three sections horizontally. In the centre of the middle section of the panel is an appliqued United Nations style world badge surrounded by a red braid wreath with a red ribbon attached. 'Alan' is hand written above this in gold glitter paint with two gold plastic treble clefs and a gold appliqued sun. Eleven different coloured appliqued stars, bordered by gold glitter paint, are scattered across the panel, with the names: Stephen, Danny, Denise, Karen, Patsy, Nanna, Robert, Renea, Joseph and Michael. There are three different coloured appliqued arum shaped lilies bordered with gold glitter amongst the stars. There is a pale blue appliqued dove on upper edge with 'aly-oop' painted underneath and a dark blue appliqued dove on lower edge, bordered by gold glitter paint. On the top left of the middle section of the panel is a small appliqued Ronald Mc Donald motif with 'Got-ya Al' hand written in gold paint. Upper and lower sections of the panel are divided by bands of pale blue, red and royal blue ribbon with red bows and the lower section has an appliqued red heart bordered by gold glitter paint with two cream appliqued lace flowers. There are four appliqued cream lace flowers on upper section.