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Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'MICHAEL FRANCIS', cotton / paint / felt / plastic, made by partner and friends, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. On a black cott…
Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'MICHAEL FRANCIS', cotton / paint / felt / plastic, made by partner and friends, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. On a black cotton background which has a batik-style print border, the name 'MICHAEL FRANCIS 1960 - 1990' is centrally appliqued in large white felt letters. On the left is a large appliqued gold felt sun with a black and white fabric photograph of Michael. The sun has a sprinkling of red and gold raised painted dots surrounding it. Six small red hearts are hand stitched down the left side of the panel. Each heart has a name written in black felt pen. The names are David, Russ, Mary and 3 unknown. To the right is a night sky . A large orange felt doorway is in the lower right corner. Three towers are behind this door. Two towers are covered by a green roof. A small white urn shape in felt is falling from the top of the shorter third tower and sprinkling out fine raised red and silver dots of paint. Across the bottom of the panel runs a blue river shape which has been appliqued in light blue felt with dark blue and grey felt accents. On the right of this are two stalks of a strelitzia plant (Bird of Paradise), which are appliqued in felt. On the left of the river shape is a small white rectangular patch, bordered with black cotton, containing the following machine stitched words printed in black: ' I arrived unannounced seeking only peace. I depart quietly having found peace. Michael Francis 1990.’
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Visit the page Michael Connor - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'MICHAEL CONNOR', cotton / synthetic textile, made by a friend, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. On an aqua blue background, 'MICHAEL CONNOR' is machine appliqued in hot pink fabric on the lower left hand corner. Two large palm trees are machine appliqued on either sides of the panel with an appliqued rainbow beneath. A large padded white cloud is machine appliqued on the right upper corner with 'SHELLY' appliqued in rainbow colours. A yellow sun is appliqued below the cloud with four large appliqued sun rays. -
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Visit the page Monty Peuker - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'MONTY PEUKER', wool / felt / paint / cotton / plastic / synthetic textile / metal sequins / glue, made by friends and work colleagues, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. Centred on a grey wool flannel background is a large flag of the United States of America. Surrounding the flag are various objects listed as follows, in a clockwise direction from the top left corner: an Australian flag; a sequinned snow globe; a green square with a felt appliqued Kangaroo and joey; a felt banner with 'Kangaroo Valley' appliqued by hand with red stitching on blue felt lettering with a small bouquet of wildflowers in the top left corner; on a pink square is attached a folded white shirt with a brown and grey wool tie; on a dark green square is a sequinned fish and a painted fish attached by glue; on a light blue square, topped with a white Aida cloth square is a black vase with Australian native flowers, cross stitched within a black cross stitched frame.; in black felt letters the initials 'MR'; a panda embroidered in long and short stitch in wool on a red wool stitched background and bordered in black felt; a plastic picture of a pink gramophone with a black felt record with a red record label below; a yellow felt rubber duck is appliqued with black running stitch, a white letter 'E' with'rnie' in black pen is stitched to its chest; on black cotton fabric ( most likely a cotton T shirt) a screen print in silver glitter paint of Marilyn Monroe is sewn by hand to the panel base fabric; a small red rectangle with a vertical gold strip on both sides with 'the McDonald's logo and McDonalds printed'; in green felt letters. PEUKER is glued on the diagonal; On a blue square a poem written by hand in gold and yellow paint: 'Some come into our lives and quickly go. Others stay longer. We are never the same'. In green felt letters 'MONTY' is glued on the diagonal to the background fabric; on a black felt black felt background 'Memory Lane' is appliqued in silver letters; a plastic beach scene with sand sewn inside and 'Whale Beach Australia' written in black pen is stitched; a black computer and keyboard; a glass with cocktail pink umbrella and lemon slice is above; a rectangle of red felt has the word 'Coke' in appliqued white felt letters. -
Visit the page Brett Aitchison and Willem Venter - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Brett Aitchison and Willem Venter, 'May all beings be well and happy; Shakyamuni Juddhi Hospice', cotton / canvas / synthetic textiles / paint, made by Kami Brodie, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation. This panel has a mid-blue paisley self patterned fabric background. A large square with wide borders, one yellow, the inner red, is located in the centre of the panel. A hand painted picture of Gautama Buddha, also known as Shakyamuni or Sakyamuni, a key figure in Buddhism, is within. Below, a canvas rectangle with a blue braid border has the following stencilled in blue paint: 'May all beings be well and happy. Shakyamuni Juddha Hospice. In memory of Brett Aitchinson and Willem Venter.’