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Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt in memory of 'Steven Wells' , cotton / paint / ink / paper / synthetic textile, various makers, Australian Capital Territory, about 1993 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, green cotton ba…
Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt in memory of 'Steven Wells' , cotton / paint / ink / paper / synthetic textile, various makers, Australian Capital Territory, about 1993 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, green cotton background with top and bottom borders of multi-coloured patchwork stripes / various appliquéd panels with paintings / photos / cartoon characters / inscriptions / lace. The main inscriptions are 'safe in God's care, love Uncle Tim, Aunty Sharlene, Kirsty and Tristian' / and 'We loved him with haemophilia, We loved him with AIDS, We will always love him, He is forever in our hearts.' / 'Loving memories, Dad and Mum'.
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Visit the page Purli Sudds - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Purli Sudds, cotton / corduroy / lace / synthetic textile / ink, made in New South Wales, Australia, 1992 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. Aqua cotton background, with PURLI SUDDS / 1949 - 1990 appliqued in multi-coloured cotton fabric across the top centre of the panel. There are three appliquéd pink flamingos between the words in the upper part of the panel. In the lower centre there is a panel of black and white stone patterned cotton. In the centre of that there is a fabric photograph entitled 'SURF AIDS' which shows Purli Sudds in a wet suit with a surf board. Next to him are two pink flamingo garden ornaments. There is a yellow map of Australia in the bottom right hand corner inscribed 'We love you / Ian, Neville, Keith' . Down each side there are aqua corduroy strips separated from the main panel by a strip of red fabric with white polka dots. -
Visit the page Tony Kell - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Tony Kell', synthetic textile / felt / paint / nylon / glass / acrylic / diamante, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, May 1993 Rectangular panel, landscape orientation. The top part of the panel contains six white felt clouds containing motifs including flowers, animals and a house, appliqued onto a blue background. Diagonally across the lower right corner are six rainbow stripes.The bottom part has a green background with 'TONY KELL' appliqued in red felt letters with '18. IX. 1952 - 3. V. 1991'. The quilt was made in memory of Tony Kell (b. 18 September 1952, d 3 May 1991). He was a graduate from Sydney University. -
Visit the page Michael Wayne Garnam - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Michael Wayne Garnam', cotton / ink / metal / ribbon, made by David, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1993 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. In the centre is a fabric photograph of Michael Garnam, above the photograph are the words, 'Dedicated to my partner, MICHAEL WAYNE GARNAM, 29. 3. 61 - 31. 8. 92, For All These Dates'. Underneath the photograph is 'You are in / My Heart & Soul / Love / David / xx' . Radiating from the photograph are the following: to the left 'Jan 1 / New Year's Day / Feb 14 / Valentine's Day / Feb 21/ My Birthday / Mar 29 / Michael's Birthday and to the right / Dec 1 / World AIDS Day / Aug 31 / Appointment on the / Other Side / Dec 25 / Xmas Day / Dec 31 / New Year's Eve. This lettering is alternating black and red. At the base of the panel is a red AIDS ribbon. On either side of the main panel there is a 'poem' in alternating red and black writing. On the left panel: (red) FOR ALL THESE DATES OF EVERY YEAR, (black) I SHALL ALWAYS REMEMBER TO LET THE MEMORY LIVE AGAIN MY DEAR; (red) FOR ALL THESE DATES OF EVERY YEAR, (black) I SHALL ALWAYS HAVE NO REASON IN THE WORLD TO WANT TO FEAR; (red) FOR ALL THESE DATES OF EVERY YEAR, (black)I SHALL ALWAYS KNOW THAT IN MY HEART YOU ARE HERE; (red) FOR ALL THESE DATES OF EVERY YEAR, (black) I SHALL ALWAYS KNOW THAT IN MY HEART YOU ARE HERE; (red) FOR ALL THESE DATES OF EVERY YEAR, (black) I SHALL ALWAYS KNOW THAT IN MY THOUGHTS YOU ARE NEAR On the right hand side, the following appears: (red) FOR ALL THESE DATES OF EVERY YEAR, (black)I SHALL ALWAYS KNOW THAT IN MY SOUL YOU ARE THE GREATEST PEER; (red) FOR ALL THESE DATES OF EVERY YEAR, (black) I SHALL ALWAYS KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF THE WORD QUEER; (red) FOR ALL THESE DATES OF EVERY YEAR, (black)I SHALL FOREVER IN LOVING MEMORY SHED MORE THAN JUST A TEAR; (red) FOR ALL THESE DATES OF EVERY YEAR, (black)THANK YOU FOR OPENING MY HEART TO LOVE. -
Visit the page Anthony John Williams - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Anthony John Williams', cotton / felt / ink / synthetic textile, unknown maker, Australia, about 1992 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation. Across the top of the panel are the words and dates 'In Loving Memory of / Anthony John Williams' '24.8.63 19.9.90'. There are five fabric photographs of people, a dog, Jesse, and a guitar. There is a grey t-shirt attached to the lower half of the panel, featuring the name of 'George Thorogood' and various tributes from family and friends, a red padded heart, painted flowers and several painted abstract designs. The tributes are as follows: Your smiling face will be remembered always sweet dreams Anth I love you Bubby; (in caps) 1990 was a year I shed many a / silent tear, your fight has ended / Ours has just begun, on courage / and guts you would have won, / An inspiration to all you knew / Because of this we love you true / words can't describe how I feel, / But you and I know our love was real.; An honest gentleman / A loyal brother / A true mate. R.I.P./ Love Greg, / Jan, Amanda & Aaron; Sports Boxing, Football, Squash. / Favourite hobby playing guitar; Time may hide the sadness, / Smiles may hide/ My tears/ But memories of you Dick will last throughout the years / Love you Bloke / Forever in my heart, Snags; Goodbye to a very dear and special friend / Forever in our hearts/ We love you / Cathy and Briana; Eternal love from your family; Our beautiful son who was taken so young / Your strength and courage / can only inspire all who knew and loved you. We will love and cherish you always. / Sleep peacefully our darling son / With our deepest love / Mum and Dad XX. -
Visit the page Stephen McKenny - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Stephen McKenny, taffeta / cotton / paint / metal, various makers, Australia, about 1993 Rectangular panel, portrait orientation. The upper half contains individual appliquéd letters in the form of a crossword to compose words, as well as symbolic objects, such as clothing, a car and landscape. The upper panel contains the words 'Stevie Babes'.' One panel contains the words 'love from Stephanie, thank you Steve'. The badge contains the words 'love thy neighbour even when he plays the trombone'. The lower half has a border of a musical staff with Steve's composition 'A WOLTS' surrounding hand painted words 'Stephen McKenny' in indigenous Australian art style with pressed images of native plants as well as a painted image of a native plant. This information was recieved from. Carolyn McKenny 'The idea to start the other panel came initially from Stephen's friends. During his university life, until a few months before his death, Stephen had lived in share houses and was part of a very close knit group of friends. Carolyn and Stephen's friends worked as a group to make the quilt, with input from Baillie for the design. “The Steve Group” met regularly, developing ideas of how best to represent his personality, working on different parts of the design and often talking (laughing and crying) about Steve. Making the quilt panel was a healing journey during 1992 and was completed for the anniversary of Stephen's death. The motifs on this panel include: Musical Notes The musical notes on the border of the quilt are the notations of one of Stephen's compositions: A Woltz. Eucalyptus leaves Stephen loved the Australian bush and is buried in an ACT bushland cemetery. The background of the panel was tie dyed by a friend, using eucalyptus leaves. Stephen's name Stephen's name was hand-painted by Stephen's friend (Baillie's god-daughter). The Indigenous motifs represented Stephen's beliefs in social justice and his love of country. The cross word Stephen loved words and was a great collector of trivia and the unusual. 'Stevie Babes' Stephen's girlfriend made him a set of fabric die to hang in the car: one said 'Stevie' the other 'Babes'. Stephen was anti-kitsch so friends enjoyed giving him kitsch objects. Cap'n Steve was affectionately known as 'Cap'n Steve' during his sailing trip with a group of friends in the Whitsunday Islands. The map of Australia Stephen held an ambition to visit every state and capital city in Australia and over the years he did so. Near the end of his life he was determined to achieve his final goal by going to the Northern Territory, even though he had been suffering from a number of AIDS-related infections. The Crocodile Stephen's determination meant he took the trip to Darwin - his last trip. He went to Kakadu with a group of friends. They camped by a beautiful water way, caught Barramundi, cooked them on the campfire and feasted. Unthinkingly they threw the remains of the feast into the creek only to find they had unwittingly attracted crocodiles - no-one had much sleep that night. Bottle brush These represent the bottle brush picked by Stephen's girlfriend and laid on his coffin. The pink and green outfit The pink and green outfit on the panel was made from fabric taken from Stephen's clothes - he enjoyed being outrageous Badge 'Love Thy neigbour The badge 'Love thy neighbour even when he plays the trombone' was one Stephen would wear. It was worn in response to the two elderly ladies who lived next door and who could not stand hearing him practise his music. Three people motif The motif of the three seated figures was the ACT Haemophilia Group logo. The red car Stephen owned a red Daihatsu Charade. Having his own car meant a great deal to him, so that he could maintain his independence and interests. The brain The brain motif alludes to Stephen being very bright but also refers to his chosen area of study which was neuropsychology. Presenting the panels Both panels were hung as part of an exhibition on the subject of grief, held at the Calvary Hospital in early 1993. At the conclusion of the exhibition, they were presented to the ACT AIDS Action Council.’ -
Visit the page Steve McKenny - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Stephen McKenny, 'FOR STEVE MCKENNY WITH LOVE', taffeta / cotton / synthetic fibre, made by family, London, England, 1992-1993 Rectangular panel, portrait orientation. Panel is divided in half to represent the sea and sky with an appliquéd image of yacht sailing to horizon. On the yacht's sail there is an appliquéd butterfly and the dates 1968-1991. On the yacht's hull is embroidered 'Piano-Man'. Synthetic fibre is placed to represent waves. The sun is represented in the top right corner by a yellow quadrant with the words 'Friends, Family' and with radiating words 'Writing, Computers, Facts, Conversation, Groups, Composition, Music, Adventure, Books, Swimming'. At the bottom is an appliquéd panel with the inscription 'FOR STEVE MCKENNY WITH LOVE' over a musical staff with notes. This panel was made by Stephen's Aunt Lorna (Lorna Aplin). This panel depicts a sailing boat. It was made in London. After Stephen's death, Lorna returned immediately to London. In this way she was separated from the support of Stephen's family and friends. Stephen's death had a big impact on Lorna. Soon after she returned to England she made her panel for the AIDS quilt. Lorna was the sole maker of this panel. Lorna's panel for Stephen depicts a sailing boat. The chosen motif was partly to represent the sailing holiday Stephen took with his friends in the Whitsunday Islands, but more to represent Stephen's questing and hopeful spirit. The name of the boat is 'Piano Man', representing Stephen's love of music. The words embroidered around the sun in the upper right of the panel represent aspects of Stephen's life and interests. The information is received from Carolyn McKenny. The maker of this quilt panel is Lorna who was Stephen's aunt and Carolyn's sister. Stephen and Carolyn went to London to visit Lorna in 1990. They stayed with her for a month - a very special time in all their lives. Stephen knew from an early age that life wasn't fair. He didn't expect it to be. When Stephen developed HIV he was very positive in his outlook and determined to beat the effects of the virus (until the last few months). Even in hospital in the last few weeks he would be angry with people who talked of 'tragedy' - tragedy, Stephen believed, was people dying in countries where no medical assistance was available or where they were not surrounded by loving friends and family. In the last stages of Stephen's illness in late 1991, Lorna dropped everything and flew from London to Canberra. Stephen wished to die at home, so family and close friends (who became known as “the Steve group”) maintained a 24 hour vigil, supported by the ACT palliative care team. Lorna took over the practical activities and kept the household running. Stephen (or Steve as he was known from his teenage years) was a remarkable young man who lived his short life with enthusiasm, courage and commitment. Stephen was born with severe haemophilia, a genetic bleeding disorder. The main effects of haemophilia are damage to joints which have been affected by internal bleeding. During Stephen's lifetime, haemophilia was treated by blood products derived from blood donations to the Red Cross. Stephen acquired HIV through blood products, some time in the early 1980s, before heat treatment was introduced to make the blood supply safe. Stephen's parents believe that he would have said he had a good life. He was a cheerful person with a great sense of humour - very well adjusted, even though all his life he was hampered by haemophilia. (For example from the age of about 14, he was friend, an affectionate son and a loving younger brother to Brian (who had gone to Adelaide to study medicine by the time Stephen was infected with HIV). Stephen's main love was music. He played a number of interests but in later years concentrated on the piano and electronic keyboard. He composed music, had a particular flair for improvisation and was a key member of a number bands. He was also a highly intelligent person with interests in science, computing and philosophy. In 1989 he completed a Bachelor of Science at the Australian National University. Because of his illness he was unable to seek full time employment but he worked part time playing piano at restaurants and aged care facilities. Stephen was also a committed community volunteer. He was vice president of the Haemophilia Association of ACT and active in the AIDS Action Council of the ACT. He was particularly involved with their safe sex campaigns and went out to high schools and colleges playing music, singing humorous songs and spreading the message about safe sex. Stephen, as a result of his activism and his involvement in music, had friends across all age groups and was admired by many. Articles about Stephen appeared in publications, for example The Canberra Times, both before and after his death. -
Visit the page In memory of Michael and others - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Michael, Jeffrey, John B, Kevin G, cotton, maker unknown, Australia, about 1990 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. Cotton calico background. There are two large blue appliquéd flowers with pale grey and white centres and dark green stalks in the centre of the panel. On the upper left hand side of the panel the following is written in ink: Michael / 1989; Jeffrey / 1989; and, John B / 1990. The following is written on the lower right side: Kevin G / 'one cannot help be moved' in ink In the bottom right corner the letters 'Ma' are written in ink but the rest of the word is indecipherable. This quilt panel was made in memory of Michael (b unknown d 1989), Jeffrey (b unknown d 1989), John B (b unknown d 1990), and Kevin G (b unknown d unknown).