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Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Warwick John Bell, 'Wassa', cotton / mixed media, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia about 1994 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on dark blue background with a 5cm…
Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Warwick John Bell, 'Wassa', cotton / mixed media, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia about 1994 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on dark blue background with a 5cm border of silver. A white dinner jacket with silver trim, complete with silver handkerchief in top pocket, is stitched and glued on the left half. On the right half is 'Wassa' stitched in large coloured letters, followed by 'Warwick John Bell 18.10.82 - 28.8.93' in glitter on glue. Underneath is handwritten in white paint 'How do I hold you now? / You held on to so much in life / Your cars, earthmoving, woodwork, dressmaking / Your boundless creativity and enthusiasm. / You tried to hold on to life. / As in the picture, you hold on to Sascha, our dog and I hold on to Misty, our cat / Our little family you made safe like an island / How do I hold you now?/ I know I will hold you in my heart forever / love Pooka. Coloured photograph edged in gold braid. Tapestry patch depicting a bear. Underneath an inscription in silver glitter 'From Mum with love'. This quilt was made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, about 1994. The poem on the panel was written by Philip Collins, a friend of Warwick's. Warwick modified the dinner jacket which he wore on the Queen's Birthday weekend and for his surprise 40th birthday party in 1992.
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Visit the page In memory of Ira Johnsen and Paul Thomas Collins - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt Panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Ira Johnsen and Paul Thomas Collins, cotton / mixed media, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, about 1994 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on blue background. Working from the left side are the words 'Ira Johnsen 3.2.56 - 7.8.91' and 'Ira' in silver fabric above a large USA flag. A coloured fabric photograph of two faces edged with gold cord above the words embroidered in pink 'Bittersweet memories Paul, Love Jenny'. Below is a large Welsh flag above the appliqued word 'Paul' in purple taffeta, above the words 'Paul Thomas Collins 18.6.51 - 6.11.93' hand embroidered in mauve thread. Centre bottom is an appliqued square made of rainbow ribbon edged with gold braid. -
Visit the page Philip T Collins - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Philip T Collins', cotton / ink / synthetic textile / plastic / metal, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, about 1995 Rectangular panel, landscape orientation, blue background with 2.5cm border of printed heart fabric. 'Philip T Collins' is machined appliqued in tangerine silk. In top right hand corner is a diagonally positioned Welsh Flag, with the remains of an artificial daffodil nearby. Hand written in black ink above the flag is the date 26.9.1953. In the lower left corner are two coloured printed photographs, and one coloured bird printed photograph. This bird image has been signed by 'P. Collins, 1982'. In the lower right hand corner are artificial native Australian flora stitched around the border. Also in this corner, is appliqued the Australian Flag. The following date is hand written in black ink - 16.7.1995. The following messages are hand written in the centre of the panel in black ink: 1. 'Always in our hearts / Our darling son Philip / Love Mum & Dad'; 2. 'Remembering the good old days / The 'Old Fart'. 3. 'You will Always be Beautiful in my Eyes / Love Always / Kris'. 4. 'Remembering the good times when / everyone was there / Love / Toots.’ -
Visit the page ‘Rob’ - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Rob, cotton / polyester, maker unknown, Australia, about 1994 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on a blue background bordered with green 'teddy bear' fabric. Large white striped panel bordered with black across centre from left to right which contains a miniature 'Sharks' uniform and two 'Sharks' embroidered cloth badges and the word 'Rob'. Satin / taffeta rainbow in centre of top edged with gold braid. Black and white painted and embroidered appliqued cat on left. On the top right is the patch saying 'The Village Sport' with '27/2/63' '7/10/93'. Bottom left there are the words 'Scorpio' and 'Pisces' depicted as Scrabble tiles. A football and a soccer ball, cricket bat and tennis racquet are appliqued in felt. Bottom right contains four bears - a padded Christmas teddy bear, mother teddy bear and two smaller teddy bears. Underneath are the embroidered words 'Rick and Rob / 8/4/83 until forever / I will always love you'. -
Visit the page Jeremy Mason Sharp - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Jeremy Mason Sharp, cotton / mixed media, made by his mother, Western Australia, about 1993 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, with a tan coloured background, edged with a white border. The central padded red heart shape is bordered with the six colours of the rainbow. Written in gold glitter and ink on the heart are the words 'Dancing as fast as I can. Jeremy Mason Sharp. 29.5.1959 - 30.5.1993.' Also on the heart are six gold braided medallion with red plastic 'jewels'. There are four white 'baby footprint' shapes to the right on the heart, and on the left is a small photo edged with sequins and beads. Beside this is a small bunch of gold coloured leaves and small white flowers. Arching across the whole panel is a rainbow of ribbons. Appliqued over the rainbow are two large white birds 'peace doves' , each carrying a spray of leaves and trailing sequined lines of red hearts. These birds are adorned with a heavily jewelled gold braided medallions and gold and white sequins, beads and buttons. Three purple 'flying pig' shapes with gold decorations are on the lower section. Two white panels with black embroidered lettering are on either side of the panel: 'Close your eyes and I'll be there. / He's alive in my head / He's alive in my heart / my arms reach out to him / but we are apart / In my minds eye I trace / the laughter lines of his sweet face / the strength of his fine form / his beauty and grace / his charisma was boundless / his soft spoken way / the gentle "Hi Mumma how are you today?" / In his battle for life / he taught us a lot / With courage and dignity / he slipped quietly away / We held him in our arms / that very last day / So it's over the rainbow / one day we will meet / The suns golden rays will toy at his feet / my heart will be whole again / and bursting with joy / for you are my lifesblood / my pride and my boy. / Mother 1993' 'Colours and Emblems of Jeremy's Quilt / Gold and white were to be his theme this year / The rainbow had always been a sign of hope and happiness / and a well-chosen sign of Gay Liberation / Doves of peace as he was a peaceful person / chains of hearts for each member of his family / that loved and cherished him / the baby's foot print on his heart / his new niece and namesake "Gemma" / The props and pretties that were his profession / as a make-up artist and a hairdresser / Three flying spectacular pigs / Jeremy was born in the year of the pig and no ordinary pig would do / That leaves us with his motto / "Still dancing as fast as I can" / That was his life / A creative, talented and highly professional young man at rest / We love you Cubs.’ -
Visit the page In memory of patients of Eversleigh Hospital - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Brad, Warwick, Ken and Shane of Eversleigh Hospital, cotton / mixed media, maker unknown, Australia, about 1994 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. Made up of eleven joined pieces on a variety of textiles and various shapes and sizes. Description of patches from upper right to left: A black and white stylised portrait (pencil); red background, with three top hats, bowtie and a cane, 'Brad 1962 - 1994'; 'Warwick 1958 - 1994. You came, you learned, you taught, you loved. You left us for a better place. Thanks for the memories as we are richer for knowing you. Loved by all who knew you. SHANE'; 'Love and Peace' with two small red hearts - all embroidered in cross stitch; 'There is comfort in the thought that a loving God knows best' embroidered in cross stitch; 'Ken told me 'Love comes in different ways''. One large red heart is in the centre, and in the corners are one of each - small red square, circle, triangle, diamond shapes with the word 'love'. Two blue flowers complete the patch, all done in paint; 'In the hands of the master when a caterpillar fears the end of his life a butterfly is born.' Bach. 77', and two butterflies, are embroidered in cross stitch; A 'log-cabin' patchwork patch of red, fawn and green velvet; A painted flower design on black background; A long strip on cream background with the letters 'We remember' painted in rainbow stripe pattern; Painted on the patch is a tree with broken trunk and falling green leaves, and the words 'EVERSLEIGH HOSPITAL' in red. -
Visit the page John Thorne - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of John Thorne, cotton / satin / synthetic textiles, made by Bruce Hoare, New South Wales, Australia, about 1996 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, on a cream background, with large machine-appliqued letters and a large cross in red. 'JOHN THORNE 11 - 9 - 90'. Two small bunches of rainbow coloured ribbons are stitched to the panel. This quilt is in memory of John Anthony ChristopherThorne (d. 11.09.1990). John Thorne's panel has been published in Walsh, P, (ed.), 1999, 'Two Stars' , Elephant Press, New Lambton, NSW. The following quotation is taken from this publication. 'There was a presence about John; a very quiet man, a very dignified man. He gave me the gift of listening, not to the spoken word, but to the silent. He had a story to tell, but it came through his eyes' and also 'John was a people's man; a very good communicator; a man of compassion who always reached out to others. But he was also a very private man.’ -
Visit the page ‘Paul’ - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Paul, cotton / polyester, maker unknown, Australia, about 1994 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, on cream background with green border. A large green horseshoe shape with pink and white flowers are machine-appliqued in the centre of the panel. In the centre of the horseshoe shape, is a coloured fabric photograph of a racing horse and jockey in racing silks, titled 'Super Impose - Super Miler'. The red saddlecloth has the number '1' and 'Ranvet' in white. In the background, is a large advertisement for 'Coco-Cola'. Large silver metallic fabric letters 'PAUL' machined - appliqued in black, are underneath. A red ribbon with six small ribbons in the colours of the rainbow are on the right, as well as a green patch with the words 'flight' and 'TAB' in white. On the left is a poem 'When I Must Leave You.' ' When I must leave you for a little while, / Please do not grieve and shed wild tears / And hug your sorrow to you through the years, / But start out bravely with a gallant smile; / And for my sake and in my name / Live on and do all things the same, / Feed not your loneliness on empty days, / But fill each waking hour / In useful ways, / Reach out your hand, / In comfort and in cheer. / And I in turn will comfort you / and hold you near; / And never, never / Be afraid to die, / For I am waiting / for you in the sky!' Two fabric 'postcard' photographs are on the lower section, on the left, a night scene of 'My Gold Coast', and on the right side, a day scene from 'Perth W.A.' (Western Australia).