Otherness of Light Series showing detail of tiny tree absorbing energy from and auroral night sky from the otherness of light series, current work in progress.
The Narrows, Lower Lakes South AustraliaMixed Media Art Textile, Pieced and collaged, hand printed, hand and free motion embroidery small art quilt.
Alexandria Broochfree motion embroidered brooch inspired by Coptic weaving
Detail of Botanical Journal CoverPieced, mono printed, free motion embroidery journal cover of rescued textile waste.
City Lights, Hong Kong MazeStitched version of my painting on silk, intense hand embroidery with free motion detail. small art quilt
Walking along the Murrumbidgeedigital manipulation black and white print on Japanese vintage silk raw edge pieced quilted substrate, free motion embroidery and hand embroidered.
Salt Lake, Road to RoxbyMixed media, collaged and embroidered art textile. found fabric, papers, ribbon and deconstructed doily,, rust dyed, dye extract mark making, stitched over firm weave repurposed cotton.
Wisdom of Pearstorn paper collage, cold wax
The Gate GuardianDigital manipulation, print over painted fabric, hand dyed silk using collected lichen from the trees in the back ground of this image, deconstructed and rust dyed crochet, found fabric, oil stick, intense hand stitching and embroidery. bound with Japanese silk rescued from old Kimono. small art quilt.
There is a Deeper StoryManipulated digital image over collage on painted fabric with Free motion stitched detail.
Stories of Limestone, Hand Embroidery, Painted Linen Art Textile with intense hand embroidery stitched onto linen. Centre embroidered work has a pieced border of hand painted linen and stitched detailing. Work has been backed by pure cotton quilt batting and cotton and laced over acid free board. The work is then mounted onto hand painted linen back and box framed.  © All images are the original work and property of Margaret Hage and are subject to copyright.
Finding Order in Chaosmixed media over mono print with copper thread free motion stitching, graphite pencil and cold wax on cradled wood panel.
Daisy, Daisyhand embroidery and intense hand stitching over collage of silk oddments and rescued teabag on repurposed close weave cotton fabric.
Rawnsley, Flinders Rangestorn paper collage, mixed media. cold wax.
Callistemon I, Botanical Series mono print over vintage fabric, free motion embroidery and intense hand stitching to quilt this piece. Japanese cotton print bound small art quilt.
Canola Field at Dusk, Keith South Australia, Acrylic on canvas
Peace No Less Than All Parts of this Earth, Machine and Hand Embroidery, Stitched Collaged Art TextileArt Textile
Southern Ocean, pastel on paperI love our southern ocean, it has so much power and can come tumbling in from the Antarctic regions with a great deal of force behind it in rough weather. This was a moment of standing on the beach, almost ready to turn and climb up the steep steps and go home on a day at the end of Summer, as the weather changed from hot and calm to cool and windy. The tide came in and covered the reef that can usually be seen from the beach. It is a favourite fishing spot near Beachport in South Australia. It is a section of what has been a treacherous coast line with many shipwrecks scattered all the way along to Queenscliff in Victoria. I took many images, made some sketches and felt it had to be a pastel drawing. I wanted the strength of the pigment and my drawing and the blending of these pigments to allow the ocean to move towards me rather than brushstrokes which seemed distracting to me. Clouds and the changing sky continue to fascinate me and I find myself being more influenced from researching Constable and Turner than I would have expected I would be not that many years ago. The paper is rich apricot to add the warmth of the late Summer change. It has been very hot day with a strong sudden cold front coming. This work is matted and framed in simple white grain board with washed white wooden frame. the most common comments from people viewing it is that there is a real sense of the ocean moving toward them.
Stories of Red, Colour Intervention Art Installation
Broken Soul, Machine Stitched Drawing and Hand Embroided Art Textile
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This work was a response to mental health issues, because I have heard much about the affects of mental health over the last few years and it is an issue that has become very topical for our region, as it has throughout developed societies. The free motion machine drawing is based on a pen and ink life drawing I had done on paper. I translated this drawing freely by observing my original work on the wall in front of me. The original drawing is on a full size A1 drawing paper and so this had to be a spontaneous transcription. It is also done without taking the needle out of the fabric, it is continuous line work, so a true drawing in every sense. The thread and needle become my drawing tool and fabric becomes my canvas. This drawing was first completed using my machine, then painted and hand embroidered and silk appliqué added in a collage technique. My idea was about the soul becoming broken by having to cope with the impact of behaviour and the consequences from those you love with mental health problems. This is why I have not completed the full figure in machine stitching and used hand stitches to emphasise the thought of being broken apart. The blue is symbolic and represents the grief this person is feeling. There are fragments of appliquéd and collaged silk georgette to represent the fragile state that this person is trying to cope with. I have hinted through my drawing that this is a woman (and my original life work is of a woman) because it is generally women that suffer most from this grief. A viewer may interpret this in a number of ways, it is very contemplative and soul searching work. It could be that this person has lost a love one and is grieving, or has to face something very difficult. I have also intended that there is hope in that the machine stitching is in black thread, strong and deliberate and that although this image is of a Broken Soul there is an intention through strength that she will survive and be strong. It is the moment that some or many of us have felt, that we can no longer go on we feel broken and exhausted, and then something seems to pull us through and we survive. The work is then stretched and laced using linen thread and backed and mounted before framing Â
Coast, Arial View, Coorong Coast South Australia, Mixed Media, Machine & Hand Embroidered Collage
Pear with Light Summer Sweets, Mixed Media Collage and Stitching on Card.
White Pear on Red, Digital Art from original Painting
Winter Light through Silver Birch, Acrylic on Card
Hot Summer's Day, Horseshoe Bay, Port Elliot South Australia, Watercolour
Lotus Bud, Botanical Gardens, Sydney Australia
Burying the Hutongs, Beijing, Mixed Media Hand and Machine Embroidered Art Textile
Gold Covered Monk, Bangok
London Calling, Mixed Media Art Textile
Mount Muirhead, Ancient Volcano, Millicent South Australia, Pastel on Paper
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I have always used the nickname 'Bald Hill' for this this small mountain, as it has no trees on it until almost ground level, and it stands out to me when I drive back to Penola from Millicent. I am intrigued by the light and shadow play depending on the season and the time of the day and have often stopped to observe. It always seems to be very mysterious to me and I was intrigued but not surprised, to learn of the very ancient stories connected to to it. This pastel drawing came from a very warm afternoon and the shadows were dense. It is an ancient volcano and is connected to the stories of the Boandik people, the first inhabitants and original owners of this region. The story tells is that It was the campsite oven spoken about in their Graitbul creation stories. This work is the beginning of a planned future textile series on this legend and the volcanic history of this region, often overlooked because of the higher profile of Mount Gambier. Â It is pastel on apricot pastel paper and is professionally framed with a rustic timber moulding and wide matte board under glass. Â Â Â
Bridge at Ross, Tasmania, Machine and Hand Embroidered Art Textile
Book Cover Detail, Mixed Media and Stitched Art Textile
Outer Hills of the Flinders at Dawn, South Australia, Mono Print and Mixed Media on Paper
Looking Down on the Gorge, Flinders Ranges South Australia, Hand & Machine Embroided Art Textile
Stormy Day at Wistow, Pastel on Paper
Red Shutters & Painted Beams, Temple of Heaven, Beijing.
Hong Kong Maze, Acrylic & Mixed Media on Paper
Aqua and Grey Pear on Lime and Yellow, Collage Oil and Mixed Media on Paper
Autumn Sunset, Penola South Australia. Acrylic & Mixed Media on Paper
My Rocky Shore, Beachport, South Australia, Mixed Media Painting on Card.
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Encrusted Limestone reckon the shore at Beachport South Australia I am fascinated by limestone in all its forms found in the Limestone Coast. This work captures the moment I looked down on a limestone rock on the shore at Beachport covered in remnants of living creatures and one live shell clinging to the rock, soon to be covered by the tide. My aim was to make this work appear to be a sample, a reminder of my unique coast. It is a complex build of materials usingfine art techniques.
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'Limestone Transformation Series' Acrylic, eggshell, modelling paste, wax medium, gesso, single found shell on heavy art-card. Framed under glass, timber mound and work is floated above matte board.
Cool Mr Johns, Abstract, Oil on Paper
Walking in the Market, Burma (Myanmar)
What Lies Beneath, Mystery of Limestone Coast South Australia, Mixed Media on Card
Winterberries, Machine & Hand Embroidered Art Textile
Transformation, Abstract Acrylic on Card
Orange Pear on Turquoise, Oil and Mixed Media on Paper
View from the Lake, Almost Night, Machine Stitched and Hand Embroidery Art Textile
White Bowl, White Tiles and a White Wall, Still Life Collage with Machine Embroidery
Journey Through the Golden Triangle, Hand Embroidery on Felt & Layered Vintage Stitched Fabric
There are No Words, Mixed Media and Hand Stitching on Card
Old Shed at Lake Mungo, NSW Australia, Machine and Hand Embroidered Art Textile
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Complex and intense free motion stitching and hand embroidery using silk and cotton threads. Most of these are hand dyed. Background was first painted and heat set. My intention is that this work is viewed as a drawing and therefore I have not simply filled in the spaces with machine stitching. I wanted this to seem as it was, a drawing in my sketchbook. This was capturing a moment in the last light after the sun had set and following a fascinating day of driving around a section of Lake Mungo. It is a moment captured considering the delight and richness of colour still to be seen at this special time of night.
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Free Motion Machine and Hand Embroidery on painted heavy natural cotton in cotton and silk threads mostly hand dyed, Acrylic textile paint. Stretched and laced using linen thread and Mounted and backed then framedFramed with natural oak timber frame and double mount, compliments the sense of Outback Australia.
On the Road to Burra, Mid North South Australia, Stitched Mixed Media
Green Pear on Red with Gold, Mixed Media Design
Vast Land Below, South Australia, Mono Print and Mixed Media on Paper
What's Left Behind, Mixed Media Stitched Collage
Tales of Gathering, Encaustic, Oil and Gatherings on Wood
Road to Hanoi, Vietnam
Green and White Pear on Mid Blue, Oil and Mixed Media on Paper
Where I Walk, Embroidery on Collaged Stitched Hand Dyed Silk
Pink Salt Lakes, On the Road to Roxby, South Australia, Stitched Mixed Media Collage
Amethyst Field, Broken Hill, Hand Embroidery, stitching, painted fabrics, hand dyed silk thread & amethyst.
Walking the Back Streets of RomeAltered black and while image hand coloured
Featherstone Chair Digital Art from Original Drawing
Day Out, Summer Palace, Beijing
Stitched Red Pear
On the Road, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Digital Art
Moss Covered Branch, Tasmania
Indian Green Pear on Red Oxide Digital Art from Original Paiting
Waterlilies Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Start of a Joyful DayMixed Media art textile. Layers of vintage fabrics, lace and pieces from music sheets have been added then free motion embroidery and hand embroidery for detailing. This work was created to appear like an illustrated page from a story book.
Memories of Happy TimesMixed media painting with collaged quilt papers on canvas