I will be running a 2 day workshop for Qld Spinners Weavers & Fibre Artists in September. This is the only workshop I have booked in so far this year. Head over to Eventbrite for the details. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/eco-dye-silk-wool-with-natalie-billing-tickets-56084829234?aff=eand

Canopy opens in a week. The installation section is complete. And packed. I've procrastinated. And panicked. Now I'm back to making. So in a week come see. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/opening-canopy-an-exhibition-of-eco-dyeing-tickets-54579509783

I have an exhibition fast approaching. Interestingly I am calm. This concerns me. In the lead up to Christmas I was working hard on creating silk and wool scarves. And I was very pleased with the patterns that resulted With the practical side sorted I began focusing on the installation element of the exhibition, first … Continue reading Canopy on the horizon

I got up early I crossed land and sea So my eyes could dream, and my heart could fly even further And I saw wondrous, unexpected things.

The pieces are out of the pot. This one is a keeper. The other 2 pieces will appear at Horti-Couture tomorrow in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha. If you are in town come check it out.

In 2014 I had the good fortune to meet Teresa Dair when she came to Brisbane for the Craft Show. She is responsible for getting me interested in knitting. I had wanted to dye the knitted surface, however what I had seen of knitting was not me. Teresa blew my mind. I made the decision … Continue reading Playing

The house is silent. He who told the stories is gone. Memories gather. On every surface, in every corner. Filling bowls, spilling off tables and out of cupboards. They are fragile as cobwebs, And as solid as stone. Others come, turn the memories in their hands. Fill their pockets, let them play between their fingers. … Continue reading 10 years ago today

I will be running a One Day Workshop for QSWFA this Sunday. It is based on the one day format I presented in Central Western Qld last year. Those participants will be the lucky last for the foreseeable future. I want to give my gallery practice some very overdue attention. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/learn-to-eco-dye-silk-with-natalie-billing-tickets-46496245522?aff=eand

These are Marge's hands. Every morning after breakfast she would crumble up bread to feed the pigeons. Marge passed away on Thursday evening. Life and death don't happen at convenient times, I was running a workshop this weekend. As much as I didn't feel up to it I had to get out of bed and … Continue reading Hands

I often forget how important it is to spend time in the company of others. On Monday I crawled out of bed (eventually. It's winter and the cats are cuddly) and went down the hill to Qld Spinners Weavers & Fibre Artists for Book & Paper Group ( you will notice the organisation isn't good … Continue reading Listening and learning