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

Last weekend I ran a 1 day workshop for Toowoomba Spinners and Weavers, and was also involved in the shop for the International Scarf Exchange Exhibition at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. Sorry no pics. It was a very busy weekend! My 3 sample pieces from the workshop are now washed out and dried. And … Continue reading Now for something new

In addition to my 2 Day Workshops in June and September I will now also be running a 1 Day workshop for Qld Spinners and Weaver's on July 29th. I will still be teaching both eco dyeing techniques, however we will be working on silk scarves as the bundles will need to be small to … Continue reading Announcement! 1 Day Workshop July!

So I have been making. Clothes And scarves And cards But now it's time to pack up my pot to travel. Next weekend I'm off to Toowoomba to teach a 1 day workshop. After that I've got a couple of weeks to play with the pot before my 2 day workshop at Qld Spinners & … Continue reading Making before Talking

http://www.youtube.com/watch I am one of 16 artists taking part in Botanica - Contemporary Art Outside, an exhibition being held in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, 6-15 April during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. #BNEbotanica #GC2018 My artwork, Unearthed, writes the history of the Gardens back onto the landscape using Augmented Reality 360° photographs, accessed via … Continue reading Botanica opens on the 6th