Year With Wendy Whiteley Subject / Painting illustrated books were no longer

illustrated books were no longer the preserve of the elite and became a source of knowledge

the regional and the lesser known

curved and zigzag line) and Hitomezashi ("one-stitch") patternsA handy grid for creating diagonal stitch patternsInstructions for 11 simple bags

as well as an interview by Bruce Heiser with Cornelia Bartzis about her late husband’s work and their life together

is discussed in detail

Year With Wendy Whiteley Subject / Painting illustrated books were no longerWe sit at the table, opposite each other, a tape recorder and a microphone between us, and I begin by saying that I don't want to start with Brett.'That's a good idea.' Wendy looks at me and smiles. 'I didn't start with Brett.'These days Wendy Whiteley is a legendary figure in the art world, the keeper of the Brett Whiteley legacy, best known for creating the Secret Garden on the land below her house on Sydney Harbour. But before she met Brett, Wendy