Helen McIntosh, Author at The IconLady

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

Pairing Exhibition now available online, visit in person from Tuesday 4th May 2021

My latest Exhibition, Pairings, is now available online.

This Exhibition is about placing work from my archive in dialogue with a series of new additions, following a loose theme, “ Spots.”

Pairings is the inaugural show in the new Annexe Gallery and also the first for the new concept of using a Gallery space.

The artwork will be on display from Tuesday 4th May to Saturday 29th May 2021 in the Annexe Gallery, 611 Wynnum Road, Morningside.

One of the new innovations is to enable a buyer to take the picture home on purchase. (I would be happy to end the month with blank walls)!

April 17, 2020July 30, 2020

Online exhibition now open, prints available!

CORONAVIRUS!!!!
The unfortunate pandemic in our country means the Exhibition planned for the Richard Randall Gallery, Toowong, has been closed down. HOW EVER—–
The One Third of the show that I prepared is presented here.

All works available for purchase, unframed. Framing can be arranged in Brisbane. All the paintings are on heavy white rag paper, watercolour, and measure 58 x 77 cm. (Dancer – small 58 x 10cm, and Full Moon is acrylic paint.)

For only $ 85.00 each, I have one print of each picture for sale . All prints on quality photographic paper. Go to the Shop and be the first to purchase a print!

To view the two thirds of the exhibition that wasn’t, go to
Linda Murray: https://www.lindastorytelling.com/
Fran Van Kreiken: http://fransart.weebly.com/

October 2, 2017April 17, 2020

Handwoven silk available now

Picture show handwoven silk from Thailand available in Australia now in my new Silk Shop — The Iconlady handwoven silk shop. I have started a SHOP on Theiconlady.com. All handwoven silk from Thailand and Laos available in Australia now. Please check us out, a collection of gorgeous wearables, furnishings and fabric lengths. Lovely scarfs suitable for men too.

September 7, 2017April 17, 2020

Partners In Textile Exhibition 2017

Taken at the opening day of Partners In Textile — Grand opening day

July 29, 2017April 17, 2020

A 30 year old Icon Lady waiting to be framed

A 30 year old Icon Lady

Iconladies ready to stitch or frame.

Painted on silk, 30 years ago!

Eventually I sold this piece just as it is here. Like me, she will still be going into her seventies.

Want to see more? Come and see her latest incarnations at my upcoming Exhibition at The Butterfactory, Cooroy, on the 12th August 2017

August 2017 Partners in Textile

August 13, 2015April 17, 2020

Tea cosy by Helen McIntosh

I was fascinated by the knitted tea cosies I found in second-hand shops because they’re diverse, original, made by people being creative who aren’t worried about status or artistic value. They are genuine hand-craft.

I have created cloth dolls instead of plastic or Barbie dolls etc, and use my own ideas for tea cosies. Being me, I can’t help going “over the top” where “more” is better, and better still 🙂

I see them as a celebration of women and craft, and who doesn’t love a cup of tea?