Lorraine Parker - Creative Textiles

Profile of Lorraine Parker

Studio at Moonee, just north of Coffs Harbur, NSW, Australia

P.O Box 4455 The Jetty, Coffs Harbour, 2450

Email: lorraine.parker2@bigpond.com

Lorraine Parker has been a teacher of Textiles and Design for over 30 years.

With work and articles published in Down Under Quilts and the goal of being published further, Lorraine has also lectured in Textiles Innovation at the Australian Catholic University and recently been commissioned to write the design unit for trainee teachers at Southern Cross University.

"Textiles and Design has been an integral part and passion in my life. Whilst teaching, I loved the challenge of facilitating creativity and innovation in my HSC Textiles and Design students.

I have traveled extensively in Australia and overseas, taking students on three different occasions on a Food and Fashion Tour (twice to England, France and Italy, and once to New Zealand). This has given me a broad view of design and fashion and given me a wealth of ideas and inspiration for present and future projects.

My “Fabric Manipulation and Embellishment” class stems from a need to go beyond the two-dimensional textile environment and explore new techniques and ideas."

WORKSHOPS

A variety of small adult group workshops are held throughout the year. Please contact me for upcoming details.

School workshops are also available and have been tailored to meet the needs of Textiles and Design students in years 10, 11, and 12.

Lorraine is also available for commissioned work. Please use the general enquiry form.