About Helen Marshall
EDUCATION
Part II City and Guilds of London Institute Embroidery Examinations 1985 and Part I in 1980. '
Palmerston North Teachers College "Adult Teaching/Learning” Papers, 1980, 1981,1982.
Association of New Zealand Embroiderers Guilds Certificates in Patchwork, Canvas Work, Machine Embroidery and Craft Competency 1978,1979,1980,1990.
AWARDS
2007Merit Prize Best Use of Embellishments at the New Zealand Symposium.
2000 Third prize Madeira International Quilt Competition "Celebrating the New Millennium".
1983 Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Study Grant to visit 13 English Colleges and Polytechnics.
1980 Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Study Grant to attend Sydney Summer School.
TUTORED CLASSES
2012 Kapiti Embroiderers Guild
2012 Quilt University.com 2 classes Fireworks and Wheel of Mystery 2 times
2011 Annies Quilt Shop Ashburton
2011 Quilt University.com 2 classes Fireworks and Wheel of Mystery 2 times
2010 Quilt University.com 2 classes Fireworks and Wheel of Mystery Quilt 2 times
2009 Quilt University.com 2 classes Fireworks and Wheel of Mystery Quilt 2 times
2008 Quilt Canada, Milford Valley Quilters Guild, National Quilting Association and Vermont Quilt Festival.
2008 Quilt University.com 2 classes Fireworks and Wheel of Mystery Quilt 2 times
2007 Piecemakers Guild, Pacific International Quilt Festival and Chicago Quilt Exposition.
2007 Quilt University.com 2 classes Fireworks and Wheel of Mystery Quilt 2 times
2006 Quilt University.com 2 classes Fireworks and Wheel of Mystery Quilt 2 times
2005 Houston Quilt Festival and Courtney, Vancouver.
2005 Quilt University.com 3 classes Fireworks, Waterlilies and Wheel of Mystery Quilt 2 times
2004 Pan Pacific Festival, Honolulu.
2004 Sewing and Quilting Fest, Myrtle Beach. Quilt University.com 3 classes Fireworks, Waterlilies and Wheel of Mystery Quilt 2 times
2003 Quilt University.com 2 classes Fireworks, Waterlilies and Wheel of Mystery Quilt 2 times
2002 3 classes Fireworks, Waterlilies and Wheel of Mystery Quilt 2 times
2002 Cape Town Quilting Festival, South Africa.
2002 Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg, South Africa.
2001 3 classes Fireworks, Waterlilies and Wheel of Mystery Quilt 2 times
1976 - 2011 Embroiderers and Quilting Guilds, Shops and Colleges throughout New Zealand.
1990 - 2004 New Zealand Association of Embroiderers Guilds Conferences.
1993 - 2007 New Zealand Patchwork and Quilting Symposia.
1999 & 2002 Embroidery and Patchwork Guilds South Africa.
1994 Jakarta, Indonesia, Australia/New Zealand Embroidery and Patchwork Group.
992 Embroiderers Guild of Victoria, Australia.
EXHIBITIONS
2007 Special Exhibition of quilts from my book Wheel of Mystery at Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, Virginia and The Quilt Fest of New Jersey, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.
2006 Special Exhibitions of quilts from my book Wheel of Mystery at World Quilt and Textile, New Hampshire; Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, California and Greater Chicago Quilt Exposition, Shaumburg, Illinois, USA.
2006 I am proud to be participating in the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative, a programme to raise awareness and fund research for Alzheimer's disease. All proceeds will go to Alzheimer's research. You too can be come involved for more information go to www.AlzQuilts.org. Once a Shining Star is my quilt for this exhibition and it is on the Gallery page.
2006 My quilt Carnival is in the Pilgrim Roy Challenge for 2006 and will be auctioned to raise funds for the American Quilters Museum in Paducah in April 2007.
2004 Pan Pacific Festival, Honolulu.
2004 Sewing and Quilting Fest, Myrtle Beach.
2002 America: From the Heart Tour, Patchwork & Quilt Expo, Barcelona, Spain
2002 Cape Town Quilt Festival.
2001 International Quilt Festival USA.
2000 - 2008 World Quilt and Textile on Tour, U S A.
1976 - 2004 Various New Zealand Embroiderers Guilds.
1977 - 1997 New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.
1993 - 2007 New Zealand Quilt Symposia.
1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003 Coastal Quilters Exhibition
1995 - 2005 Kapiti Arts and Crafts Exhibition.
1992 Kapiti Arts Festival.
1990 Gilt Edge Gallery, Lower Hutt.
1983 Trappings Gallery, Auckland.
1982 Turnbull House, Wellington.
1981 Tauranga Festival.
1981 Thompson House, Levin.
1981 Kapiti Arts Festival.
1981 Wellesley College.
1980 Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt.
1980,1981Odlins Gallery, Lower Hutt.
GUEST ARTIST
2008 Kapiti Arts and Crafts Gallery
1998, 2000 and 2002 World Quilt & Textile Pasadena, U S A.
2000 Whakatane Arts Festival.
1999 Marton Arts Festival.
1999 Wanaka Arts Festival.
1992 Kapiti Arts Festival.
1980 Hartham Woman's Centre.
1990 Eastern Southland Embroidery Guild.
1988 Blenheim Embroidery Guild.
1987 Canterbury Embroidery Guild.
COMMISSIONS.
N.Z. Junior Football Assn. Design and work banner.
Wild Fire Racing Team Design and work emblems.
Wellington Embroiderers Guild Design and work gifts.
Masonic Lodge Design and work banner. Repair antique banner.
Manor Park Golf Club Presentation table cloth.
Ricardo Embroidered dress (Melbourne Cup).
Dukes Arcade Wellington Design and work flags.
Cotton Store Wellington Three-dimensional Soft sculptures.
Designing and Embroidery on several Wedding dresses.
Patchwork Vests.
PUBLISHED
2006 Wheel of Mystery - Surprising Designs from a Classic Block, published by That Patchwork Place, USA.
2006 The Miniature Embroidered Quilt published by Country Bumpkin publishing, Australia.
2006 That Patchwork Place Calendar 2007, Japanese Fans Pattern.
2006 Purse Pattern, New Zealand Quilter Magazine.
2006 Profile in the New Zealand Quilter Magazine.
2000 - 2006 New Zealand Quilter Magazine articles about the World Quilt and Textile Exhibitions.
2005 A - Z of Quilting - Country Bumpkin Publishing, Australia
2005 Stars of New Zealand Pattern - New Zealand Quilter Magazine
2003 America From the Heart - C & T Publishing.
2003 Magic Patch Magazine Interview.
2002 Magic Patch Calendar - Stars of Africa Quilt.
2001 Popular Patchwork Magazine Interview.
2001 Purse Pattern New Zealand Quilter Magazine.
1999 American Quilter Magazine article on New Zealand Quilters.
1996 Workshop by Mail for New Zealand Association of Patchworkers and Quilters.
JUDGING
2008 Vermont Quilt Festival
2007 Pacific International Quilt Festival
2006 Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival
2004 Calico Christmas, Auckland, New Zealand.
1994 Golden Shears Embroidery Exhibition, Masterton, New Zealand
1992 Conference of Embroiderers Guilds, Christchurch, New Zealand
