Australian Wood Review

Beyond Ordinary

The background

About two years ago Ruth Thompson, Dale Dryen and Eliza Maunsell, all graduates of the Sturt School for Wood in Mittagong, attended a national exhibition of woodwork. Noting that only two of the exhibitors were women and knowing there are many more women working in this field, they felt it was time for women to stand up and be seen.

There followed a period of plotting, planning and spreading the word to gather expressions of interest for a large exhibition to be held at Sturt Gallery in early 2022. Replies

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