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Simone Merry

Simone Merry (1906 - 2005) was a French woman who migrated to Australia after WWII.

As a very accomplished musician she was employed as the music teacher at Abbotsleigh Girl’s School in Wahroonga. Here she met Dorothea Allnut, the school’s craft teacher who also happened to be one of the founding members of the Embroiderers' Guild NSW.  Simone had embroidered before migrating to Australia but on meeting Dorothea she turned to contemporary embroidery.  

She used embroidery to visualise her own life and her contemporary world, using an illustrative and often whimsical style.

To read more about Simon's life click on the highlighted entries below

Simone Merry by Gina Woodhill  Simone Merry’s eldest granddaughter who spent many precious times with Simone as a little girl.

Simone Merry by Jennifer Lamb  Exhibition of Simone Merry's work (June 1991), written by Jennifer Lamb, Director of the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery.
Click here to see what's currently on at the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery http://www.grag.com.au/site/

Simone Merry Retrospective held at Embroiderers' Guild NSW (August 2014). Exhibition curated by Mary Brown, Artist Embroiderer, Guild Tutor, Author 

Photo Galleries of Simone's work, click on image to enlarge - Photographer Yvette Stanton

Works of Simone Merry

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The Story of Rat and Trina

Rat and Trina page 1Rat and Trina page 2Rat and Trina page 3Rat and Trina page 4
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Rat and Trina page 9Rat and Trina page 10Rat and Trina page 11Rat and Trina page 12
Rat and Trina page 13Rat and Trina page 14Rat and Trina page 15Rat and Trina page 16
Rat and Trina page 17Rat and Trina - The End

The Story of Daffy and Florrie

Daffy and Florrie page 1Daffy and Florrie page 2Daffy and Florrie page 3Daffy and Florrie page 4
Daffy and Florrie page 5Daffy and Florrie page 6Daffy and Florrie page 7Daffy and Florrie page 8
Daffy and Florrie page 9Daffy and Florrie - The End
 

The Story of Gough and Lucy

Gough and Lucy page 1Gough and Lucy page 2Gough and Lucy page 3Gough and Lucy page 4
Gough and Lucy page 5Gough and Lucy page 6Gough and Lucy - The End

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