Family Portrait (2019) 175cm x 195cm, appliqué quilt made using new and recycled materials.
Portrait of musician Karl S. Williams (2015) 70cm x 70cm, repurposed materials, cotton thread, fabric paint and pens. Karl S. Williams used this as the album cover for his 2024 release 'Heartwood (solo)'.
Venus Court (2014) 200cm x 200cm, appliqué quilt made using new and recycled materials.
This piece was Tal's very first commissioned hanging. It was created for Jake and Sam O’Brien who have a band called Venus Court, the hanging was used as the album art for their first self-titled EP (2016).
BackTrack Quilt (2019) 200cm x 140cm, appliqué quilt made using new and recycled materials.
This story quilt was created with input from the young people at Backtrack Youthworks in Armidale, NSW. Through a series of workshops delivered at Backtrack Tal worked with the young people who shared their experiences and drew their ideas of what made Backtrack Youthworks special. Tal then turned these stories and drawings into a quilted wall hanging that now hangs in the classroom at Backtrack.
Nelson Mandela (2020) 120cm x 120cm, appliqué quilt made using new and recycled materials. This commission a gift for Van Jones.
Women of Peace (2016) 165cm x 124cm, appliqué quilt made using new and recycled materials.
As a feminist and a craft-activist Tal looks to create artwork that celebrates the achievements of women as well as the contributions they make to building a more peaceful, just and inclusive world. This hanging features the portraits of three leaders who greatly inspire Tal: Layman Gbowee, Malala Yousafzai and Aung San Suu Kyi. Amongst their many achievements, each of these women have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, hence the title of this work.
This piece was purchased as a gift for Virgin Unite's Jean Oelwany who wrote upon receiving the quilted hanging: “I’m forever grateful for Tal’s beautiful piece of artwork that proudly hangs in my home. Her ability to create something that is aesthetically stunning as well as carrying meaning and authenticity is rare in this world. I’m so thankful that she is a “craft-activist” that will change many people lives for the better through her work."
The Elders Quilt 110cm X 100cm (2017), appliqué quilt made using new and recycled materials.
This piece features the portraits of Richard Branson, Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. This hanging was gifted to Richard Branson and marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of The Elders on the 18th of July 2007.
"Mandela & Tutu" (2016) 140cm X 120cm, appliqué quilt made using new and recycled materials. Commissioned portrait of Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Family portrait with Richard for Ajaz (2017) 120cm x 180cm, appliqué quilt made using new and recycled materials.
Richard Branson and his daughter on Necker Island with their portrait pillow gifts commissioned by Igniting Change (2016)
Portrait Pillow of Karl Lokko (2016) - Commissioned by Igniting Change
Family Portrait (2016) 45cm x 80cm, appliqué quilt made using new and recycled materials.