I am delighted to be selected to participate in the second Naarm Textile Collective exhibition with my knitted wire work, ‘Chrysalids’. Uncommon Threads is a collaborative group exhibition of textile artists from Victoria, showcasing progressive art forms using textiles and exploring the relationship of textiles to other art disciplines. The exhibition showcases innovative works, using a range of materials and techniques that challenge and subvert traditional ideas of textile art. The exhibition centres on the value of textiles in our lives and on the role of textiles in the process of preserving culture, telling stories, recollecting past events, recording experiences, as well as stimulating discussion of cultural and political issues. The exhibition is being curated by Tamara Russell from the Naarm Textile Collective, an artist led organisation aiming to incorporate and challenge the boundaries of textile arts practice.