We are excited to have Jane MacDonald return to teach for us at the Getaway. She was one of our original tutors when we started back in 2005.Jane MacDonald is the owner of BeBeBold, a business specialising in Japanese textiles and craft. Jane spends her time making quilts and teaching in her sunny studio on the North Coast of NSW, to become a recognised name in Australian textiles and craft. Jane now teaches and exhibits with BeBeBold at craft and quilt exhibitions throughout Australia including the Australian Quilt Convention in Melbourne and has recently taught sashiko and kogin techniques in France and the UK.
What has been constant throughout BeBe Bold’s development has been Jane’s enduring interest in Japanese material culture and her unwavering enthusiasm to produce designs which work within this tradition, developing ideas with materials and techniques which respect distinct characteristics and histories of Japan. BeBe Bold is founded on a philosophy of quality and admiration for Japan’s textile history, a history that is still being formed as artisans craft the future of Japanese textiles within the visual currency of contemporary design.