Fibre Art Wall Mural

Details from the beautiful fibre art mural that hangs in Trinity Worship Centre appear on this website, and helped inspire it’s design.

Following renovations in Trinity Church an old boarded up window became a challenge for those with creative skills to construct a wall hanging using textiles. A small working group decided on the themes of representing Lake Macquarie, The Hunter and Newcastle.

Church members offered materials and their skills were directed by the fibre artist Yan Pring. Creativity began in 2009 with working sessions where up to a dozen women began piecing small sections of a scene such as New Lambton Village, Nobbys, the Hunter River or the vineyards together. Others worked at home using crocheting or needlework skills to further add dimension. This massive project was then pieced together bit by bit onto a background, overlayed with netting sewn over the top, then the netting cut away. Beautiful Australiana cross-stitch work was added to the boarders. There are some quirky details, look for the green cat!

Colour and life now hang from this space behind the music area, as a worshipful piece of art for others to enjoy.