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'Port Lincoln's Bill Lakin fondly remembers his grandmother, Ma-ma, as a
humble, frail lady in a wheelchair, who had scrapbooks of paintings and
drawings.
That this unassuming elderly woman was also one of the most intriguing female
woodcarvers in the nation's history is a source of family pride.
And what's most extraordinary about Maud Baillie is that she created most of
her intricate pieces of carved wooden furniture while still in her teens and
early 20s.
This week the Art Gallery of South Australia unveiled a glass cabinet Maud
carved in 1905, at the age of 21, when she was living on remote Wedge Island,
off the South Australian coast.
The cabinet has been described as a "unique Australian art piece".
Unique also aptly describes Maud's own story, which is one of true
inspiration.'
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
