I am grateful for the formal and personal support I have received. Deborah WACE is assisted through Arts Tasmania.
Export Market Development grant (2021-2023) – to undertake promotional activities for the purposes of marketing an eligible product in a foreign country.
New Work for New Markets grant (2021-22) – to facilitate new Tasmanian botanical fabric designs for international licensing and marketing, including development of this website.
Australia Council for the Arts Project grant (2021) – for ‘The Sartorial Naturalist’ film and exhibition.
Nina Crone Writing Fund (2021) – to produce a researched article published in ‘Australian Garden History Journal’, April 2022.
Arts and Screen Digital Production Fund (2020) – for assistance with ‘The Sartorial Naturalist’ film project.
Bellendena Small Grants Scheme – for assistance with ‘The Sartorial Naturalist’ project.
Churchill Fellowship (2017) – to facilitate travel across the UK, France and Italy to develop artwork/fabric designs from European botanical collections of early French expeditions to Tasmania.
Recherche Bay Arts Residency (2015) – hosted by Jason Whitehead and Fiona Taylor, culminating in 5 days on the Northeast Peninsula of Recherche Bay, far south Tasmania.
This film was made possible with generous funding through the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Tasmania & Screen Tasmania.
Thanks to the many people who assisted me as part of ‘The Sartorial Naturalist’ crew:
Production – Lara Van Raay, Courtney Collins and Michael Gissing.
Camera & Lighting – Michael Gissing, Fraser Johnston, Takani Clark, Troy Melville, Rebecca Thompson and Finn Clarke.
Dancers – Felicity Bott, Sinsa Mansell and Isobel Fraser.
Costumes and sewing – Celyna Ziolkowski, Nicole Ottrey, Geraldine Atapathu and Najibeh Jafari.
Divers – Dane Jones, Rob Bloomfield, Ben Rae, Eamonn Ganley, David Page, Brent Cashion and Nick Boucher.
Catering – Maura Chamberlain, Ian Salisbury, Reuben Fraser, Ivano del Pio, Kate Kelly and Iona Johnson.
Pre-production assistance – Roger Scholes, Anna Cadden, Lucy Wilson, Diana Michalek, Julie Martin, Adam Christ and Nicole Lazaroff.
Graphic Design – Nelson Grubb and Georgie Pajak.
Recording/mixing – Michael Gissing.
Musical score composition – Elicia Casey-Winter.
Musicians – Cello played by Georgia Shine, clarinet and saxophone played by Oyinbra Enisuoh, with improvisation by both. Vocals by Deborah Wace and bowed piano by Elicia Casey-Winter. Vocals sung in palawa kani by Sinsa Mansell.
A special thanks to Deidree McMaster.
A big thank you to the following people who have partnered with me:
Michael Gissing – cinematography, post-production & sound recording
Kath Melbourne – grant funding assistance
Angela Pelizzari – creative direction, branding & styling
Lara van Raay – production & direction, grant assistance
Amy Brown – fashion & product photography
Oliver Strickland – business advice
Desirée Sheehan – website content & architecture, communication, marketing & business support
Janis McKenna – strategic planning advice
Mark Keating – Xero support
In-tellInc – business support and advice
Remi Chauvin – studio & location photography
Ivette Dodds – location fashion photography.
I have been assisted by many people who have been incredibly giving of their time, talent, knowledge and support. I am, and always will be, eternally grateful to:
Di Tompson
John Maiden
Joe Shemesh – Cinematographer
Michelle Mamacus
Rachael Downie
Robyn Lewis – Milford Forest Tasmania
Roz MacAllen
Sue & Douglas Keating
WCEI – Women Chiefs of Enterprise International
Yoav bar Ness – Tasmanian Geographic.
There have been so many wonderful people who have helped over the years. If you don’t see your name on this list, please send me an email so you can be acknowledged.
