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odies

C

Cel

ebrated forhervibrantanddistinctivepicturesof

ind

igenousflowers,artistMargaretPrestonwasanequally

col

ourfulandoutspokenpersonality.Lesswellknown isher

leg

acyasagenerousand insightful teacherandkeencook,

and

herdeepsenseofcivicduty.Shewaspassionateabout

the

need foramodernnationalculture that reflectedeveryday

life.

ForPreston, thebuildingblocksofsuchaculturewere

not

tobe found in theAustralianpastoral landscape tradition,

but

in thehomeandgarden.Maintaining thatartshouldbe

wit

hineveryone’s reach,shepublishedwidelyon themethods

and

techniquesofahostofcreativepursuits—frompottery,

pri

ntmakingandbasketweaving, to thegentleartofflower

arr

anging.Shedevotedmuchofhercareer to thegenreof

still

life,depictinghumbledomesticobjectsandflowers

fro

mhergarden,andoftenpainting in thekitchenwhile

kee

ping ‘oneeyeon thestew’.

Drawingon recipes fromhandwrittenbooks found in the

NationalGalleryofAustraliaand richly illustratedwith

Preston’spaintings,printsandphotographs thisbooksheds

new lighton the fascinatingprivate lifeofamuch-loved

Australianartist.

LesleyHarding isacuratoratHeideMuseumofModernArt.

Shehas

writtenseveralbooksonAustralianartandsocialhistory, inc

luding

Cubism&AustralianArt

(withSueCramer),

Sunday’sKitche

n:Food

andLivingatHeide

,

Sunday’sGarden:GrowingHeide

and

M

odern

Love:TheLivesofJohnandSundayReed

(allwithKendrah

Morgan).

Cover images

Frontcover:

Still life

1925,oiloncanvas,

50.5×50cm,NationalGalleryofAustralia

Backcover:

Still life

1927, (untraced),

oiloncanvas, reproduced in

Art in

Australia

,December 1927

Frontflap:

Selfportrait

1930,oiloncanvas,

61.3×51.1cm,ArtGalleryofNewSouthWales

Backflap:

Birdofparadise

1925,woodcut,

hand-coloured,39.7×42.6cm,National

GalleryofAustralia

ART /FOOD

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The Artists’ and Writers’

Cookbook: A Collection

of Stories with Recipes

rrp

$49.95

Inflatable

Watermelon Sea

t

rrp

$49.95

Pancakes!

An Interactive

Recipe Book

rrp

$19.95

The Grain Bowl

rrp

$45.00

China: The Cookbook

rrp

$59.95

Del Kathryn Barton Tea Towel

Third Drawer Down X Del

Kathryn Barton

rrp

$45

Black

Coffee

Mug

rrp

$29.95

Margaret Preston: Recipes

for Food and Art

rrp

$45

Smith & Daughters:

A Cookbook (That

Happens to be Vegan)

rrp

$48

Shit Rainbow,

Never Stop Lurning

& Positive Energy

Coasters

rrp

$6.95 ea