Linda Jackson b. 1950

Also known as Opalinda
  • Maker (Jewellery Designer),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Linda Jackson is an artist, writer, and painter who has worked in the fashion industry. Jackson was born in Melbourne in 1950.
Tags: Flamingo Park
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creator of
Blue Montains Waratah
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creator of
Bush Spirit
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Photography

 
creator of
Gum Leaves
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Gum leaves and bark of the rainforest – headdress and skirt).

 
creator of
Organza Wildflowers
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creator of
Ayers Rock
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Hand-printed sweatshirt and towel

 
creator of
Olga George
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creator of
Full Moon Over Ayers Rock, Central Australia
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Photography

 
creator of
Black Magic
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creator of
White Magic
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creator of
Desert Dress
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creator of
Sturt's Desert Pea cocktail dress
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None
Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
99/6/24 Outfit, womens, top / trousers / tabard / tie / bag, 'Opal Passion', silk taffeta, print by Jenny Kee, designed and made by Linda Jackson, Australia, 1982
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http://from.ph/167450

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creator of
Opal Eyes
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Necklace

 
creator of
The Big Opal
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creator of
Velvet Nights
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creator of
Tree Fairy
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creator of
Ayers Rock and The Olgas
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Quilted and padded Indian silk vests

 
creator of
The Olgas
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creator of
Ayers Rock
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creator of
Olga Goddess
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Dress: quilted and appliqued silk

 
creator of
Twirling Coolamon
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creator of
Shields
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The shields were used in the “1979 Flamingo Follies Fashion shows” (Jackson, 1987, p.103).

 
creator of
Gold Seaweed
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“Gold lame harem trousers and ruched top with turban” (Jackson, 1987, p.65).

 
creator of
Barrier Reef Seaweed
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creator of
Linda and Sea
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Photography.

 
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