Acknowledgements

I pay homage to my great-great-grandmother Ellen Louisa (Jackson) Mills, my adoptive great-great-grandparents, Ada and Sydney Smallfield, and Olive and Valentine Willis, my great-grandparents, who raised a family and built their working and loving lives from the beautiful Furneaux Islands.

I acknowledge and pay respect to the Palawa/Tasmanian Aboriginal community as the traditional and original owners, and as continuing custodians of this land, lutruwita/Tasmania, including Truwana/Cape Barren Island /Flinders Island.

I acknowledge their Elders, past, present and emerging.

I also thank the following

My late husband, Phill Mason

My parents, Judi and Max Giblin

My children, Thomas GiblinWright and Nina Giblinwright 

My Willis extended families, in particular, Jo Willis, Charles Willis, Bradley Willis, Jill Hammond, Sharon Sherman, Mick Willis, Iszac Willis, Jordan Willis, Jasmine Wheatley, Andrew Cole, Gerry Willis, Garry and Sue Blundstone, Damian (Dingo) Lowery, John Wells, Timmy Maynard, Yaron Wells, Brandon Jackson and Nic and Judy Tanner. 

In addition, Bill and Maureen Riddle, Bruce and Bev Bensemann, Marje Virieux, Ken and Helen Walker, Leedham and Judy Walker and Cheryl Wheatley and Anthony King.

Jo Willis, The Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania, Big Dog Island

Walch Optics, Full Gamut, adArt, Pack n Send, Staley and Son, Flinders Island Car Hire Sharp Airlines, David Salter Design, Osborne Images, Warner Design, Cloud Design, Monotone, The Furneaux Islands Festival, Flinders Island Aviation, Bass Strait Freight, Eastern Line Shipping and the Flinders Council

Penny Carey-wells, Diane Perndt (Cloud Design)

Dr Neil Haddon, Dr Linda Erceg and Dr Jan Hogan

The Furneaux Islands Historical Association and the Furneaux Museum, Emita, Flinders Island

Furneaux Community Arts

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston

The Burnie Regional Gallery, Burnie

The Moonah Art Centre

The Bright Art Gallery and Cultural Centre

Colville Gallery, Hobart

Penny Contemporary, Hobart

Fox Galleries, Melbourne

I am grateful for the vital generosity and collaboration of Pete Hay and Delia Nicholls.

I am grateful that Linda Warner and Tracey Diggins (Warner Design) provided special permission for the use of their design material for I Shed My Skin, A Furneaux Islands Story

I am grateful for the work of Ty Bukewitsch and Graham Leggat (Envelope Group) in the design of this website.