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Love and Art: The Ironing Maidens' Inspiring Journey

2/22/2026

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  • In 2007, Melania Jack met Patty Preece while working on an Indigenous arts festival in Queensland.
  • Their connection grew from shared passions for music and art as a means for social change.
  • They fell in love during a gig in Lismore.
  • They later established a music studio in a forest house, toured regionally and internationally, and continue to create art as The Ironing Maidens despite hostility toward their work.