She is pictured with her work, The Great New Zealand Pie Cart which won the premier Ivy Pollard award presented at the biennial exhibition held by embroidery guilds in Otago and Southland.
The exhibition, which started on Saturday and runs to June 1 in Oamaru's Customs House, attracted 117 entries, along with an additional 120 items from the Oamaru Embroiderers' Guild and an exhibition by guest Sue McLean.
Mrs Ormandy's eye-catching portrayal of a pie cart outside Carisbrook, with a sign offering a dozen oysters for 1/6 may have been ordinary to her, but its simplistic style was attractive to the judging panel.
Results.-
Ivy Pollard Award (New Zealand icon): Doreen Ormandy (North Otago); highly commended, Toni Foxton (Queenstown). From great grandma's needle (Victorian-traditional embroidery): Ngaira Hayes ( North Otago).
A touch of glass beading: Shirley Feehly (Central Otago); highly commended, Wendy Ritchie (West Taieri).
Artist trading cards (hand embroidered): Gay Downing (Queenstown).
Fantasy contemporary: Jean Leggett (North Otago); highly commended, Gay Downing (Queenstown).
Adjudicators' award: Val Hill (North Otago).
President's award: Janine Smith (North Otago).
