embroidery Archives - Nicky Perryman Artist

Goldfinch on Pomegranates

Inspiration for the art work Yes I must admit I have a bit of an obsession with both goldfinches and […]

Puffin Commission Who doesn’t love puffins? With their brightly coloured beaks and funny walk, what’s not to adore about these

Since I was a small child I’ve always loved kingfishers. This piece ‘The Summer of the Kingfishers’ is inspired by

‘Peacock on a Hilltop’ is a small silk painting embroidered by machine using free machine embroidery and by hand

Nicky Perryman / February 25, 2016

This little kingfisher started out as a very vague silk painting. I used acrylic inks to create a mottled background

Nicky Perryman / December 15, 2015

My mother was the first person to really help and inspire me with embroidery. She was the one who made

Nicky Perryman / December 12, 2015

I’ve tried to recapture the sense of decoration and opulence I experience while visiting the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. There

Shimmer shimmer shimmer. It’s taking forever to “sequinize” this peacock embroidery.

I only found out about “World Embroidery Day” from the Mahila Community on facebook a few days ago – it

Stitches are like plants: they grow organically if you let them, springing forth from the fertile ground of furrowed fabric.

The weather has been so warm and sunny recently (hip hip hooray!) that I’ve been feeling the need to use

Nicky Perryman / November 15, 2012

I feel like I’ve come to the end of this particular poppy piece; “Large Poppies” and it is now ready