Children For Gaza Quilt – Making Work with Tears in my Eyes
If you know me, you will know that Palestine and Palestinians are very close to my heart and have been […]
sequins
Goldfinch on Pomegranates
Inspiration for the art work Yes I must admit I have a bit of an obsession with both goldfinches and
Little Puffin Commission
Puffin Commission Who doesn’t love puffins? With their brightly coloured beaks and funny walk, what’s not to adore about these
Purple Glossy Starling
My latest project is a Purple Glossy Starling inspired by seeing one at the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham. I love
Little Yellowhammer
I started this artwork a while ago and came across it the other day. I felt it was lacking something
Bluejay
Bluejay is part of a trio of commissions I completed recently. Check out American Goldfinch and Yellow Flicker. The Bluejay
Yellow Flicker
This is part of a trio of commissions I completed recently. Check out American Goldfinch and Bluejay. The Yellow Flicker
The Summer of the Kingfishers
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
‘Peacock on a Hilltop’ is a small silk painting embroidered by machine using free machine embroidery and by hand
Pretty Peacock
Shimmer shimmer shimmer. It’s taking forever to “sequinize” this peacock embroidery.
Messing Around
[wpg] This is just a bit of mucking about with some spattered silk dupion as the background. Then I added
Green Umbel With Darker Shade
Another update showing the darker looking umbel head with some almost blue-black flowers dotted amongst two shades of lilac ones.
Green Umbels update
[wpg] This one has been hanging around for a while after I finished the chain stitching on it and decided
Catch Up
Hey! Happy new year everyone! I hope it’s a wonderful and creative year for you! So here’s my progress lately:
The Charm of the Underbrush
Here are a few pics of the Underbrush work I’ve been doing…the melted sequins meant a few casualties – particularly
Growing Complexity
I have been working on my Underbrush picture for a few days now and keep adding and adding more layers
Sequin Experiments
[wpg] I’ve been working on some experiments with textures using sequins and bondaweb. I am quite pleased with how they
Green Umbels
Well it’s been one of those days when I have done nothing much worth talking about and felt totally guilty
Bronze Textures
I have been mucking about with this for a while using textile felt tip pens, gold fabric paint, machine stitching
The Yellowhammer of Spring
Another favourite finch is the adorable yellowhammer. I just love yellow! And the way they lift their little heads up
Purple Nevsky Bird
This embroidery is called “Purple Nevsky Bird” after some drawings I did in the Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria