My work reflects my love of colour, texture and embellishments particularly embroidery. I draw inspiration from my travels to India, from the rich and vibrant colours, the embroidered textiles, the festivals, the jewellery, the architecture and nature.
I like to experiment with different types of silk and then embellish it with various embroidery techniques, using both hand and machine embroidery, in order to give my work a tactile finish. Silk is a fascinating and challenging medium, I particularly like the sheen and vibrancy of colours it has as well as the luxurious surface textures which are a significant feature of my work.
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Title: Hand Embroidered Stole.
Size: 2m x 0.5m
Materials: Wool/Viscose stole, hand made felt, kunin felt, various threads, yarns and beads.
Techniques: Felt Suffolk puff flowers, Hand embroidery.
Design Source: Floral patterns on Indian textiles.
Left: Lichen 1
Size; 25 x 25cm
Description:
Felt, burnt with heat gun and embellished with machine embroidery and beads
Right:: Coral 1
Size: 30 x 30cm
Description: Machine embroidery on silk, embellished with beads
Above: Coral 1
Size: 30 x 30cm
Description: Machine embroidery on silk, embellished with beads
Left: Coral 2
Right: Coral 3
Both:
Size: 25 x 25cm
Description: Machine embroidery on various fabrics, embellished with beads
Left: ‘FANtastic’
Description: Hand held fan.
Size: 15” x 13”
Materials: Dupion silk and beads with appliqué and machine embroidery.
Source: Peacock feathers.
Right:Manipulated fabric Wall hanging 2.
Size: 25” x 12”
Materials: Dupion silk, silk, viscose ribbon, various beads and yarns with fabric folding, Suffolk puffs and machine embroidery.
Design Source: Flowers.
Right: Title: Lampshade
Size: 14 x 10 ins.
Materials: Silk chiffon, cotton silk, metallic tissue, metallic ribbon, various beads and yarns.
Source: Texture of tree bark.
Title/Description: Circular manipulated fabric wall hanging
Size: 23.5" diameter
Materials: Silk organza, dupion, tussah, habotai
Techniques: Tea dyed, burnt, manipulated and machine quilted then embellished with beads.
Design Source: Sea urchin shell
Size: 8.5” x 13”
Materials: Hand dyed silk, cotton silk inside lining, metallic and rayon embroidery threads.
Techniques: Free motion machine quilting.
Design Source: Inside of a Pomegranate.
Right: Title: Grassland
(framed embroidery piece)
Size: 11.5” x 8”
Materials: Hand dyed cotton, hand rolled beads, raffia, and yarn covered washers, viscose ribbon and various yarns.
Techniques: Hand embroidery.
Design Source: Grasses
Title: Photo Album
Size: 12” x 10”
Materials: Dupion silk, habotai silk, cotton silk, metallic tissue, metallic georgette, viscose ribbon, various beads and yarns.
Techniques: Machine embroidery.
Design Source: Under water sea life.
Title: Experimental Smocking (framed embroidery piece)
Size: 11.5” x 8”
Materials: Cotton, Hand dyed silk chiffon, cotton scrim, machine stitched cords, woollen yarn, stranded cotton thread and beads.
Techniques: Smocking and needle punching on the embellisher.
Design Source: Under water sea creature.
Title: Sea Urchin Pot pourri bowl
Size: 6” diameter and 2.5” height.
Materials: Paper, plaster of Paris, hand made paper pulp and beads.
Techniques: Papier mache
Design Source: Sea urchin shell.
Title: Experimental Canvas work (framed embroidery piece)
Size: 11.5” x 8”
Materials: Hand painted canvas, hand rolled beads, gimp, copper shim, silk tops, beads, coiled wire and various hand embroidery threads
Techniques: Hand embroidery stitches.
Design Source: Inside of a pomegranate.
