Sandie Maher
I have been a member of One Step On since its inception, having completed Creative Embroidery City and Guilds Part 1 at Gawthorp and continued Part 2 at Skipton finishing in 1997. During that time I developed an interest in Charles Rennie Mackintosh and used his work for my research project. I also love the work of his wife, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh and especially her gesso panels. I go to Glasgow most years to see all the Mackintosh sites. The music room in the House for an Art Lover is my favourite. I am a member of The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society and attend meetings in the North West.
I have been on several courses with Ray Slater making cloth dolls. I have used faces as a theme and continue to experiment and develop the most satisfactory way of making them as realistic as possible. My work has included felt or silk paper backgrounds. I especially like using water soluble fabric for making 3D items. At present I am completing City and Guilds Stumpwork 2 at Eccles Farm and expect to finish this year.
Size: 50 x 40cm
Materials: cotton velvet, organza, paint, sweet papers with machine embroidery
Left: Mucha Autumn
Size: 26 cm square
Materials: machine embroidery on water soluble fabric, needlelace, hand-printed cotton
Below: Architectural hanging
Size: !5ins x 15ins
Materials: emulsion painted calico with acrylic paint, embellished with beads and needlelace.
Source: Design developed from work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Above: Butterfly Lady
Size: 43 x 24cm (inc chair)
Materials: doll-making techniques, hand and machine embroidery on cotton fabric
Right: Mackintosh's Garden
Size: 12 x 9 ins
Materials/technique:
Machine embroidery on water soluble fabric
Source: Charles Rennie Mackintosh's watercolour drawings of flowers.
I am a member of The Embroiderers’ Guild and presently Chairman of Preston Embroiderers’ Guild. Some of my work has been published in the book "Charles Rennie Mackintosh Inspirations" by Dorothy Wood.
I have exhibited with One Step On and Preston Embroiderers Guild at the Minster and Museum and also last year at Sizergh Castle in conjunction with The National Trust.
Size: 15ins high
Materials: cloth doll, clothes made from tyvek and machine stitched leaves on water soluble fabric.
Source: based on the theme "earth".
Title: Art is the Flower
Size: Overall, 9ins high x 8ins wide
Materials: Bag - silk dupion with quilting.
Fritillaries - stumpwork, made from woven shapes,
wired and machined on to water soluble leaves.
Source: The flower drawings of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Title: Life is the Green Leaf
Size: Overall, 9ins high x 8ins wide
Materials: Bag - silk dupion with quilting. Anemones - needlelace, bonded fabric and trapped angelina.
Source: The flower drawings of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.