the archive of work by paddy killer
It shows the broad spectrum of work produced by Paddy over the last 40 years. The latest works are first and the oldest, last. Some are commissioned for public and private locations and others purchased from exhibitions or directly from Paddy
Categories of work include:
wall hung fine art works: art textiles, drawings
3D fine art works: sculptural art textiles
work for interiors: counterpanes, pillows, plates, glass, stone
wearables: hats, shawls, waistcoats
book illustrations
graphic design for stationery, cards, leaflets
The Kennedys & the Wises
the kennedys & the wises drawing, painting & machine embroidery on silk 2020 alan & emma 164x94cm the kennedys 115x106cm the wises 81x63cm private commission Paddy was commissioned to make three portraits of a family, the Kennedys & the Wises, for the staircase in their Georgian rectory. They are dressed in period costume and are [...]
canto 3
Paddy Killer private commission illustrates Dante's Canto 3
The Eyes Have It
The Eyes Have It 2025 20 x 187cm drawing, painting & bonding on recycled cotton sheet Made for the 62 Group exhibition Joy in the Detail at Crafts Study Centre, Farnham. ARTISTS STATEMENT Glimpses of a year in which Horace & Paddy had eye surgery, & ongoing problems. Paddy’s 2nd cataract op went wrong, Horace [...]
fits like a glove
fits like a glove 2023 whole work: 80x69cm envelope: 19.5x25.6cm pattern pieces & instructions: various sizes c.A4 drawing in Indian ink with technical drawing pens, fabric paint, painting, printing, bonding on cotton, paper, tissue paper Artists Wall Statement: Paddy’s professional embroiderer grandmother taught her to embroider when she was 5. She made her first garment [...]
multum in parvo
multum in parvo 2022 drawing, painting & machine embroidery on antung silk & cotton velvet 30x30x30 cm made for the 62 Group exhibition Essence at the Knitting and Stitching Shows 2022 at Alexandra Palace, London (6-9 October 2022) & HCC, Harrogate (17-20 November 2022) This Venetian chimney form is Paddy’s first hat since 1995. It encapsulates [...]
changes of use – the moving history of the moorbys and the reeds
Changes of Use – The Moving History of the Moorbys and the Reeds by Paddy Killer 2021 drawing in ink on cotton, washing line & wooden pegs overall size 214x43cm pillowcases 55.5x40cm each selected for The British Textile Biennial Connected Cloth – Exploring the global nature of textiles a 62 Group exhibition at The Whitaker, Rossendale, [...]
Anatomy of Change
ANATOMY OF CHANGE drawing and painting on silk, painted wood, string, a nail h188.54xw91cm 2018 ARTISTS STATEMENT “The outside of you belies what is going on inside”, is what my great friend, Vicky Watling, my art teacher at school, says about me. The pain causing autoimmune diseases began at school, but it was years later [...]
venetan lace
venetian lace 2017 drawing in white ink on glass 30x30cm one of a series of drawings on glass made for Paddy's exhibition Drawn Thread Work - samplers & specimens at Customs House Gallery, South Shields from 17.11.17 to 31.03.18. This drawing is sourced from designs for venetian lace in various textile collections
reticella vinciolo
reticella vinciolo 2017 drawing in white ink on glass 30x30cm one of a series of drawings on glass made for Paddy's exhibition Drawn Thread Work - samplers & specimens at Customs House Gallery, South Shields from 17.11.17 to 31.03.18. This drawing is sourced from designs for reticella lace in various textile collections
punt in aria lace
punt in arts lace 2017 drawing in white ink on glass 30x30cm one of a series of drawings on glass made for Paddy's exhibition Drawn Thread Work - samplers & specimens at Customs House Gallery, South Shields from 17.11.17 to 31.03.18. This drawing is sourced from punto in aria lace in various textile collections