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
consequences of mary swift 2011
consequences of mary swift 2011 drawing in indian ink on silk 170x84 cm Originally made for the 62 Group exhibition Interventions at the Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, Manchester. It is a life-size consequences portrait of Paddy's maternal grandmother who taught her to sew when Paddy was 5. It illustrates Mary's clothing throughout her long life from [...]
the topiary garden guardian 1990
the topiary garden guardian 1990 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin painted wood frame 40x45 cm private commission one of the series of gardening angels
sympathy and get-well-soon cards for pets 2014
These sympathy and get-well-soon cards for pets were commissioned by vet Lisa Kerr for her practice Vets4Pets Carlisle. The original drawings are in pen and ink on paper. Some of the animals are patients of the practice. The pet cards are: cat sympathy, dog sympathy, cat get well soon, dog get well soon, rabbit sympathy and get well soon, small furries sympathy and get well soon
one peugeot, two persians and paddy 1994
one peugeot, two persians and paddy 1994 drawing, painting, marbling and machine embroidery on silk with a painted wood frame 71x50cm a self-portrait with Persians Walter and Wilfred. Uriah was Paddy's Peugeot at the time
walled in 2010
walled in 2010 drawing in indian ink on silk, gesso, and bonded onto reclaimed bricks 55.5x55.5x7.5 cm FOR SALE Made for the 62 Group exhibition At a Tangent at Gallery Oldham builders working on the flat upstairs cracked walls and ceilings flooded bathroom flooded bedroom and living room mouldy walls, clothes and furniture insurance job fell down some steps broken hand [...]
demeter 1997
demeter 1997 drawing, bonding and painting on silks 273x106cm Made for Paddy's touring exhibition In Arkadia. Demeter, as the goddess of summer, is surrounded by her attributes, as she stands on her altar. The second image is Demeter at Belsay Hall
attributes of dionysus 1997
attributes of dionysus 1997 drawing, painting and bonding on silk sandblasted and painted wood 70x74cm frame fabricated by Peter Habergham of ABS Display Graphics, Sowerby Bridge and painted by Paddy Killer for the In Arkadia touring exhibition Each of the gods in the In Arkadia exhibition were surrounded by representations of their attributes
demeter plate 1999
demeter plate 1999 drawing and painting in underglaze on a bisque fired plate one of four plates drawn and painted by Paddy and glazed and fired by Paul Scott for the exhibition The Plate Show, which he curated at the Collins Gallery in Glasgow
medieval tiles shawl 2 1996
medieval tiles shawl 2 drawing and painting on silk organza 40x200 cms one of a series of one off hand drawn and painted shawls informed by encaustic tiles
dionysus shawl 1997
dionysus shawl drawing and painting on silk 180x40 cm one of a series of one off hand drawn and painted shawls. Made for a publicity shoot for Paddy's In Arkadia touring exhibition