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
sir arthur middleton
sir arthur middleton 1996 drawing, painting and bonding on honan, organza, and habotai silks 380x90 cm collection of the garden station made for Living at Belsay, Visual Arts Year 1996. In 1995 Paddy was awarded a Northern Arts Major Award to develop new work with diaphanous fabrics, the first of which was to be shown in the Pillar [...]
boreas 1997
boreas 1997 drawing, painting and bonding on silk 273x106 cm FOR SALE Boreas, the god of the north wind, sits on his alter and warms his hands over a brazier. They are Paddy's hands!
logo designs
logo designs logo designs commissioned by Paddy's clients. They are used on stationery and on products including: The Garden Station David Scott Cowper Studley Cottage Soaps Paddy's own logo redesigns Why not commission Paddy to do your very own logo design
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consequences of mary swift 2011 drawing in indian ink on silk 170x84 cm Originally made for the 62 Group exhibition Interventions at the Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, Manchester.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