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
wunderkammer 2003
wunderkammer 2003 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk with cotton velvet 113x65x10 cm collection of Hampshire County Council This piece was made for the 62 Group exhibition In Place at the Harley Gallery, Welbeck. It is about the collection of the excentric 5th Duke of Portland, the former owner of the estate
queen elizabeth’s wardrobe revamp’d 2002
queen elizabeth's wardrobe revamp'd item 8 - jacket for a jubilee 2002 drawing, stencilling and machine embroidery on silk and cotton velvet private collection The jacket was made for the 62 Group exhibition In Context at the V&A in 2002. Statement from the exhibition catalogue: "Historical textiles rarely inform my work, although I give workshops on 16th [...]
my happy? family 2002
my happy? family or I haven't voted since your father died as I don't have to cancel out his vote 2002 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin, silk, and cotton velvet 50x29x4cm private collection Made for the 62 Group exhibition Red at Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery. It depicts Paddy with her family as in a [...]
researching grandfather 2001
researching grandfather 2001 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 91x77.5 cm collection of bankfield museum, halifax Made for the 62 Group exhibition A Collective Response at Bankfield Museum, Halifax. The exhbition was so called for artists to respond to the collections in the museum. The piece illustrates the life of Paddy's grandfather who was a soldier [...]
millennium plate design 2000
millennium plate design 2000 The design for East Hartford Community Association millennium celebration plate. East Hartford is a former pit village in Northumberland
boreas plate 1999
boreas 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
dionysus plate 1999
dionysus 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
chloris plate drawing 1999
chloris plate drawing 1999 drawing and painting in underglaze on a bisque fired plate this is the working drawing produced by Paddy on the computer for 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
east hartford celebrates the millennium 2000
east hartford celebrates the millennium 2000 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 181x80 cm public commission This is the commission for East Hartford Community Centre's millennium celebrations. East Hartford is a former pit village in Northumberland
william lawson pillows 2000
william lawson pillows 2000 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 60x60 cm various private collections Thomasina Beck asked Paddy if she would make up the pillows she drew for her illustration of Elizabethan Project in Thomasina's book Gardening with Silk and Gold. They were shown at the book launch in Japan. The pillows are informed be the garden plans of designer William Lawson.