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

2014-11-02T18:46:24+00:00

the veiled lady 1998

the veiled lady 1998 282x132 drawing, bonding and painting on silk site-specific commission for Bankfield Museum, Halifax Site specific commission for Bankfield Museum in Halifax. It hangs next to The Pillars of Art in the Rotunda. The Veiled Lady is a bust by Italian artist Bazzanti, and stands on the mantlepiece in the library at Bankfield. [...]

2021-08-05T15:29:21+00:00

talecoat 1998

talecoat 1998 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk & cotton velvet National Lottery Commission & Northern Arts commission for Taffy Thomas photograph: keith paisley Described as a storytelling "juke-box", all the images on the coat are of stories in Taffy's repertoire; point at one and he will tell one. Paddy with Taffy in the Lit and Phil [...]

2014-11-02T18:55:11+00:00

ombra mai fu 1998

ombra mai fu 1998 50x50cm drawing and machine embroidery on silk private collection Ombra Mai Fu is an aria from Serse by Handel. It is also known as Handel's Largo. Surely, any self-respecting Persian King would have Persian cats!

2023-05-15T11:47:40+00:00

illustrations for gardening with silk and gold

illustrations for gardening with silk and gold Thomasina Beck's book Gardening with Silk and Gold indian ink on paper 1997 David & Charles ISBN 0 7153 0487 9 pp12, 40, 64, 67, 80, 100, 120, 137, 140-1, 142-3, 153, 154 chapter headings & projects  elizabethan gardens chapter heading stuart gardens chapter heading georgian gardens chapter headings regency [...]