barmy knight or balmy night…. 1994

2014-11-02T20:56:12+00:00

barmy knight or balmy night or balmy knight or barmy night 1994 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on antung silk and silk organza public collection made for the Riches of Stitches exhibition at the Collins Gallery, Glasgow. It was purchased for Rachel B Kay-Shuttleworth Collection, Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley, Lancashire. It is inspired by a dream and 16thC tooled armour [...]

henry purcell pillow 1992

2014-11-02T21:10:21+00:00

henry purcell pillow 1992 75x73 cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on honan silk private collection a precursor of the Counterpane for Dido and Aeneas. Made for the exhibition Take a Seat in Kings Lynn

waves counterpane 1993

2014-11-02T21:13:42+00:00

waves counterpane 1993 250x250 cm drawing, painting, marbling, and machine embroidery on antung silk private collection A marine inspired counterpane to fit a bed by Cebuan de la Rochette. It was a private commission and Paddy worked with the interior designer

cupola hat 1993

2014-11-02T21:18:11+00:00

cupola hat 1993 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin and cotton velvet private collection commissioned by the Collins Gallery in Glasgow to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the death of Scottish neoclassical architect and designer, Robert Adam. It represents a cupola roof. The ornament is sourced from the Etruscan room at Osterley Park in west London. [...]

counterpane for dido and aeneas 1992

2014-11-15T19:11:30+00:00

counterpane for dido and aeneas 1992 250x250 cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk & cotton velvet private collection This counterpane was created for the Crafts Council touring exhibition Out of the Frame. It tells the story of Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas. It is dedicated to Mici Paddy's cat who sadly died just before the piece was [...]

who will wear the crown? 1991

2014-11-02T21:45:40+00:00

who will wear the crown? or viper hat 1991 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin and cotton velvet commission for the Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums made for the costume collection of Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums and inspired by 19th century reproduction maiolica-ware vases in their collection of applied art at the Laing Art Gallery in [...]

maiolica cherub hat 1991

2021-08-05T15:29:20+00:00

maiolica cherub hat 1991 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin private collection one of a series of hats informed by Italian Rennaisance maiolicaware vases the cherubs image is from the fireplace frieze at the Ducal Palace in Urbino

little mermaid counterpane 1991

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

little mermaid counterpane 1991 250x190cm drawing, painting & machine embroidery on satin and silk private collection This counterpane was made for the book Fairytale Quilts and Embroidery by Gail Harker in 1992, published by Merehurst, ISBN 1 85391 145 3, pp86-89, 139. It illustrates the fairytale by Hans Christian Anderson. The images are of the counterpane [...]

creation counterpane 1990

2014-11-15T19:19:11+00:00

creation counterpane 1990 250x250 cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk and cotton velvet collection of Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums, Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead The counterpane and bed were a collaborative commission between Paddy and Toby Winteringham for the Crafts at Home Showhouse at the National Garden Festival in Gateshead in 1990. The co was purchased from the Christie's [...]

18thc engraving waistcoat 1989

2014-10-30T12:25:47+00:00

18thc engraving waistcoat 1989 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin collection of  embroiderers’ guild This waistcoat is one of a proposed series informed by Dutch hand-coloured prints, and was purchased by the Embroiderers' Guild for their collection. The preliminary drawing is in a private collection  

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