talecoat 1998

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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 [...]

an aspiring hat 1994

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an aspiring hat 1994 drawing, painting and  machine embroidery on silk & cotton velvet public collection commissioned by Hereford Museums, this steeple henin and wimple hat celebrates Hereford, with imagery sourced around the city. Crockets decorate a spire - Hereford Cathedral's spire fell down

cha’i-fu cheng 1994

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cha'i-fu cheng 1994 250x250 cm drawing, painting, and machine embroidery on silk and cotton velvet private collection A private commission reflecting the nationalities of the commissioners - English & Chinese.The design is informed by a Cha'i Fu, a Mandarin's robe, and Medieval imagery from the Cluny Museum in Paris

barmy knight or balmy night…. 1994

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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 [...]

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