the kennedys & the wises drawing, painting & machine embroidery on silk 2020 alan & emma 164x94cm the kennedys 115x106cm the wises 81x63cm private commission Paddy was commissioned to make three portraits of a family, the Kennedys & the Wises, for the staircase in their Georgian rectory. They are dressed in period costume and are [...]
canto 3
Paddy Killer2025-03-09T17:25:35+00:00Paddy Killer private commission illustrates Dante's Canto 3
The Eyes Have It
Paddy Killer2025-02-24T18:13:20+00:00The Eyes Have It 2025 20 x 187cm drawing, painting & bonding on recycled cotton sheet Made for the 62 Group exhibition Joy in the Detail at Crafts Study Centre, Farnham. ARTISTS STATEMENT Glimpses of a year in which Horace & Paddy had eye surgery, & ongoing problems. Paddy’s 2nd cataract op went wrong, Horace [...]
fits like a glove
Paddy Killer2023-07-14T14:02:33+00:00fits like a glove 2023 whole work: 80x69cm envelope: 19.5x25.6cm pattern pieces & instructions: various sizes c.A4 drawing in Indian ink with technical drawing pens, fabric paint, painting, printing, bonding on cotton, paper, tissue paper Artists Wall Statement: Paddy’s professional embroiderer grandmother taught her to embroider when she was 5. She made her first garment [...]
multum in parvo
Paddy Killer2022-07-30T16:07:36+00:00multum in parvo 2022 drawing, painting & machine embroidery on antung silk & cotton velvet 30x30x30 cm made for the 62 Group exhibition Essence at the Knitting and Stitching Shows 2022 at Alexandra Palace, London (6-9 October 2022) & HCC, Harrogate (17-20 November 2022) This Venetian chimney form is Paddy’s first hat since 1995. It encapsulates [...]
changes of use – the moving history of the moorbys and the reeds
Paddy Killer2021-09-16T14:58:29+00:00Changes of Use – The Moving History of the Moorbys and the Reeds by Paddy Killer 2021 drawing in ink on cotton, washing line & wooden pegs overall size 214x43cm pillowcases 55.5x40cm each selected for The British Textile Biennial Connected Cloth – Exploring the global nature of textiles a 62 Group exhibition at The Whitaker, Rossendale, [...]
Anatomy of Change
Paddy Killer2021-08-05T15:29:20+00:00ANATOMY OF CHANGE drawing and painting on silk, painted wood, string, a nail h188.54xw91cm 2018 ARTISTS STATEMENT “The outside of you belies what is going on inside”, is what my great friend, Vicky Watling, my art teacher at school, says about me. The pain causing autoimmune diseases began at school, but it was years later [...]
Mary Swift’s blouse
Paddy Killer2018-04-27T10:03:43+00:00mary swift's blouse 2017 drawing in white ink on glass 30x30cm one of a series of drawings on glass made for Paddy's exhibition Drawn Thread Work - samplers & specimens at Customs House Gallery, South Shields from 17.11.17 to 31.03.18 This is a drawing of a detail of the early 20th century blouse which belonged to Paddy's [...]
le puy lace
Paddy Killer2018-04-27T10:04:32+00:00le puy lace 2017 drawing in white ink on glass 30x30cm one of a series of drawings on glass made for Paddy's exhibition Drawn Thread Work - samplers & specimens at Customs House Gallery, South Shields from 17.11.17 to 31.03.18. This drawing is sourced from le puy lace in various textile collections
flanders tape lace
Paddy Killer2018-04-27T10:04:16+00:00flanders tape lace 2017 drawing in white ink on glass 30x30cm one of a series of drawings on glass made for Paddy's exhibition Drawn Thread Work - samplers & specimens at Customs House Gallery, South Shields from 17.11.17 to 31.03.18. This drawing is sourced from flanders tape lace in various textile collections