art textiles

national garden festival 1990, the staithes 1986 machine embroidery on satin 42 x 59.4 cm collection of gateshead council, commission for NGF 90 the only one of 4 pieces completed for posters for the National Garden Festival 1990 in Gateshead

poles apart 2014 drawing in indian ink on silk duchess satin recycled clock frame 59.5 x 59.5 x 8 cm FOR SALE Made for the 62 Group exhibition Ebb and Flow at the Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre and Grimsby Minster Exhibition statement: "I manage the library of images taken by the fascinating, unsung explorer, David [...]

pillow talk - quotes from horace 2013 drawing in indian ink on antung silk 315x32.3cm private collection Made for the 62 Group exhibition Small Talk at the Constance Howard Gallery at Goldsmith's College, University of London As a chronological documentation of the first year of Paddy’s bonkers Persian kittens, this filmstrip snaps imagery of imaginary bedtime [...]

hm reprises her roles 2012 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk painted frame 35x58cm FOR SALE Starring HM - Helen Mirren HM 1 - Her Majesty Eliza 1 in a variant of the Armada portrait by George Gower HM 2 - Her Majesty Eliza 11 in the Jubilee hat by Angela Kelly Continuing Paddy’s research into [...]

17th century costume study 2011 drawing in indian ink on silk 38.5x30 cm collection of JD Wetherspoon one of 3 textile study drawings purchased for a Wetherspoon's pub in Nottingham

great great uncle abraham's blues collection 2010 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 80x60 cm university of strathclyde fine art collection made for the 62 Group exhibition Bending More Lines at Museum Rijswijk, Netherlands and the Collins Gallery at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. This work is about Paddy's great great uncle who was a gentleman collector in [...]

pose(ur)s through the looking glass 2009 drawing and painting on silk, mixed media 100x130x17 cm FOR SALE This mirror-image tableau portrays characters in Tennyson’s circle of friends, neighbours, and hangers-on, represented in paintings, illustrations, photographs, and Lynne Truss’ comic novel, Tennyson’s Gift. The piece celebrates the 200 anniversary of the birth of Tennyson and was made for the 62 [...]

alexander and penelope 2007 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 38.5x30cm private collection a commission for a husband and wife. Important things in their life are all around them

lost 2007 drawing in indian ink on silk mdf frame rubbed with graphite 38.5x30 cm private collection one of a series of studies of historical textiles with a twist, an angel fish

spitalfields study 7 2006 drawing in indian ink on silk 38.5x30 cm collection of jd wetherspoon, one of three textile studies purchased by the interior designer for a Wetherspoon's pub in Nottingham