art textiles

bones, brains and bytes - chordata and cnidaria 2005 drawing and bonding on antung silk and silk organza 117x51 cm x 2 private collection This piece was made for the 62 Group exhibition Encounters at Cambridge University Museum of Zoology and is informed by the museum's collection and the taxonomy of the phylae Chordata and Cnidaria. These [...]

marye the quene 2005 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 211x133 cm commission for Hampshire County Council Commissioned by Hampshire County Council to commemmorate the 450th anniversary the marriage of Mary Tudor to Philip the 2nd of Spain at Winchester Cathedral. The piece refers to paintings by Hans Eworth, Holbein & Titian.

sex and the seaside 2004 drawing, painting and machine embroidery painted wood frame 260x99 cm collection of kirklees council Commissioned by Kirklees Council for their touring exhibition of cards by Bamforth & Co, Secrets of the Sexy Seaside Postcard. The piece depicts Bamforth's characters as contemporary celebs on holiday in Benidorm, the new Blackpool. They are, from [...]

how could she sleep at night? 2004 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 60x70 cm private collection Made for the 62 Group exhibition Of Material Concern at the Millennium Galleries in Sheffield. The piece depicts Marye Tudor catching a glimpse of herself in a strapwork mirror, after a good day's elimination.

aquarius 2004 drawing and machine embroidery on silk 70x65 cm private collection a commission for a friend of the Paddy

wunderkammer 2003 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk with cotton velvet 113x65x10 cm collection of Hampshire County Council This piece was made for the 62 Group exhibition In Place at the Harley Gallery, Welbeck. It is about the collection of the excentric 5th Duke of Portland, the former owner of the estate

queen elizabeth's wardrobe revamp'd item 8 - jacket for a jubilee 2002 drawing, stencilling and machine embroidery on silk and cotton velvet private collection The jacket was made for the 62 Group exhibition In Context at the V&A in 2002. Statement from the exhibition catalogue: "Historical textiles rarely inform my work, although I give workshops on 16th [...]

my happy? family or I haven't voted since your father died as I don't have to cancel out his vote 2002 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin, silk, and cotton velvet 50x29x4cm private collection Made for the 62 Group exhibition Red at Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery. It depicts Paddy with her family as in a [...]

researching grandfather 2001 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 91x77.5 cm collection of bankfield museum, halifax Made for the 62 Group exhibition A Collective Response at Bankfield Museum, Halifax. The exhbition was so called for artists to respond to the collections in the museum. The piece illustrates the life of Paddy's grandfather who was a soldier [...]

east hartford celebrates the millennium 2000 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 181x80 cm public commission This is the commission for East Hartford Community Centre's millennium celebrations. East Hartford is a former pit village in Northumberland