art textiles

stellae blundellae 1993 170x90cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk private collection a private commission, Stars of the Blundells, celebrating the birth signs and interests of the commissioners

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 [...]

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 [...]

punto in aria 1990 drawing, painting & machine embroidery on satin, painted wood frame collection of The Embroiderers’ Guild, Hampton Court Punto in aria is a textile technique and the literal translation is stitching in the air, which is what the characters in this typical Feast of the Gods. Characters represented are Federico da Montefeltro, who [...]

the gardenia garden guardian 1990 40x45cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin private collection one of a series of gardening angels

the hover mowers 1990 40x45cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin private collection this piece about gardening angels was a private commission

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 [...]

il rinascimento 1989 60x40cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin private collection made for the exhibition Contemporary British Embroidery at the Contemporary Textile Gallery, London. It celebrates Aquarian Paddy's 40th birthday

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  

dutch cows and caterpillar legs 1989 65x40cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin private collection In 1989 Paddy was one of 7 international textile artists invited to work with computerized multi-head embroidery machines in an art and industry project organised by Beatrijs Sterk of Deutsches Textileforum, with Z.S.K. Stickmachinen Gessellschaft mbH, Krefeld, Germany. This piece reflects the [...]