commissions

the pillars of art 1994 235x140 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk site-specific commission for Bankfield Museum, Halifax a site-specific commission for Bankfield Museum in Halifax. It is a quardratura view includes Edward Akroyd who built it, his life and details found in the museum and aspects of Halifax. Paddy and her cats are in it. [...]

waves counterpane 1993 250x250 cm drawing, painting, marbling, and machine embroidery on antung silk private collection A marine inspired counterpane to fit a bed by Cebuan de la Rochette. It was a private commission and Paddy worked with the interior designer

cupola hat 1993 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin and cotton velvet private collection commissioned by the Collins Gallery in Glasgow to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the death of Scottish neoclassical architect and designer, Robert Adam. It represents a cupola roof. The ornament is sourced from the Etruscan room at Osterley Park in west London. [...]

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

drawing for waves counterpane 1993 41x59 cm drawing and watercolour on paper collection of the V&A Museum, London working drawing for the Waves Counterpane. It was purchases for the Word and Image department of the V&A in London. The drawing is in the book Embroidery Designs for Fashion and Furnishings: Moira Thunder, V&A Publishing, 2014, ISBN 978 1 85177 814 0, [...]

illustrations for the embroiderer's flowers Thomasina Beck's book The Embroiderer's Flowers 1992 indian ink on paper David & Charles ISBN 0 7153 9901 2 pp10, 31, 32, 60, 89, 90, 108, 126 The original drawings are in various private collections chapter headings flowers for dress flowers for furnishing the embroiderer's record a garden in the house [...]

who will wear the crown? or viper hat 1991 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin and cotton velvet commission for the Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums made for the costume collection of Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums and inspired by 19th century reproduction maiolica-ware vases in their collection of applied art at the Laing Art Gallery in [...]

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 [...]

cornucopia dickie 1988 private collection drawing, painting and machine embroidery A dickie waistcoat with a quote: "prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue". It was a private commission