interior design

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 [...]

armada portrait 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 the collars in Armada Portraits of Elizabeth 1  

leo pillow 1996 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk and cotton 30cm diameter private collection one of a series of pillows for interiors

square fleur de lys TexTiles pillow 2005 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on antungsilk one of a series of pillows for interiors. The imagery is from the encaustic floor tiles found in cathedrals.

chinese cranes pillow 1994 drawing, painting & machine embroidery on antung silk 58x58cm private collection one of series of pillows for interiors. This pillow is informed by chinese ornament, and the cranes symbolise longevity

cosmic counterpane 1993 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on antung silk and cotton velvet 250x250 cm The counterpane represents the Copernican system of the planets and astrology