machine embroidery

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 [...]

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

a peach of a hat 1988 painting and machine embroidery on satin and cotton velvet private collection one of a series of fantastical hats from drawings for the The Horticulture Show exhibition at Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria  

peacock topiary hat 1988 machine embroidery on velvet private collection one of a series of fantastical hats for the The Horticulture Show exhibition at Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria

san marco hat 1988 painting, drawing, marbling and machine embroidery on silk and cotton private collection informed by the ornament found in Saint Mark's Square in Venice, including the poles for parking gondolas

greek dancing girls hat 1987 machine embroidery on satin and cotton velvet commission for cleveland county council In 1987 Paddy was Artist in Residence at Billingham Folk Festival. This hat was commissioned by Cleveland County Council as part of her residency  

18th century style grey waistcoat 1985 machine embroiderery on satin collection of darlington mbc The pattern shape was sourced from Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums' collection of 18th century waistcoats.

18th century style flower long waistcoat 1985 private collection painting and machine embroidery on satin The pattern shape was sourced from Tyne & Wear Museums' collection of 18th century waistcoats