pillows

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

fleur de lys TexTile bolster pillow 2005 painting and machine embroidery on silk 40x80 cm private collection One of the series of TexTile pillows for interiors. The imagery is from the encaustic floor tiles of various cathedrals.

chester TexTiles bolster 2005 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on honan silk 80x40 cm private collection one of a series of pillows for interiors. The imagery is from the encaustic floor tiles of various cathedrals. This bolster imagery is from Chester Cathedral

william lawson pillows 2000 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 60x60 cm various private collections Thomasina Beck asked Paddy if she would make up the pillows she drew for her illustration of Elizabethan Project in Thomasina's book Gardening with Silk and Gold. They were shown at the book launch in Japan. The pillows are informed be the garden plans of designer William Lawson.

henry purcell pillow 1992 75x73 cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on honan silk private collection a precursor of the Counterpane for Dido and Aeneas. Made for the exhibition Take a Seat in Kings Lynn