private collections

chloris 1997 273x106 cm drawing, painting and bonding on silk private collection photograph: keith paisley Made for the In Arkadia touring exhibition. Chloris, as the goddess of spring, is surrounded by her attributes, as she stands on her altar

revels 1997 285x107cm drawing and machine embroidery on silk, painted wood frame private collection Made for the In Arkadia touring exhibition. This work portrays everyone who worked on the exhibition, and the gods, partaking in the sacred rites of Dionysus, who is sitting down after imbibing too much.  

cha'i-fu cheng 1994 250x250 cm drawing, painting, and machine embroidery on silk and cotton velvet private collection A private commission reflecting the nationalities of the commissioners - English & Chinese.The design is informed by a Cha'i Fu, a Mandarin's robe, and Medieval imagery from the Cluny Museum in Paris

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

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

maiolica cherub hat 1991 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin private collection one of a series of hats informed by Italian Rennaisance maiolicaware vases the cherubs image is from the fireplace frieze at the Ducal Palace in Urbino