private collections

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

an urnest hat 1988 drawing in ink, watercolour and marbling on paper painted wood frame rubbed with graphite private collection one of a series of drawings of fantastical hats for the The Horticulture Show exhibition at Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria. A character from a painting Exaltation of the Cross by Piero della Francesca in Chiesa di San Francesco, Arezzo  

a capital hat 1988 40x30cm drawing in ink, watercolour and marbling on paper private collection one of a series of drawings of fantastical hats for the The Horticulture Show exhibition at Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria. The Duke of Mantua sports the titfer. It is informed by Mantegna's paintings on the walls of the Camera degli Sposi [...]

cornucapia 1988 30x40cm drawing in ink, watercolour and marbling on paper one of a series of drawings of fantastical hats for the The Horticulture Show exhibition at Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria

hearticultural seeds 1988 20x10cm drawing in ink & watercolour on paper private collection one of a series of drawings based on seed packets, for the The Horticulture Show exhibition at Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria

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

white dickie waistcoat 1985 machine embroidery on satin private collection One of a series of 1930s style dickie waistcoats.

woman in the garden, weeding 1990 97x83cm drawing, letraset, painting and machine embroidery on satin private collection Made for the 62 Group of Textile Artists exhibition Fascinating Fibres at the Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead. The quote comes from a book of gardening lore

sewing seeds 1998 20x29cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin private collection this piece is based on one of a series of drawings of seed packets, for the The Horticulture Show exhibition at Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria. This piece was made for an exhibition at Liberty of London    

sewing seeds drawing 1988 20x10cm drawing ink and watercolour on paper one of a series of seed packet sized drawings for the exhibition The Horticulture Show at Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal