textiles - wall hung

spitalfields study 7 2006 drawing in indian ink on silk 38.5x30 cm collection of jd wetherspoon, one of three textile studies purchased by the interior designer for a Wetherspoon's pub in Nottingham

16th century costume study 2006 drawing in indian ink on silk 38.5x30 cm collection of jd wetherspoon one of 3 textile studies purchased by the interior designer for a Wetherspoon's pub in Nottingham

bones, brains and bytes - chordata and cnidaria 2005 drawing and bonding on antung silk and silk organza 117x51 cm x 2 private collection This piece was made for the 62 Group exhibition Encounters at Cambridge University Museum of Zoology and is informed by the museum's collection and the taxonomy of the phylae Chordata and Cnidaria. These [...]

marye the quene 2005 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 211x133 cm commission for Hampshire County Council Commissioned by Hampshire County Council to commemmorate the 450th anniversary the marriage of Mary Tudor to Philip the 2nd of Spain at Winchester Cathedral. The piece refers to paintings by Hans Eworth, Holbein & Titian.

sex and the seaside 2004 drawing, painting and machine embroidery painted wood frame 260x99 cm collection of kirklees council Commissioned by Kirklees Council for their touring exhibition of cards by Bamforth & Co, Secrets of the Sexy Seaside Postcard. The piece depicts Bamforth's characters as contemporary celebs on holiday in Benidorm, the new Blackpool. They are, from [...]

how could she sleep at night? 2004 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 60x70 cm private collection Made for the 62 Group exhibition Of Material Concern at the Millennium Galleries in Sheffield. The piece depicts Marye Tudor catching a glimpse of herself in a strapwork mirror, after a good day's elimination.

aquarius 2004 drawing and machine embroidery on silk 70x65 cm private collection a commission for a friend of the Paddy

researching grandfather 2001 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 91x77.5 cm collection of bankfield museum, halifax Made for the 62 Group exhibition A Collective Response at Bankfield Museum, Halifax. The exhbition was so called for artists to respond to the collections in the museum. The piece illustrates the life of Paddy's grandfather who was a soldier [...]

east hartford celebrates the millennium 2000 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk 181x80 cm public commission This is the commission for East Hartford Community Centre's millennium celebrations. East Hartford is a former pit village in Northumberland  

the circumnavigator 2000 drawing, bonding and painting on silk sandblasted and limewashed wood frame 130x250 cm private collection Made for and exhibited in arttextiles2, a touring exhibition by Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery. The subject is a portrait of circumnavigator David Scott Cowper, to celebrate the start of his fifth solo circumnavigation of the world via the [...]