textiles - wall hung

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

punto in aria 1990 drawing, painting & machine embroidery on satin, painted wood frame collection of The Embroiderers’ Guild, Hampton Court Punto in aria is a textile technique and the literal translation is stitching in the air, which is what the characters in this typical Feast of the Gods. Characters represented are Federico da Montefeltro, who [...]

the gardenia garden guardian 1990 40x45cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin private collection one of a series of gardening angels

the hover mowers 1990 40x45cm drawing, painting and machine embroidery on satin private collection this piece about gardening angels was a private commission

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

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 [...]

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    

the mirror 1986 150x125cm painting and machine embroidery on satin Made for the Embroiderers' Guild exhibition Stitched Textiles for Interiors at the Royal Institute of British architects in London. It is on the front cover of the book Designer Textiles by Fiona Adamczewski, 1986, David & Charles: ISBN 0 7153 9040 6, pp90, 91

trying-to-work-mates 1984 23x36cm machine embroidery on satin private collection a self-portrait with Mici the cat