Mixed media textile art The journey to adulthood can be difficult, no matter what your species. Even mermaids need advice and encouragement from their older, wiser relatives. This piece was inspired by hearing the phrase “pearls of wisdom” as a […]
Mixed media art quilt We must not look at goblin men,We must not buy their fruits:Who knows upon what soil they fedTheir hungry, thirsty roots? (from Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti) This piece is based on Goblin Market, Christina Rossetti‘s […]
Developmental sketchbook A sketchbook for exploring the themes and imagery of the poem Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti for textile art pieces, particularly We Must Not Look at Goblin Men. Year started 2009 Size A4 Resulting works We Must Not Look […]
Quartet of mixed media art quilts Alchemists and philosophers determined that the world was created of four basic elements and that for each, there existed a creature made of, and attuned to, that element. Elemental brings together the four alchemical elements […]
Developmental sketchbook A sketchbook for researching the theme of alchemical elements (earth, air, fire and water) for textile art pieces, particularly Elemental. Year started 2009 Size A4 Resulting works Elemental
Mixed media art quilt The hamadryad is a nymph so closely linked with the tree she inhabits that should it die, she dies also. Like other shy, wild creatures, they can sometimes be spotted in the woods, caught in the […]
Developmental sketchbook A sketchbook for researching the theme of dryads (tree nymphs) for textile art pieces, particularly Hamadryad: Oak. Year started 2008 Size A4 Resulting works Hamadryad: OakOak Man I Willow Man I, II & IIIDryad: Field MapleVine Man Treasure […]
Patchwork quilt I was asked by renowned quilt teacher – and friend – Barbara Chainey to be one of the testers for her new book Fast Quilts from Fat Quarters. The premise was to use a specific cutting plan for […]
Patchwork quilt I was asked by renowned quilt teacher – and friend – Barbara Chainey to be one of the testers for her new book Fast Quilts from Fat Quarters. The premise was to use a specific cutting plan for […]
Experimental sketchbook A sketchbook experimenting with abstract and unusual designs on the theme of standing stones, monoliths and menhirs. It was begun in a workshop with Sandra Meech. Year started 2005 Size A5 Resulting works We Must Not Look at […]
