Please click the thumbnail image to view larger

Cockles

Shibori cockle shell shapes in printed silk organza refers to childhood memories of the Welsh coast and my mother.

Please click the thumbnail image to view larger

Curtain

An undulating wall hanging made of stitched photo framents.

Please click the thumbnail image to view larger

Tread Softly

Foot steps across a path of tiny fragments assembled with stitch refer to a quote from the poem by W B Yeats, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven. I have spread my dreams under your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. This piece was selected as part of the Pfaff Art Embroidery exhibition 2009.

Please click the thumbnail image to view larger

Final Curtain

An undulating textile wall hanging made with fragments of stitched photographs and fabrics.

Please click the thumbnail image to view larger

Shells

The Japanese method of Shibori creates 3dimensional shapes inspired by spirally shells. A different Shibori method creates 3 dimensional egg shapes formed around moulds of eggs.

Please click the thumbnail image to view larger

Tomato

'How to Manufacture a Tomato Dress' installation was part of a Textile Study Group exhibition at 'Enginuity', Ironbridge. Each 'dress' was made from Shibori method of steam setting silk organza with masses of marbles.

Please click the thumbnail image to view larger

Valley
An undulating textile hanging made from fragments of photographs and fabrics stitched together to form a lace-like textile to celebrate my Welsh family origins.

Please click the thumbnail image to view larger

Vest

An art 'vest' decorated with computerised stitched rings and cut holes to celebrate the contribution of the 'Flowerers' who embroidered flowers by hand before the automated machine them redundant.

Please click the thumbnail image to view larger

Paperwork
Textile pieces using fragments of paper threaded or stitched together.

Please click the thumbnail image to view larger

Little Things
Small fragments of cloth and items associated with the new born baby.

Please click the thumbnail image to view larger

Empty Nest

Based on the empty baby's bonnet made of translucent net, this piece forms a nest-like structure using white Somerset willow and paper lace.